#10/8 Terriers began their final three conference games with a road trip to #9 Connecticut with critical Hockey East points at stake. Puck drop at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Storrs is set for 7 p.m. with ESPN+ providing the live stream.
The teams met at Agganis Arena back in October with BU earning a hard-fought 4-2 win behind a pair of Cole Eiserman goals. Currently, UConn is tied for fourth place with Providence, eight points behind the third-place Terriers, but with a game in hand.
The Huskies had an up and down fall semester putting up an 8-8-1 overall record and 4-6-1 in Hockey East. Since then, UConn is playing its best hockey, producing a 9-2-2 mark with 5-2-1 in the conference including two wins and a tie with #5/4 Maine. They’ve been powered by one of Hockey East’s top lines.
Sophomore forward Joey Muldowney, having a breakout season, is sixth in Hockey East with 33 points and second in goals with 19. Grad student Hudson Schandor, who centers the line, has an 8-23-31 line, while winger Jake Richard, who scored the overtime game-winner against Maine last Friday, has added 10 goals and 18 assists.
Grad student John Spetz, with 155 NCAA games under his belt, anchors a defense that also features freshmen Trey Scott and one-time BU recruit Kai Janviriya.
Most recently, the netminding duties have been split between junior Tyler Muszelik, a transfer from New Hampshire, and freshman Callum Tung. If the rotation continues, it should be Muszelik in goal tonight.
Terriers (18-12-1, 12-8-1) will be looking to break the win-one-lose-one pattern that has produced a 4-3-0 record in February.
Quinn Hutson, BU's top scorer with 38 points, is riding a four-game point streak (2g, 3a) and has notched a point in seven of his last eight games, totaling 12 points (6g, 6a) in that stretch.
Cole Hutson, with a goal and assist in the 3-1 win against Northeastern, has 32 points (9a,23a). He joins his brother Lane Hutson and Alexandre Legault as the only freshmen defensemen in program history to record at least 30 points.
CHECK BACK FOR TONIGHT’S BU LINEUP
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), BU Men’s Hockey Twitter
● Live Stream ESPN+
● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape
● Boston Hockey Blog game preview
● BU Hockey Stats Week 21 Preview: Midweek Mayhem
SNL: Saturday Night Leftovers
►BU Hockey Stats: Husky heartbreak, Hutson heroics
Advanced analytics from Saturday's win.
tw-align-centerAll three BU goalscorers at Matthews Arena (Amonte, C. Hutson, and Lachance) have a father or grandfather who has also scored at Matthews/Boston Arena
— BU Hockey Stats (@BUHockeyStats) February 23, 2025
Polls & Bracketology
Following its split of the home-and-home series with Northeastern, BU moved down one slot to #10 in the USCHO Division 1 Poll. Tuesday’s opponent, Connecticut jumped from #11 to #9 after its 3-2 overtimes win over #5 Maine. BC regained the #1 spot after sweeping Vermont. Providence moved up from #8 to #7.
In the USA Hockey/The Rink Inside D1 Poll, the Terriers remain at #8. Other Hockey East schools in the top 20 include: BC #1, Maine #5, Providence #7, UConn #9, UMass #14 and Lowell #15.
John Buccigross’ ranking has the Terriers at #8, while Everything College Hockey ranks BU at #11.
BU remains at #7 in the Pairwise rankings. As a result, the Terriers would be a #2 seed in the NCAA Regionals. CHN’s Mike McMahon’s latest bracketology has BU in the Toledo, Ohio, regional along with #1 Michigan State, #3 Ohio State and #4 Minnesota State.
Looking ahead
2026 recruit Yegor Shilov scored his ninth goal—unassisted—in Green Bay’s 6-3 win over Chicago. The 6’1” center has 17 points in 24 games since joining the Gamblers in late November. He began the season with LI Gulls 16U AAA, producing a 33-15-48 scoring line in 31 games.
2026 recruit Rian Chudzinski scored a hat trick in Dexter Southfield’s 10-2 win over Kent’s Hill. The 6’1” right-shot center has a 22-23-45 line in 24 games for Dan Donato’s second-ranked team and is ninth in points among New England Prep School skaters.
Looking back
Macklin Celebrini scored his 18th goal for San Jose, but the Sharks dropped a 3-2 decision to Calgary. With 41 points, he trails Lane Hutson in the rookie scoring race by one point.
tw-align-centerMacklin's letting everyone know the Sharks are BACK! pic.twitter.com/s6Jd4BjnYp
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) February 24, 2025
Jake Oettinger stopped 34 of 37 shots as the Stars edged the Islanders, 4-3, to gain his 27th win in 41 starts. His GAA sits at 2.37.
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