Tuesday, November 7
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Connecticut
Midweek Matchup with UConn Set for Tuesday Night
November 06, 2017 | Men's Hockey
The Eagles welcome UConn to Kelley Rink for a 7 p.m. puck drop; BC has never lost to the Huskies at home
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. CONNECTICUT
Connecticut makes its way back to The Heights for another mid-week affair for the fourth time in program history. Boston College has come away unscathed in all three of those meetings, winning two games and trying another. The Huskies have come hard at the Eagles when they make their way to Kelley Rink as both BC wins have come by one goal. In the last meeting at Kelley Rink, JD Dudek scored his third-career game-winning goal but the real star in the last meeting was Joseph Woll, stopping a career-best 42 of UConn's 43 attempts. In the two teams' first-ever meeting, UConn shocked the Eagles on a Wednesday night (Nov. 5, 2014) by upseting BC, 1-0, after Boston College transfer Evan Richardson scored the game-winning goal. Since that opening defeat in 2014, BC has not lost to UConn since (4-0-1). Another large in tie-in to the BC-UConn series is the relationship with Huskies' head coach Mike Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh became as assistant coach at Boston College before the 1995-96 season and was promoted to associate head coach in 2004. Cavanaugh assisted York for 773 games and helped the Eagles win four national titles in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
UCONN RECONNAISSANCE
The Huskies come into Tuesday's mid-week matchup with a 3-6-1 record and a 2-3-1 Hockey East record, most recently splitting at home against Vermont. UConn skated past the Catamounts, 5-1, on Nov. 3 and fell to UVM the following night, 4-2. Junior Maxim Letunov (2-7-9) and Johnny Austin (1-8-9) possess UConn's most points this season but the Huskies have relied heavily on sophomore Alexander Payusov, who has scored over 20 percent of all of Connecticut's offense. Payusov has accounted for six of UConn's 28 tallies and is tied for ninth in the country, averaging 0.75 goals per game. Four of Payusov's six goals have come on the power play as the second-year forward is one of seven skaters in all of college hockey to have scored four or more power play goals. UConn's offense is tied for 25th in the NCAA, averaging 2.80 goals per game while the defense is tied for 50th, surrendering 3.50 goals per game.
COUNTING ON THE C's
Captains Casey Fitzgerald and Christopher Brown along with newcomer Christopher Grando lead Boston College in goal scoring through the first nine outings. All three Eagles have each scored three goals this season while Fitzgerald is BC's overall leading scorer, having accrued six points (3-3-6) thus far. BC's leading goal-scoring triumvirate all found the back of the net in the weekend sweep over Merrimack.
FRISKY FROSH
The Eagles boast a sturdy freshman class as Christopher Grando and Logan Hutsko lead the charge for the newcomers. Grando tallied his first-career game-winning goal early on in Saturday's contest at Merrimack while Hutsko provided the initial helper on the play. Hutsko is tied for second in scoring on the team and leads Boston College, overall, with four assists this season. The Tampa, Fla. native is currently tied for 43rd in the country in scoring amongst freshmen, averaging 0.56 points per game.
APPLES FOR AAPELI
First-year center Aapeli Rasanen notched his first-career multi-point performance my doling out a pair of assists on Saturday night at Merrimack. The Tampere, Finland native now has four helpers on the year, tied for the team lead with Logan Hutsko. It marked Boston College's second multi-assist performance of the season and first since Hutsko's pair at Providence on Nov. 15.
ODD OCCURRENCES
Boston College has scored four power play goals this season in four different games. Oddly enough, the Eagles have not won one of those outings in which they took advantage of the extra man. When BC is scoreless on the power play, its assembled a 3-2 record but gone 0-3-1 in games in which they scored an extra-man marker.
DON'T BE OFFENDED
Boston College is being led offensively by junior defenseman Casey Fitzgerald 3-3-5) through the opening month this season. He scored a pair of goals at PC on Oct. 15 and one at Merrimack on Nov. 4. Amongst Hockey East defensmen, the junior is tied for ninth in scoring overall (0.67 points per game).
FINNISHING AROUND THE NET
After scoring his first goal of the season against Merrimack on Nov. 3, Jesper Mattila returned to the scoresheet with an assist on Nov. 4. It mark's Mattila's first point streak since a three-game tear from Oct. 16-22, 2016.
