3 March

1984: Boston University defeated New Hampshire, 5-2, in the second game of a two-game ECAC quarterfinal series to tie it 1-1 and force a 10-minute mini-game to determine which team would advance to the Garden for the ECAC semifinals. Ten minutes was not enough to determine a winner as the Terriers finally prevailed, 1-0, in overtime.

Less than a minute into the game the Wildcats went on the powerplay, but the Terriers clamped down and did not allow a single shot on goal. BU then took the lead at 4:27 when Tony Majkozak beat Bruce Gillies to the far side from 8 feet out. The Terriers then went on the powerplay, but were unable to score and then the Wildcats went back on the powerplay. This time they scored when Dan Potter put the puck in from the crease at 7:17. UNH took the lead at 11:01 on a 30-footer by Shane Skidmore that went through the 5-hole of Cleon Daskalakis. Cesare Carlacci tied the game at 16:41 when he put home a rebound.

The game stayed tied until midway through the third despite a number of great chances by both teams. BU finally retook the lead on a powerplay goal by John Cullen, who scored from 30 feet out after a face-off win by the Terriers. Denis LaGarde made it 4-2 when scored from 10-feet out at 13:47. LaGarde scored again to seal the win for BU and force the mini-game.

In the mini-game the Terriers pressured the Wildcats the entire ten minutes, outshooting them 8-1, but Gillies was up to the task and so the teams moved on to sudden-death overtime. Brad MacGregor finally ended it when he beat Gillies at 1:33 to win the mini-game and series and propelled the Terriers into the ECA semifinals for the final time.