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No. 10 UConn Pulls Away in Third Period to Beat BC

HARTFORD, Conn. – No. 10 UConn used a four-goal third period to break a 1-1 deadlock at the second intermission and earn a 5-1 Hockey East victory over Boston College on Thursday night at the XL Center.

The Eagles dropped to 2-2-1 and suffered their first league defeat, falling to 2-1-0 in Hockey East. The Huskies improved to 7-1-1 (4-1-0 HEA) and snapped a four-game losing streak to BC in Hartford.

Junior Colby Ambrosio scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the second period, but UConn netted the game's next five.