BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Hayes scored 6 minutes into overtime to give Boston College a 7-6 victory over Northeastern in the Beanpot championship game on Monday night.
Tournament MVP Chris Kreider scored twice and assisted on the winner for the defending Beanpot and NCAA champions. BC (22-6-0) had not won back-to-back Beanpots since taking the tournament three straight times from 1963-65.
Tommy Cross had a goal and two assists, and John Muse stopped 21 shots for the Eagles.
Chris Rawlings made 39 saves for Northeastern (10-12-6), which has not won the tournament since 1988 — the longest drought of any of the four Beanpot schools.
Harvard beat Boston University 5-4 in the consolation game to claim third place in the tournament that matches the area’s four college hockey powers on the first two Mondays in February.
