(Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University)
Two goals by BU in the first period were followed by four from Northeastern in the second. BU responded two minutes into the third … that drew them within 4-3, and ignited a slow burn of escalation that felt altogether explosive by the end of regulation.
BU’s urgency grew with each unsuccessful charge at Northeastern’s Craig Pantano, whose 40 saves overall would earn him the Eberly Award as top goaltender of the Beanpot. … As the final seconds were unscrolled, BU’s Jake Wise, with no space for error, feinted a shot from the right while delivering a brief cross that Trevor Zegras controlled while charging from the other side of goal to finish just in front of Pantano’s dive.
The game had been equalized 1.2 seconds before the Huskies would have celebrated.
The men won … Monday on a long slap shot in the second overtime by Jordan Harris, a sophomore defenseman. His climactic goal set off an extended roar 79 minutes and 33 seconds into what was the second-longest Beanpot final in front of a tournament-record audience of 17,850.
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