With just under three minutes to play in a 2–2 game against No. 14 Western Michigan on Saturday night, No. 2 Boston College men’s hockey’s Andre Gasseau picked up a tripping penalty to hand the Broncos a power play.
As the final seconds of Western Michigan’s power play ran out and BC fans prepared to yell “freedom!” in unison, Ryan Leonard stole the puck from the Broncos and dished it to Gabe Perreault. He immediately sent the puck back to Leonard, who knocked it into the back of the net to give BC a 3–2 lead with just 51 seconds remaining.
Twenty-eight seconds later, Leonard potted an empty-net goal to seal the Eagles’ win and send Conte Forum into a frenzy…