CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College didn’t waste any time turning the page.
After opening the season with a loss, the No. 16/15 Eagles answered Thursday night at Kelley Rink with a 4-0 shutout of St. Cloud State, getting their first win of the year behind a clean offensive burst and a steady night from Louka Cloutier in goal.
Oscar Hemming led the way with two goals, Ryan Conmy added a goal and an assist, and Dean Letourneau finished things off with an empty-netter. Will Vote chipped in two assists, while Cloutier stopped 28 shots to lock down the shutout.
BC, now 1-1-0, found its footing after a scoreless opening period and struck quickly in the second. A loose puck in the neutral zone ended up on Beauchesne’s stick, and he sent it over to Conmy on the right side. Conmy then slipped a perfect pass across to Hemming, who buried the finish inside the far post for the game’s first goal at 2:06 of the second.
The Eagles kept rolling later in the period when they cashed in on a 5-on-3 power play. Carson Woodall and Vote moved the puck along the blue line before Vote found Conmy in the left faceoff circle for a one-timer that made it 2-0 at 17:17.
Boston College kept the pressure on early in the third. Matias Vanhanen picked up a shot that caromed off the boards and set up Hemming in the slot, and Hemming snapped home his second of the night just 1:07 into the period.
Letourneau added the final touch at 13:47, scoring into an empty net to seal it.
St. Cloud State fell to 1-3-0.
The teams will meet again Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. at Kelley Rink. The game will air live on ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.
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