#9 Terriers must put aside the euphoria of Monday’s Beanpot win as they begin a home-and-home series with #7 Providence tonight at Schneider Arena with six critical conference points at stake. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. for the contest that will be live-streamed by ESPN+.
In the Hockey East race, BU is currently third with 32 points, eight ahead of the seventh place Friars. But thanks to an 8-1-0 non-conference record, Providence is #7 in Pairwise, just behind the #6 Terriers. While Providence finished the fall semester with an impressive 14-3-2 record, 2025 has proved more challenging as the Friars are 2-4-3 in the last nine. However two of the losses were to top-ranked BC and another to Maine.
“They’re a real solid defensive team, really good in the neutral zone,” Coach Jay Pandolfo said in his weekly media call. “They clog it up. You’ve got to be willing to put pucks in and forecheck and win your pucks that way. It’s always a tough challenge against Providence. They work. They play physical. It’s tough to get inside around their net. Watching them, they have some more skill in their group this year."
That added skill for the Friars includes leading scorer with 20 points Logan Will, a grad transfer from Colorado College and a pair of talented freshmen forwards. John Mustard has 17 points (6G,11A), while Trevor Connolly, a first-round pick by Vegas, has 11 points in just 15 games. He played in the World Juniors with three Terriers and is expected to return to the Friars’ lineup after sitting out with an injury. Three sophomores supplement the offense: Hudson Malinowski (18), Graham Gamche (17) and Tanner Adams (17 and a team-high 10 goals).
Junior Philip Svedeback (2.34, .916) has made 20 starts, while Zach Borgiel (2.13, .931), a grad transfer from Merrimack, has made nine starts.
Terriers are 7-0-1 against Providence over the past three seasons with a 3-0-1 record at Schneider.
BU’s offense currently is third nationally (3.81 gpg) and first in Hockey East (3.7). The power play ranks #6 nationally at 26.9%.
Top scorer Quinn Hutson (33 points) has 12-8-20 in his last dozen games. Cole Hutson has also been on a heater in those 12 games with a 6-12-18 line. Co-captains Ryan Greene and Shane Lachance have 26 and 24 points respectively, while Cole Eiserman is tied with Quinn Hutson with a team-high16 goals.
Five games into his NCAA career, Mikhail Yegorov has put up impressive numbers—a 1.41 GAA and a .951 save percentage—while displaying focus and calm under pressure.
Pandolfo explained that in practice this week “Big Mike” has “moved past what we’ve just accomplished and that’s the right mindset to have. What’s the next challenge? That’s the way he’s wired. I expect him to go out and compete as he does every other game."
He reported that Aiden Celebrini has been skating with the team this week and is available to play, although a final decision had not yet been made. UPDATE: Celebrini returns as the 7th defenseman
Pandolfo also pointed out that the presence of Lane Hutson and Macklin Celebrini in the locker room and in the stands with The Dog Pound is indicative of the team-first culture of BU hockey.
"This is a special place. It was special for me...it goes a long way that you see two high-profile players in the NHL as rookies want to come back and be part of it. It was awesome…I don’t know if there were two more happier guys than those two.”
TONIGHT’S BU LINE-UP 
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), BU Men’s Hockey Twitter
● Live Stream ESPN+
● Coach Pandolfo Media Call
● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape
● Boston Hockey Blog Men’s hockey needs to prove consistency in Providence series
● BU Hockey Stats Week 19 Preview Entering the Home Stretch
Even more Beanpot leftovers
tw-align-centerBeat BC.
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) February 13, 2025
Brought the Beanpot back home. pic.twitter.com/iNzkMW7ToH
►BHB’s new episode of Terrier Hockey Talk examines the Terriers’ 32nd Beanpot title and more.
►In case you missed it Monday night, just prior to beginning of the championship game, a banner reading “BC Sucks” was unfurled in the BC student section. It was the handiwork of BU’s Dog Pound. Boston Hockey Blog reveals how the hockey prank of the year was planned and executed.
● Boston Hockey Blog How BU’s Dog Pound went undercover to of a Beanpot prank for the ages
Along with Lane Hutson and Macklin Celebrini, several other recent Terriers returned to Boston for the Beanpot final: Case McCarthy (AHL Hartford), Dylan Peterson (AHL Springfield) and Cade Webber and Sam Stevens, both with AHL Toronto.
Looking ahead
The Athletic’s latest ranking of the top 64 for the 2025 draft includes: #29 Jack Murtagh, #38 Sascha Boumedienne, #39 Haoxi Simon Wang, #42 Charlie Trethewey, #52 Conrad Fondrk and HM Carter Amico.
Looking back
In Team USA’s first game at the 4 Nations Faceoff, Brady Tkachuk and his brother Matthew each scored twice in a 6-1 win. During the second period, Coach Mike Sullivan put the Tkachuk Brothers together with Jack Eichel, who assisted on the second goals for both brothers.
tw-align-centerTypical #BUSA 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/t741nttjDk
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) February 14, 2025
● NHL.com recap
Women’s Team
#13/12 Terriers begin their penultimate regular-season series tonight as they visit New Hampshire in a 6 p.m. start at the Whittemore Center. ESPN+ will provide the live stream.
BU goes into the home-and-home series in first place in Hockey East, just one point ahead of UConn, whom they’ll face next weekend.
The sixth-place Wildcats shut out the Terriers, 2-0, last month in the game between Beanpot contests.
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU Women’s Hockey Twitter
● Live stream ESPN+
● Coach Tara Watchorn Media Call
● Boston Hockey Blog preview
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