Here we go!
Here we are, folks! It’s almost the first Monday of February, which means it’s time for the first round of the Beanpot. The Eagles will take on the Northeastern Huskies — the defending Beanpot champions — in the first round on Monday night.
WHO:
#1 Boston College Eagles (19-4-1) vs Northeastern University Huskies (9-12-3)
WHERE:
TD Garden, Boston, MA
WHEN:
Monday, February 3. Puck drop is at 8PM.
HOW TO WATCH:
The game will be live on NESN.
FOLLOW ALONG:
@bcinterruption and @bc_mhockey on Twitter.
PREVIEW:
The Eagles have already taken on the Huskies earlier this season, beating them 3-0 at home before falling 4-2 to them at Matthews Arena. Since then, the Huskies have gone 7-6-0 — they are 4-3-0 in January, and are entering this matchup off of two straight Hockey East losses to Merrimack and Maine.
On offense, the Huskies are led by junior Jack Williams, who has 29 points in 24 games, followed by junior Cam Lund who has 26 points.
In net, sophomore Cameron Whitehead has a .915 save percentage in 24 games, and made 30 saves in the Huskies’ win against BC last semester. Their freshman goaltender, Quentin Sigurdson, has appeared in relief twice this season, and has a .800 save percentage in two games.