Box Score

DENVER, Colo. – The third-ranked Boston University men's hockey team scored the last four goals of the game and turned a 2-2 game into a 6-2 victory over Rensselaer, in the opening game of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup, this afternoon at Magness Arena. With the win, the Terriers improve to 12-4-1 overall, while the Engineers fall to 3-14-1 on the season.

BU broke up the 2-2 tie on the power play at 18:06 of the second period. Senior Jason Lawrence (Saugus, MA/U.S. National Under-18) picked up a rebound just outside the reach of RPI senior netminder Mathias Lange's (Klagenfurt, Austria/New York Apple Core) stick and poked home the go-ahead marker. Assists went to senior Chris Higgins (Lynnfield, MA/N.H. Jr. Monarchs) and freshman Chris Connolly (Duluth, MN/Omaha Lancers).

The Terriers then scored three times in first 7:23 of the third, including goals from Lawrence, junior Luke Popko (Skillman, NJ/U.S. National Under-18) and senior Brandon Yip (Maple Ridge, BC/Coquitlam Express), to bring the game to its final margin at 6-2. Fresmman defenseman David Warsofsky (Marshfield, MA/U.S. National Under-18) earned helpers on BU's final two goals.

Terriers junior Zach Cohen (Schaumburg, Ill/Tri-City Storm) opened the scoring at five minutes of the opening period on a pass from behind the RPI cage. After the puck was chipped into the zone, sophomore Joe Pereira (West Haven, CT/South Kent School) ran it down and found Cohen right in front of the net for the tally.

Freshman Kevin Gilroy (North Bellmore, NY/South Shore Kings) gave BU a 2-0 advantage a minute and a half later. Once again from behind the net, freshman Corey Trivino (Toronto, ON/Stouffville Spirit) snapped a quick pass into the low slot where Gilroy was waiting.  Lange caught a piece of the shot with his right pad, before it found its way inside the near post.

The Engineers pulled to within a goal (2-1) at 10:48 of the first. Senior captain Matt Angers-Goulet (St. Augustin, PQ/Notre Dame Hounds) took a shot from the right circle that was redirected by freshman Alex Angers-Goulet (St. Augustin, PQ/Langley Chiefs) under the right arm of BU freshman netminder Grant Rollheiser (Chilliwack, BC/Trail Smoke Eaters). Sophomore Bryan Brutlag (Lakeville, MN/Academy of Holy Angels) earned the second assist.

Rensselaer earned the only power-play of the first, when Pereira was sent off on a five-minute major for hitting from behind with a game misconduct. The man-advantage carried in to the second period.

Midway though the second (9:45), RPI sophomore Jeff Foss (Moorhead, MN/Moorhead High School) went off on an identical hitting from behind call on a hit in the corner of the Engineer's defensive zone.

Eight seconds into the penalty freshman Alex Angers-Goulet buried the equalizer on a short-handed breakaway. After poking the puck off of a BU defenseman's stick, Angers-Goulet flew into the Terrier's zone and beat Rollheiser five-hole to knot the game at 2-2.

Angers-Goulet's two goals where the first two of his career. Rollheiser (4-3-0) earned the win for the Terriers, making 13 saves, while Lange (2-10-1) had 32 stops for RPI.

The Engineers return to action tomorrow afternoon when they play in the consolation game of the Denver Cup against either #5 Denver or Holy Cross. Puck drop is set for 6pm (ET). The Terriers take on either the Pioneers or Crusaders at 9pm (ET).