AMHERST, Mass. – Jake McLaughlin's one-timer with 2.3 seconds left in the third period gave No. 2 UMass a 4-3 Hockey East victory over Boston College on Friday night at the Mullins Center. The Minutemen snapped an eight-game losing streak and 10-game winless streak against the Eagles.
With the game tied 3-3 in the closing seconds, Joseph Woll lost his stick at the right post on a goalmouth scramble. Mitchell Chaffee curled around the net with the loose puck and fed McLaughlin in the low left circle for the game-winner.
BC fell to 9-6-3 in Hockey East play, seven points behind first place UMass (22-6-0, 14-4-0 HEA).