Saturday, January 27
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
UMass Lowell
Eagles Look to Salvage Split at Home against UMass Lowell
January 27, 2018 | Men's Hockey
No. 16 Boston College looks to rebound from Friday night's tough loss at UMass Lowell and return the favor to the River Hawks at 7 p.m. at Kelley Rink
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. UMASS LOWELL
Boston College looks to put an end to a five-game losing streak to UMass Lowell after the Eagles nearly came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period. Graham McPhee tallied a pair of goals just three minutes apart to tie things up but UMass Lowell responded just over a minute later to snatch victory and extend its winning streak to five games over the Eagles. BC has not won at the Tsonags Center since Oct. 26, 2012. The River Hawks visit Kelley Rink for the first time since Feb. 23, 2017, where UML came away with a 4-1 triumph. The last time Boston College defeated UMass Lowell was on The Heights on Feb. 26, 2016, 3-1. Aside from the losing spell to UMass Lowell, BC is looking to exact revenge on UML as the last time these two teams met, Lowell kept Boston College out of the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Eagles, 4-3, in the Hockey East Championship game at TD Garden on March 18, 2017. The River Hawks have had Boston College's number in recent history, winning the last five games outright by a combined score of 17-8. In the last 10 meetings against UMass Lowell, BC is 2-6-2. Since Tsongas Center was erected, Boston College owns an 18-10-2 mark in that building, but in the last six games, BC has only put up a 1-4-1 record. In Hockey East Tournament action, Boston College and Lowell have met nine times. The Eagles have a significant upperhand with a 5-2-2 overall record over the River Hawks, going 2-1-1 in quarterfinal action, an unblemished 3-0 mark in the semifinal round and an 0-1 mark in the championship bout. Since taking over at BC, Coach York has amassed a 45-24-4 mark against the River Hawks. In all, Boston College is 64-41-9 and since Lowell head coach Norm Bazin's arrival, the Eagles are 7-8-3 in 18 meetings.
McPHEELIN' IT
Graham McPhee turned in his second two-goal performance in three games, scoring three minutes and 16 seconds apart in the third period at UMass Lowell on Jan. 26. It marks McPhee's second-ever two-goal performance as he did so on January 14 against New Hampshire. The last time an Eagle scored two goals in a period was when both Austin Cangelosi and JD Dudek each scored two power play goals apiece against Vermont in the Hockey East quarterfinals on March 11, 2017. With the two tallies, the Las Vegas native assumed the team lead in goals scored (10) and is tied for 72nd, nationally, in goals scored per game.
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH COTTON
Sophomore David Cotton had his seven-game point streak curbed on Jan. 23 vs. Massachusetts after starting one up on Dec. 2 at BU. Cotton has accounted for at least one point in 10 of his last 12 outings, including four multi-point performances in that run. The second-year winger is now tied for the team lead in scoring with 18 points (6-12-18) through 23 outings.
GET SHORTY
Boston College's penalty-killing unit has done a nice job of turning a positive into a negative as the Eagles are tied for sixth in the nation with four short-handed goals this season. Boston College is one of 13 teams in the NCAA with at least four short-handed goals as Julius Mattila, Graham McPhee, Christopher Brown and Christopher Grando have all accounted for a short-handed goal this season.
HIGH-FLYIN' FIN
Sophomore forward Julius Mattila had his nine-game point streak halted against Providence on Jan. 12. The Tampere, Finland native accounted for 14 points (5-9-14) over the course of his nine-game point streak from Nov. 17 - Jan. 6. He is tied for the team lead in points scored (6-12-18) with David Cotton and has notched at least one point in 10 of his last 15 games.
LOOSE CHANGE
- Connor Moore has assisted in his last three games, marking a career-best three-game point streak.
- Christopher Brown has assisted in two-straight games five times as an Eagle and finally got over that hump on Friday night, assisting in his third-straight contest with help on McPhee's second goal. It mark's the tri-captain's second-ever three-game point streak, as well (Dec. 3-10, 2016).
