{"id":147009,"date":"2024-03-31T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T23:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=147009"},"modified":"2024-04-01T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T11:00:13","slug":"malone-boston-college-complete-rally-and-advance-to-frozen-four-with-5-4-overtime-victory-over-defending-national-champion-quinnipiac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2024\/03\/31\/malone-boston-college-complete-rally-and-advance-to-frozen-four-with-5-4-overtime-victory-over-defending-national-champion-quinnipiac\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinnipiac ‘kept throwing the first punch,’ but Boston College’s Malone delivers knockout blow in 5-4 OT thriller as Eagles win Providence regional, reach Frozen Four"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boston College overcame deficits of 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3 and Jack Malone score at 3:06 of overtime to knock off defending national champion Quinnipiac 5-4 to advance to the program’s first Frozen Four since 2016 (photo: Elliot Jenner\/Hockey East).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PROVIDENCE, R.I.<\/strong> \u2014 Falling behind the defending national champions three different times, Boston College stuck with what made them the top-ranked team for most of the season.<\/p>\n

The result was the program’s 26th trip to the Frozen Four.<\/p>\n

Jack Malone scored in overtime to give BC a 5-4 win over Quinnipiac (ECAC Hockey) before a crowd of 5,835 at Mass Mutual Pavilion in the NCAA regional final on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“We felt if we continued on the path we were going, one was going to go for us,” Malone said. “Just trying to keep the boys focused on what was at hand \u2014 not to get too high or get too low.”<\/p>\n

Hockey East champion BC (33\u20145-1) advanced to the Frozen Four for the first since 2016. Quinnipiac’s defense of its 2023 NCAA title ended with a 27-10-2 record. The Eagles have now won 13 straight games.<\/p>\n

“It was an even hockey game,” BC coach Greg Brown said. “They kept throwing the first punch, and we kept having to respond. Fortunately, we got the last one. It was definitely a game that could have gone either way.”<\/p>\n

The Eagles rebounded from deficits of 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3. Boston College forced overtime when Aram Minnetian scored to make it 4-4 with 4:44 left to go in regulation.<\/p>\n

Malone notched the game winner when he intercepted an attempted clear by Quinnipiac’s Christophe Tellier and pounded it into an open net. Bobcat goalie Vinnie Duplessis made the initial save on a long-range shot by BC’s Drew Fortescue, but couldn’t scramble back on his feet quickly enough, leaving an open net for Malone to feed. Fortescue and Colby Ambrosio were credited with assists.<\/p>\n

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Fate of the universe on the line?<\/p>\n

We want Malone. pic.twitter.com\/56twUE4n2H<\/a><\/p>\n

— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n