Massachusetts
#1 Boston College Bests #11/10 Massachusetts Hockey, 5-1 – University of Massachusetts Athletics
“It wasn’t our best game, but I thought we played well enough,” said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. “Two fluke goals against are tough, against a really high-flying offensive team. You know, they’re going to get a fair number of grade A’s, but I thought we had a fair number of grade A’s and just didn’t put ours in. It’s unfortunate. You know, it’s a game we could have had, but the puck just wasn’t bouncing our way.”
After the Minutemen hit two posts in the first, Boston College opened the scoring at the 14:58 mark. Andrew Gasseau found Cutter Gauthier in the slot off an outlet feed from Oskar Jelvik and Gauthier’s shot redirected off a Minutemen stick and in.
Junior Lucas Mercuri managed to tie things up at 1-1 at the 6:32 mark in the second with a power-play goal. Sophomore Cole O’Hara collected a pass from freshman Dans Locmelis, stickhandled down the half wall and fed Mercuri at the near post for the finish.
The Eagles were quick to pull back in front, however, as Gauthier added his second of the night 8:46 into the frame from the right point off a feed from Jelvik and Fortescue.
Just before the close of the period, Ryan Leonard increased the margin to 3-1 for BC, picking up a drop pass from Eamon Powell in the neutral zone and skating in on UMass netminder Michael Hrabal for the tally at 17:21.
Leonard later added a second from Will Smith and Gabe Perreault on an odd-man rush late in the third and Andre Gasseau capped the scoring with an empty net goal in the final minute of play.
The Minutemen finished with a 26-25 shot advantage and went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Eagles were 1-for-3.
Hrabal had 20 saves on the evening and Jacob Fowler turned aside 25 shots for Boston College.
The teams will meet for game two of the weekend set on Sunday, February 18, at 1 p.m. in Chestnut Hill.
Fire broke out at an apartment building in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, sending a column of smoke high into the air.
NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports the smoke was visible from miles away from the building on Juniper Road.
More details were not immediately available.
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Life Care Center of Raynham has received a deficiency‑free inspection result from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, a distinction awarded to a small share of the state’s licensed nursing homes, according to a community announcement.
The inspection was conducted as part of the state’s routine, unannounced nursing home survey process overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. These comprehensive, multi‑day inspections evaluate multiple aspects of facility operations, including staffing levels, quality of care, medication management, cleanliness, food service and resident rights.
State survey records show that Life Care Center of Raynham met required standards during its most recent standard survey, with no deficiencies cited, based on publicly available state data.
The announcement states that fewer than 8% of Massachusetts nursing homes achieve deficiency‑free survey results. That figure could not be independently verified through state or federal data and is attributed to the announcement.
In addition to the state survey outcome, the facility is listed as a five‑star provider for quality measures on the federal Medicare Care Compare website. The five‑star quality measure rating reflects above‑average performance compared with other nursing homes nationwide, according to federal rating methodology.
Officials said the inspection results reflect ongoing compliance with state and federal standards designed to protect resident health and safety. According to the announcement, the outcome is attributed to staff performance and internal quality practices.
This story was created by Dave DeMille, ddemille@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.
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