Last Night in Hockey East

by Chris Aliano

Updated Hockey East standings after last night's contests:

Hockey East								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		W	L	T	GF	GA
Massachusetts	4	3	1	0	6	14	10		5	1	0	23	13
New Hampshire	3	2	0	1	5	13	8		2	4	2	24	32
UMass Lowell	4	2	1	1	5	13	11		4	2	1	24	18
Merrimack	3	2	1	0	4	13	9		5	3	0	30	22
Boston College	4	1	2	1	3	12	16		2	2	1	15	18
Vermont	4	1	2	1	3	10	13		2	3	1	20	22
Providence	2	1	1	0	2	5	6		5	2	0	21	14
Maine	3	1	2	0	2	9	11		2	5	0	21	29
Northeastern	3	1	2	0	2	4	7		3	3	0	13	16
Boston University	4	1	3	0	2	9	11		2	4	0	12	16

Highlights from last night:

• Northeastern edged BU 1-0, aided by Wade MacLeod's power play goal in the third period.  Chris Rawlings made 43 saves for the Huskies.  BU takes on Maine Sunday afternoon in Orono, while Northeastern heads to Boston College tonight.
  
• Vermont and UMass-Lowell skated to a 3-3 tie in Burlington.  Junior forward Justin Milo scored the only goal of the third period - at 8:55 - to lift the Catamounts into a 3-3 tie with the River Hawks.  Vermont hosts Providence on Sunday, while the River Hawks host UNH Sunday afternoon as well.
  
• UNH rallied from a 4-1 deficit and came back to draw even with Boston College.  Senior forward Bobby Butler scored at 19:07 of the third period for the Wildcats, and both teams settled for the draw in Durham.
• In non-conference action, UMass skated to a 4-1 victory over Niagara.  Junior forward Michael Lecomte scored a pair of goals and junior netminder Paul Dainton made 31 saves as the Minutemen improve to 5-1 on the season.  The two teams will conclude the home on Sunday at Niagara.