- Friday's outing marked the 100th-career games for both captains Casey Fitzgerald and Christopher Brown.
Boston College looks to put an end to a five-game losing streak to UMass Lowell after the Eagles nearly came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period. Graham McPhee tallied a pair of goals just three minutes apart to tie things up but UMass Lowell responded just over a minute later to snatch victory and extend its winning streak to five games over the Eagles. BC has not won at the Tsonags Center since Oct. 26, 2012. The River Hawks visit Kelley Rink for the first time since Feb. 23, 2017, where UML came away with a 4-1 triumph. The last time Boston College defeated UMass Lowell was on The Heights on Feb. 26, 2016, 3-1. Aside from the losing spell to UMass Lowell, BC is looking to exact revenge on UML as the last time these two teams met, Lowell kept Boston College out of the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Eagles, 4-3, in the Hockey East Championship game at TD Garden on March 18, 2017. The River Hawks have had Boston College's number in recent history, winning the last five games outright by a combined score of 17-8. In the last 10 meetings against UMass Lowell, BC is 2-6-2. Since Tsongas Center was erected, Boston College owns an 18-10-2 mark in that building, but in the last six games, BC has only put up a 1-4-1 record. In Hockey East Tournament action, Boston College and Lowell have met nine times. The Eagles have a significant upperhand with a 5-2-2 overall record over the River Hawks, going 2-1-1 in quarterfinal action, an unblemished 3-0 mark in the semifinal round and an 0-1 mark in the championship bout. Since taking over at BC, Coach York has amassed a 45-24-4 mark against the River Hawks. In all, Boston College is 64-41-9 and since Lowell head coach Norm Bazin's arrival, the Eagles are 7-8-3 in 18 meetings.
McPHEELIN' IT
Graham McPhee turned in his second two-goal performance in three games, scoring three minutes and 16 seconds apart in the third period at UMass Lowell on Jan. 26. It marks McPhee's second-ever two-goal performance as he did so on January 14 against New Hampshire. The last time an Eagle scored two goals in a period was when both Austin Cangelosi and JD Dudek each scored two power play goals apiece against Vermont in the Hockey East quarterfinals on March 11, 2017. With the two tallies, the Las Vegas native assumed the team lead in goals scored (10) and is tied for 72nd, nationally, in goals scored per game.
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH COTTON
Sophomore David Cotton had his seven-game point streak curbed on Jan. 23 vs. Massachusetts after starting one up on Dec. 2 at BU. Cotton has accounted for at least one point in 10 of his last 12 outings, including four multi-point performances in that run. The second-year winger is now tied for the team lead in scoring with 18 points (6-12-18) through 23 outings.
GET SHORTY
Boston College's penalty-killing unit has done a nice job of turning a positive into a negative as the Eagles are tied for sixth in the nation with four short-handed goals this season. Boston College is one of 13 teams in the NCAA with at least four short-handed goals as Julius Mattila, Graham McPhee, Christopher Brown and Christopher Grando have all accounted for a short-handed goal this season.
HIGH-FLYIN' FIN
Sophomore forward Julius Mattila had his nine-game point streak halted against Providence on Jan. 12. The Tampere, Finland native accounted for 14 points (5-9-14) over the course of his nine-game point streak from Nov. 17 - Jan. 6. He is tied for the team lead in points scored (6-12-18) with David Cotton and has notched at least one point in 10 of his last 15 games.
LOOSE CHANGE
- Connor Moore has assisted in his last three games, marking a career-best three-game point streak.
- Christopher Brown has assisted in two-straight games five times as an Eagle and finally got over that hump on Friday night, assisting in his third-straight contest with help on McPhee's second goal. It mark's the tri-captain's second-ever three-game point streak, as well (Dec. 3-10, 2016).
- Friday's outing marked the 100th-career games for both captains Casey Fitzgerald and Christopher Brown.
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