It’s the Battle of Comm Ave! After a statement weekend sweep against the now-#7 Providence Friars, the newly top-ranked Eagles will take on the crosstown Terriers in another top-10 Hockey East matchup.
WHO:
#1 Boston College Eagles (16-4-1) vs #8 Boston University Terriers (13-7-1)
WHERE:
Friday
Agganis Arena, on the border of Brookline, MA
Saturday
Conte Forum, geographically in Brighton, Boston, MA
WHEN:
Friday, January 24 & Saturday, January 25. Puck drop is at 7PM both nights.
HOW TO WATCH:
The games will be live on NESN, and streaming on ESPN+.
FOLLOW ALONG:
@bcinterruption and @bc_mhockey on Twitter.
PREVIEW:
The Terriers had a bit of an up-and-down start to the season, but have recently heated up after the winter break, going undefeated in January after a non-conference loss to Yale at the end of December.
On offense, the Terriers are led by juniors Quinn Hutson and Ryan Greene, who respectively have 25 points and 23 points on the season. Freshmen Cole Hutson & Cole Eiserman each have 20 points, tied for third on the team.
In net, senior Mathieu Caron has a .902 save percentage in 19 games, while sophomore Max Lacroix has a .872 in 4. The Terriers also recently added Mikhail Yegorov to their roster as a midseason addition – Yegorov had a .912 save percentage in 19 games for the Omaha Lancers this season.