PROTECT THE NEST
The Eagles' defensive corps has surrendered 3.00 goals per game, tying it for 32nd nationally and sixth at the conference level. Boston College has held its opponents to three goals or fewer in six of its first nine outings.
Connecticut makes its way back to The Heights for another mid-week affair for the fourth time in program history. Boston College has come away unscathed in all three of those meetings, winning two games and trying another. The Huskies have come hard at the Eagles when they make their way to Kelley Rink as both BC wins have come by one goal. In the last meeting at Kelley Rink, JD Dudek scored his third-career game-winning goal but the real star in the last meeting was Joseph Woll, stopping a career-best 42 of UConn's 43 attempts. In the two teams' first-ever meeting, UConn shocked the Eagles on a Wednesday night (Nov. 5, 2014) by upseting BC, 1-0, after Boston College transfer Evan Richardson scored the game-winning goal. Since that opening defeat in 2014, BC has not lost to UConn since (4-0-1). Another large in tie-in to the BC-UConn series is the relationship with Huskies' head coach Mike Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh became as assistant coach at Boston College before the 1995-96 season and was promoted to associate head coach in 2004. Cavanaugh assisted York for 773 games and helped the Eagles win four national titles in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
UCONN RECONNAISSANCE
The Huskies come into Tuesday's mid-week matchup with a 3-6-1 record and a 2-3-1 Hockey East record, most recently splitting at home against Vermont. UConn skated past the Catamounts, 5-1, on Nov. 3 and fell to UVM the following night, 4-2. Junior Maxim Letunov (2-7-9) and Johnny Austin (1-8-9) possess UConn's most points this season but the Huskies have relied heavily on sophomore Alexander Payusov, who has scored over 20 percent of all of Connecticut's offense. Payusov has accounted for six of UConn's 28 tallies and is tied for ninth in the country, averaging 0.75 goals per game. Four of Payusov's six goals have come on the power play as the second-year forward is one of seven skaters in all of college hockey to have scored four or more power play goals. UConn's offense is tied for 25th in the NCAA, averaging 2.80 goals per game while the defense is tied for 50th, surrendering 3.50 goals per game.
COUNTING ON THE C's
Captains Casey Fitzgerald and Christopher Brown along with newcomer Christopher Grando lead Boston College in goal scoring through the first nine outings. All three Eagles have each scored three goals this season while Fitzgerald is BC's overall leading scorer, having accrued six points (3-3-6) thus far. BC's leading goal-scoring triumvirate all found the back of the net in the weekend sweep over Merrimack.
FRISKY FROSH
The Eagles boast a sturdy freshman class as Christopher Grando and Logan Hutsko lead the charge for the newcomers. Grando tallied his first-career game-winning goal early on in Saturday's contest at Merrimack while Hutsko provided the initial helper on the play. Hutsko is tied for second in scoring on the team and leads Boston College, overall, with four assists this season. The Tampa, Fla. native is currently tied for 43rd in the country in scoring amongst freshmen, averaging 0.56 points per game.
APPLES FOR AAPELI
First-year center Aapeli Rasanen notched his first-career multi-point performance my doling out a pair of assists on Saturday night at Merrimack. The Tampere, Finland native now has four helpers on the year, tied for the team lead with Logan Hutsko. It marked Boston College's second multi-assist performance of the season and first since Hutsko's pair at Providence on Nov. 15.
ODD OCCURRENCES
Boston College has scored four power play goals this season in four different games. Oddly enough, the Eagles have not won one of those outings in which they took advantage of the extra man. When BC is scoreless on the power play, its assembled a 3-2 record but gone 0-3-1 in games in which they scored an extra-man marker.
DON'T BE OFFENDED
Boston College is being led offensively by junior defenseman Casey Fitzgerald 3-3-5) through the opening month this season. He scored a pair of goals at PC on Oct. 15 and one at Merrimack on Nov. 4. Amongst Hockey East defensmen, the junior is tied for ninth in scoring overall (0.67 points per game).
FINNISHING AROUND THE NET
After scoring his first goal of the season against Merrimack on Nov. 3, Jesper Mattila returned to the scoresheet with an assist on Nov. 4. It mark's Mattila's first point streak since a three-game tear from Oct. 16-22, 2016.
PROTECT THE NEST
The Eagles' defensive corps has surrendered 3.00 goals per game, tying it for 32nd nationally and sixth at the conference level. Boston College has held its opponents to three goals or fewer in six of its first nine outings.
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