The "season within a season" known as The Beanpot Tournament begins tonight with the Terriers taking on Northeastern in the second semifinal contest. Puck drop, pending the outcome of the BC-Harvard semifinal, is set for 8 p.m. NESN will air the game while live streams are available from ESPN+ and TSN+.
BU will be chasing its 33rd championship in the tournament now in its 73rd season. They'll also be looking to defend the title they won last season with wins over Harvard (7-1) and BC (4-1).
After winning the Beanpot just once in the ‘50s, BU has taken home the silver trophy 31 times in the last 60 years, including 15 of the past 31.
Terriers have advanced to the championship game 57 times. A third of those semifinal wins have come against the Huskies with BU holding an 18-5 edge in opening round match-ups. However Northeastern claimed the last two semifinal meetings--2019 and 2013.
Both teams are looking to right the ship following very difficult Januarys. Northeastern has lost its last three games and has won just once in its last seven. BU's January record of 3-5-0 includes losses in its last three outings--two against Providence and Friday's loss to BC.
Photo credit Eliza Nuestro
Tonight's contest will be the fourth meeting between the cross-town rivals. The teams split a series in November with each winning on the road. Then on Dec. 13 in the final game at Matthews Arena, BU rallied with goals from Kamil Bednarik and Brandon Svoboda in the final two minutes to pull out a 4-3 win.
That victory kicked off BU's best stretch of games--four wins out of five--of the season, before the recent spate of offense-challenged losses.
CHECK BACK FOR TONIGHT'S BU LINE-UP
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), BU Men's Hockey Twitter
● Live stream ESPN+ , TSN+
● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape
● BU Hockey Stats Bean Brawling
● Boston Hockey Blog
● NHL.com Cole Eiserman, James Hagens among top NHL prospects at 2026 Beanpot
Beanpot Watch Parties
Once again BU fans nationwide will be gathering at Beanpot Watch Parties to cheer on the Terriers. More than 20 locations from Boston to San Francisco have events scheduled. The link has an interactive map of those sites where you can reserve a spot to join the festivities.
tw-align-centerHappy Beanpot Eve! pic.twitter.com/47UFMY7vVB
— BU Hockey Stats (@BUHockeyStats) February 2, 2026
►► Boston Hockey Blog analysis of Friday's loss to BC
Looking ahead
Midterm rankings for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft continue to be announced. SportsNet.ca's top 32 has Caleb Malhotra #4, Tynan Lawrence #7 and Egor Shilov #29.
Looking back
Charlie McAvoy assisted on a pair of goals as the Bruins jumped out to a 5-1 lead over Tampa Bay in the Stadium Series game, but the Lightning rallied to tie and gain a 6-5 shootout win.
Brady Tkachuk scored his 14th goal and assisted on two other tallies to lead Ottawa past the Devils, 4-1.
tw-align-centerNice and easy 😤
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) February 1, 2026
Brady Tkachuk opens the scoring. pic.twitter.com/fOhHlcdbcz
Tom Willander scored his fourth goal--and second in three games--in Vancouver's 3-2 shootout loss to Toronto.
tw-align-centerTOM CRUISIN' pic.twitter.com/cC6sUdy82z
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 1, 2026
