After
earning a share of the regular-season conference crown on the final day of the
regular season, the #8/6 Terriers begin their pursuit of the conference tournament
title, hosting Northeastern in the best-of-three quarterfinals. Puck drop
tonight is 7 p.m. for the contest that will be streamed on HockeyEastTV (PPV).
#8 seed Northeastern is the defending Hockey East tournament champion, while #2 seed BU won the 2015 tournament.
The
series presents a match-up of opposing strengths. BU led all HE teams in goals
against (2.14) in conference games and boasts a strong penalty-killing unit.
Northeastern had the third best offense in conference play (3.32) and the top
power play at a gaudy 30.1%. The Huskies have been a strong first-period team, while BU's best scoring period is the third.
The
Huskies are led by Hobey Baker candidate Zach Aston-Reese with 62 points,
Dylan Sikura with 56 points and Adam Gaudette with 52. Freshmen Clayton Keller and Patrick Harper
lead BU with 38 and 34 points respectively, followed by Bobo Carpenter (30),
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (28) and Jordan Greenway (27).
A
cautious Coach David Quinn, who will be looking for good puck movement and
urgency from his squad, told the Daily Free Press, “We certainly understand our
opponent and how talented they are, and we just have to make sure we don’t give
them time and space.”
Jake
Oettinger gets the start in goal for BU, which welcomes Brandon Hickey back
after missing four games with an injury. Tonight's Terrier line-up:
Harper-Keller-Carpenter
Greenway-JFK-Roberto
Phelps-Cloonan-Bellows
Kelley-Curry-Chabot
Somerby-McAvoy
Krys-MacLeod
Hickey-Fabbro
Oettinger
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HockeyEastTV (pay-per-view)
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Boston Hockey Blog live in-game
blog
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Daily Free Press preview
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Northeastern Game Notes
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USCHO Hockey East picks and predictions
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SB Nation game
preview
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HockeyEastOnline quarterfinal
preview
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College Hockey News Tale of the Tape
Why does WJC gold medalist and @TerrierHockey asst captain Charlie McAvoy play college hockey? Glad you asked ... pic.twitter.com/JrRN88BhnE— College Hockey Inc. (@collegehockey) March 10, 2017
Looking
back
Former
BU and NHL defenseman Ryan Whitney has made a smooth transition from player to
NHL.com on-air analyst.
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Boston Globe report
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