Eagles and No. 15 River Hawks Battle for Playoff Position on NESN

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Prior to meeting Northeastern in the title game of the 67th Beanpot on Monday, Boston College travels to Tsongas Center on Friday night (Feb. 8) to close the regular season series against No. 15 UMass Lowell. The Eagles need a win against the River Hawks to tie the season series 1-1-1. All the action will air live on NESN, and radio coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com. BC is 3-1-1 in its last five games, including a 2-1 victory over 17th-ranked Harvard on Monday to open the Beanpot, while UML owns the second-longest unbeaten streak in the nation at 7-0-1.

WE WERE MERELY FRESHMEN
• Rookies accounted for both goals and three of the team's five points on Monday in the Beanpot victory over No. 17 Harvard
• Patrick Giles picked up his first career goal in the first period, while Oliver Wahlstrom set up Jack McBain for the eventual game-winner in the third period
• Over the last seven games, Wahlstrom has collected more than half of his total points with three goals and five assists, including three multi-point outings
• Since the start of December, he and his linemate McBain have both produced nine points

FIRST TWO MEETINGS
• Then-No. 19 UMass Lowell took three of four points from BC two weekends ago in a home-and-home series
• Ryan Dmowski's one-timer early in the third period broke a 1-1 tie and Lowell added an empty-netter in the final minute to seal a 3-1 Hockey East victory at Kelley Rink on Jan. 25
• The Eagles fired 13 of their 25 shots on goal in the second period and produced their lone goal on a weak-angle shot from McBain
• Boston College never trailed the following night at Tsongas Center, but UMass Lowell came back from numerous deficits to earn a point in a 4-4 tie to close the series
• David Cotton had a goal and an assist playing in his 100th career game, while JD Dudek, Logan Hutsko, and Wahlstrom also posted multi-point performances for the Eagles
• Joseph Woll made 33 saves, including a sprawling effort in the final seconds of overtime to preserve a point

SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
• No. 15 UMass Lowell is riding an eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1), which is the second-longest in the nation behind Bentley
• The River Hawks are 9-4-2 in Hockey East and sit just one point behind Boston College for second place with one game in hand on the Eagles
• Lowell earned a 3-1 league victory at Northeastern last Friday night
• Senior Ryan Dmowski and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Ryan Lohin lead the team with 10 goals apiece, while Lohin has tallied a team-high 22 points
• Lohin, Connor Sodergren, and Mattias Göransson all have 12 assists
• Between the pipes this season, junior Tyler Wall (8-6-1, 1.90 GAA, .928 SV%, 3 SO) and senior Christoffer Hernberg (7-2-1, 2.57, .905, 2 SO) have split time

SERIES HISTORY
• BC has a 66-42-10 advantage over UMass Lowell in the all-time series heading into the 119th meeting between the schools
• In 22 meetings since Norm Bazin arrived as the head coach at UML, Boston College and UMass Lowell are dead even at 9-9-4
• The Eagles are just 2-6-1 in their last nine overall against the River Hawks and winless in their last six trips to Tsongas Center (0-4-2)
• BC's last win in Lowell was a 1-0 shutout victory on Oct. 26, 2012

UP NEXT
• Boston College faces defending champion Northeastern on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Championship Game of the 67th Beanpot at TD Garden live on NESN
• The Eagles are searching for their 21st Beanpot title all-time and first since 2016

Eagles and No. 15 River Hawks Battle for Playoff Position on NESN

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Players Mentioned

David Cotton

JD Dudek

Patrick Giles

Logan Hutsko

Jack McBain

Oliver Wahlstrom

Joseph Woll