{"id":19780,"date":"2014-11-28T20:37:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T02:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/recaps\/?p=19780"},"modified":"2020-08-24T22:02:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:02:28","slug":"lettieris-two-goals-help-propel-minnesota-past-boston-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/recaps\/2014\/11\/28\/lettieris-two-goals-help-propel-minnesota-past-boston-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Lettieri&#8217;s two goals help propel Minnesota past Boston College"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/recaps\/files\/2014\/11\/2014112819-22-02558.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minnesota beat Boston College on Friday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. &#8212;<\/strong> Any coach loves when his team can score goals in bunches. On Friday, that&#8217;s exactly what No. 3 Minnesota did.<\/p>\n<p>An opportunistic Gophers team twice produced two-goal outbursts in skating past No. 12 Boston College, 6-2, on Friday night at BC&#8217;s Kelley Rink.<\/p>\n<p>The first Minnesota outburst came with the Eagles trailing, 1-0, and less than 90 seconds after BC had its best chance of the middle frame to even the game. Alex Tuch&#8217;s bid from the slot was turned away by Minnesota netminder Adam Wilcox (24 saves) and the juicy rebound was nicely cleared by the Gophers&#8217; defense at 16:12.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"375\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" bgcolor=\"#AAAAAA\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#AAAAAA\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f2JR2j1COrZPoVgcjqlXhUfUgfQ._XfSDhgLxM6sYHWOSATOI.Q--&#038;target=_self&#038;f_l=f&#038;f_fscr=f&#038;f_tb=f&#038;f_bb=t&#038;f_bbl=f&#038;f_fss=f&#038;f_2up=f&#038;f_crp=f&#038;f_wm=f&#038;f_s2f=f&#038;f_emb=f&#038;f_cap=t&#038;f_sln=t&#038;imgT=casc&#038;cred=iptc&#038;trans=xfade&#038;f_link=t&#038;f_smooth=f&#038;f_mtrx=f&#038;tbs=4000&#038;f_ap=t&#038;f_up=f&#038;btype=old&#038;bcolor=%23CCCCCC\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/141128-PARTIAL-University-of-Minnesota-Golden-Gophers-at-Boston-College-Eagles-m\/G0000WEsNo0EWaas%3Ffeed%3Djson\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"false\" \/><embed width=\"500\" height=\"375\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/141128-PARTIAL-University-of-Minnesota-Golden-Gophers-at-Boston-College-Eagles-m\/G0000WEsNo0EWaas%3Ffeed%3Djson\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"false\" bgColor=\"#AAAAAA\" flashvars=\"wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f2JR2j1COrZPoVgcjqlXhUfUgfQ._XfSDhgLxM6sYHWOSATOI.Q--&#038;target=_self&#038;f_l=f&#038;f_fscr=f&#038;f_tb=f&#038;f_bb=t&#038;f_bbl=f&#038;f_fss=f&#038;f_2up=f&#038;f_crp=f&#038;f_wm=f&#038;f_s2f=f&#038;f_emb=f&#038;f_cap=t&#038;f_sln=t&#038;imgT=casc&#038;cred=iptc&#038;trans=xfade&#038;f_link=t&#038;f_smooth=f&#038;f_mtrx=f&#038;tbs=4000&#038;f_ap=t&#038;f_up=f&#038;btype=old&#038;bcolor=%23CCCCCC\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" bgcolor=\"#AAAAAA\" \/><!--[if !IE]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/recaps\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/themes\/advanced\/img\/trans.gif\" class=\"mceItemMedia mceItemFlash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-mce-json=\"{'video':{},'params':{'wmode':'transparent','allowScriptAccess':'always','allowFullScreen':'false','bgColor':'#AAAAAA','flashvars':'wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f2JR2j1COrZPoVgcjqlXhUfUgfQ._XfSDhgLxM6sYHWOSATOI.Q--&#038;target=_self&#038;f_l=f&#038;f_fscr=f&#038;f_tb=f&#038;f_bb=t&#038;f_bbl=f&#038;f_fss=f&#038;f_2up=f&#038;f_crp=f&#038;f_wm=f&#038;f_s2f=f&#038;f_emb=f&#038;f_cap=t&#038;f_sln=t&#038;imgT=casc&#038;cred=iptc&#038;trans=xfade&#038;f_link=t&#038;f_smooth=f&#038;f_mtrx=f&#038;tbs=4000&#038;f_ap=t&#038;f_up=f&#038;btype=old&#038;bcolor=%23CCCCCC','src':'http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/141128-PARTIAL-University-of-Minnesota-Golden-Gophers-at-Boston-College-Eagles-m\/G0000WEsNo0EWaas%3Ffeed%3Djson'},'name':null,'object_html':'<!--<![endif]--><!--[if gt IE 8]><!--><\/p>\n<div class=\"psEmbed\" style=\"width:500px; 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Jake Bischoff caught Demko off balance with a high shot at 9:43. Then Lettieri buried his second goal of the game, again walking off the sidewall and roofing a high shot.<\/p>\n<p>It was the inability to not have an answer and, conversely, allow Minnesota quick back-to-back goals in the game that frustrated Eagles coach Jerry York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Minnesota] made some pretty good plays, but certainly the next goal is an important goal,&#8221; said York. &#8220;When they score we like to rebound on the next play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Connor Reilly scored into an empty net for Minnesota with 36 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>In a tight-checking first period, Minnesota scored the lone goal. Kloos took a pass from Sam Warning and split the seam between the BC defense, walking in alone on Demko. 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