Terriers take on #4 BC at Agganis Arena in a 7 p.m.
contest that will air on NESN and be live-streamed on CBS All-Access. In two
previous meeting, BC edged the Terriers, 4-3, at Conte Forum, while BU defeated
its arch-rival, 5-4, in the Beanpot semi-final (technically a tie).
Concluding BU’s month-long activities commemorating the
40th anniversary of the 1980 US Olympic gold medal, the “BU Four”—Jim
Craig, Mike Eruzione, Jack O’Callahan and Dave Silk—will reunite for a pregame
ceremony.
The first-place Eagles have won their last six games and
boast the highest-scoring offense in Division 1 with 4.10 goals per game. Senior
Julius Mattila leads BC in points (40) and assists (30), while junior Logan
Hutsko and freshman Alex Newhook each have 18 goals. Goalie Spencer Knight’s
2.01 GAA is ninth best nationally.
With three regular-season games remaining, BU sits in
sixth place in Hockey East and can finish anywhere from second to ninth.
David Farrance, with 38 points, leads all defensemen in
points per game with 1.26. Patrick Harper is 12th among all skaters
with 1.24, while Trevor Zegras is third among freshmen with 1.10. BU will be
without sophomore Matt Quercia, who will miss the remainder of the season with
an upper body injury.
● GoTerriers.com preview,
Game
Notes, Live Stats, Terrier Sports Radio Network, @Terrier Hockey
● CBS All-Access live
stream
● Boston Hockey Blog live in-game blog, preview
● College Hockey News Tale
of the Tape
Looking ahead
2020 recruit Nicholas Zabaneh scored his 12th goal in Green
Bay’s 5-4
overtime win against Omaha. The Gamblers also received a goal from 2021
recruit Selects Academy’s forward Ryan Greene, now playing with Green Bay.
Greene had 57 points in 46 games for the Selects 16Us.
2020 recruit Jay O’Brien scored a pair of goals—including
the game-winner—as Penticton defeated West Kelowna, 4-1, to take a 2-0 lead in
its BCHL playoff series. O’Brien earned first-star honors and has three tallies in
two games.
● PentictonVees.ca recap
and video highlights
Women’s Team
#8 Terriers dropped the opening game of their
quarterfinal series with Maine, 3-2, in double overtime. To continue their
season, the Terriers must win today’s game (3 p.m.) and a third game on Sunday
(also 3 p.m.).
Maine goalie Carly Jackson turned aside 59 BU shots,
including 22 in the two overtime periods. The Black Bears took a 1-0 lead after
one period and doubled it in the opening minutes of the middle period. A Nara
Elia power play goal narrowed it to 2-1 after two periods. Late in the third
period, Elia converted a pass from Emma Wuthrich to knot the score at two
apiece.
The teams battled through 35 minutes of overtime until a
centering pass glanced off Ida Kuoppala’s skate and past Corinne Schroeder. The
tally was reviewed and allowed to stand. Schroeder had made 37 saves for BU.
● GoTerriers.com recap
and comprehensive
box score
● Video
highlights