Yeah tough break going off of Johnny Mac's skate, but them the breaks. Good on Tyler Wall for bouncing back from that and finishing the game strong with some great saves that kept Lowell in the game. I thought for sure Schutz was going to bury that one at the end he does have a nose for the net when given a clean look. The first period last night was junk on our side. The amount of zone time UNH had was absurbd. Lowell fell into that cycle of getting hemmed in > partial clear > line change > hemmed in again > rinse and repeat. 2nd period onwards we saw the type of hockey we need this time of year. Getting pucks deep, winning battles, retaining pucks and good streches of zone time, and hounding puck carriers with good support. I like the physcality that Lowell played with last night. Avni Bershia for hit of the year last night, what a stick that was just over the blue line.
I am worried next week about that long bus ride up to Burlington. Another down to the finish for positioning battle for Hockey East playoffs. I could sit here and nitpick and second guess, but at the end of the day this team has gone above my expectations for the year and was a step in the right direction from last year.
