CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 8 University of Denver hockey team fell 5-1 at the No. 10 Boston College Eagles on Saturday night at Kelley Rink at Conte Forum.
 
Senior Ryan Barrow scored for the Pioneers (4-2-0) early in the third period to make it a 2-1 game, but the Eagles (3-2-1) added three goals in the final six minutes of the contest to secure the win. Brett Stapley and McKade Webster garnered assists for DU, while goaltender Matt Davis made 23 saves on 27 shots.
 
Drew Helleson had three points (one goal, two assists) for BC, as teammates Jack McBain (one goal, one assist), Colby Ambrosio (two assists) and Mark McLaughlin (two assists) also had multi-point nights. Eagles netminder Eric Dop stopped 26 shots.
 
Following a scoreless first frame, Boston College held a 2-0 lead heading into the third after Helleson and Trevor Kuntar found twine on shots with traffic in front of Davis.
 
The Pios cut into the Eagles' advantage at 1:49 of the third period with defenseman Shai Buium leading a rush up the ice. The ensuing scramble in the crease area led to Stapley's shot being redirected in by Barrow to get Denver within one goal. The marker was Barrow's first of the season and fourth point.
 
Denver continued to generate chances and outshot BC 10-9 in the final frame, but McBain tallied on his own rebound with 5:57 left to push the Eagles' lead back to two. Boston College added a 180-foot empty-net goal that angled off the side boards at 2:18 and then scored seconds later on a fortunate carom off Davis, who had made several key stops on breakaways and goalmouth scrums earlier in the period.
 
DU was outshot for the first time this season, 28-27, which was also a season long. The Pios went 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Eagles were 1-for-3.
 
Denver now heads into its first bye week of the season before traveling to play at the University of North Dakota on Nov. 5-6.
 
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• DU dropped its first game to BC since falling 3-1 on Oct. 8, 2016, ending a three-game winning streak against the Eagles. Boston College won its first game at home vs. Denver since Oct. 30, 2015.
• Matt Davis had his shutout streak end at 84:16, the longest of the season by a DU goalie, with BC's goal early in the second period.
• Ryan Barrow scored his first goal of the season
• Brett Stapley recorded his sixth point through six games this year.
• Carter Savoie and Sean Behrens had their season-opening five-game point streaks end.
• Cole Guttman and Shai Buium had their point streaks stopped at three contests.
• Cameron Wright was playing in his 150th career NCAA game.

 
 
GOAL SUMMARY
1st Period
No Scoring
 
2nd Period
4:03 BC (0-1) – Drew Helleson's shot from the right point made its way through traffic and hit twine.
16:43 BC (0-2) – Trevor Kuntar tallied with a slap shot from the left circle, seconds after Matt Davis made a series of saves on a breakaway and scramble in the crease.
 
3rd Period
1:49 DU (1-2) – Ryan Barrow redirected Brett Stapley's shot during a scramble in the low slot.
14:03 BC (1-3) – PPG, Jack McBain scored on a rebound in front.
17:42 BC (1-4) – ENG, Marshall Warren angled a shot off the boards, and the puck took a fortunate path into the open net.
18:28 BC (1-5) – Nikita Nesterenko shot went off Matt Davis' pads and fluttered into the net.
 
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