Sluggish two points

I don't think there has ever been a hockey game involving Vermont that could not be described as "sluggish." Tonight was no exception. BC dominated Vermont through two periods, then lost control of the game in the third before hanging on to win 3-2 at Conte Forum.

Andrew Orpik's bullet from the right faceoff dot on a breakout with under three minutes to go gave BC a 3-1 lead and essentially iced the game. Vermont got one back with around 1:10 left to make it interesting, but never really threatened to tie it.

Paul Carey opened the scoring with his first collegiate goal, and Ben Smith added BC's second on a tip-in of a point blast by Joe Whitney.

Out of town, Northeastern absolutely destroyed Maine, 5-0; UNH tied UMass, 1-1; and UML downed Providence, 4-1.

More detailed thoughts coming later. It's good to get the first conference win under our belt.