Friday, March 5
Chestnut Hill, MA
5:00 p.m.
Boston College
vs
Northeastern
Photo by: Jim Pierce
No. 2 Eagles Host No. 18 Northeastern Friday on Senior Night
March 04, 2021 | Men's Hockey
Senior assistant captain Michael Karow will be honored prior to faceoff at 5 p.m.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Second-ranked Boston College hosts No. 18 Northeastern on Senior Night to close the regular season on Friday (March 5) at Kelley Rink with faceoff scheduled for 5 p.m. The game will be streamed for free via SportsLive, and radio coverage begins at 4:45 p.m. on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com.
The Eagles (15-4-1) lead BU and UMass by roughly two points in the HEPI and have a chance to lock up first place in Hockey East and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. BC has won three in a row against Northeastern by the combined score of 19-5, which includes a 6-2 victory a month ago on Feb. 2 at Matthews Arena.
SENIOR NIGHT
• Prior to Friday's game, Boston College will honor its lone senior skater Michael Karow along with senior managers Marc Zampanti and Jack Lipsky
• An assistant captain, Karow scored his first career NCAA goal at Northeastern on Feb. 2 in his 120th career game
• The defenseman ranks fourth in Hockey East this season in blocked shots with 36
• The Arizona Coyotes draft pick is tied for seventh in the league with a +13 rating and owns a +23 rating over his final two seasons on the Heights
FIRST MEETING
• Then-No. 1 Boston College received six multi-point performances and goals from six different players in a 6-2 road victory over Northeastern on Feb. 2 at Matthews Arena
• Playing in his 120th career game, senior defenseman Michael Karow scored his first collegiate goal unassisted for an insurance tally and a 5-2 cushion in the third period
• Marc McLaughlin, Patrick Giles, Jack McBain, Marshall Warren and Nikita Nesterenko registered a goal and an assist for the Eagles, who improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine visits to Matthews
• Freshman Eamon Powell posted a pair of assists for his second career multi-point performance
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• Northeastern (9-7-3) is 1-2-1 in its last four games and sits 18th in the USCHO.com poll this week
• The Huskies faced Providence last weekend, falling 4-2 at home on Friday before earning a shootout win on Saturday on the road
• Senior captain Zach Solow leads the team in scoring with 23 points while junior defenseman Jordan Harris has added 19 points, including 13 assists
• Aidan McDonough has 10 goals and 19 points and was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Month for February
• Sophomore Connor Murphy has started all 19 games in net with a 2.59 goals against average and a .913 save percentage with two shutouts
• Rookie Devon Levi has yet to make his Northeastern debut after starting in net for Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship
• NU leads Hockey East and ranks fourth in the country with a 28.1% success rate on the power play; it is 17th nationally at 83.6% on the penalty kill
• Jim Madigan is in his 10th year as the head coach at his alma mater and has led the Huskies to three straight Beanpot titles
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College has a 170-55-16 advantage against Northeastern heading into the 242nd all-time meeting in series history on Friday
• Northeastern is 5-4-0 in the last nine meetings between the schools, but the Eagles are 7-1-1 in their last nine visits to Matthews Arena
• BC has won the last two matchups at Kelley Rink, outscoring NU 13-2 in the process while holding the Huskies to a single goal in each win
AN 'A' FOR BAINER
• This week, BC added junior Jack McBain to its leadership group as an assistant captain
• McBain is tied with teammate Drew Helleson for the best plus-minus in Hockey East at +18
• The junior recently set career-highs with six-game assist and six-game point streaks, which ran from Jan. 23 at UConn to Feb. 13 at UMass Lowell
• He ranks 11th in the league in points per game with 19 points in 20 contests
SWEET VICTORY
• Boston College ranks fifth nationally and leads Hockey East with a .775 winning percentage
• The Eagles have just one regulation loss since the end of the first semester on Dec. 12
• That lone regulation defeat came at Boston University on Feb. 6
UP NEXT
• Boston College will host a single game Hockey East Quarterfinal on Sunday, March 14 at Kelley Rink; time and opponent are TBA
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The Eagles (15-4-1) lead BU and UMass by roughly two points in the HEPI and have a chance to lock up first place in Hockey East and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. BC has won three in a row against Northeastern by the combined score of 19-5, which includes a 6-2 victory a month ago on Feb. 2 at Matthews Arena.
SENIOR NIGHT
• Prior to Friday's game, Boston College will honor its lone senior skater Michael Karow along with senior managers Marc Zampanti and Jack Lipsky
• An assistant captain, Karow scored his first career NCAA goal at Northeastern on Feb. 2 in his 120th career game
• The defenseman ranks fourth in Hockey East this season in blocked shots with 36
• The Arizona Coyotes draft pick is tied for seventh in the league with a +13 rating and owns a +23 rating over his final two seasons on the Heights
FIRST MEETING
• Then-No. 1 Boston College received six multi-point performances and goals from six different players in a 6-2 road victory over Northeastern on Feb. 2 at Matthews Arena
• Playing in his 120th career game, senior defenseman Michael Karow scored his first collegiate goal unassisted for an insurance tally and a 5-2 cushion in the third period
• Marc McLaughlin, Patrick Giles, Jack McBain, Marshall Warren and Nikita Nesterenko registered a goal and an assist for the Eagles, who improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine visits to Matthews
• Freshman Eamon Powell posted a pair of assists for his second career multi-point performance
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• Northeastern (9-7-3) is 1-2-1 in its last four games and sits 18th in the USCHO.com poll this week
• The Huskies faced Providence last weekend, falling 4-2 at home on Friday before earning a shootout win on Saturday on the road
• Senior captain Zach Solow leads the team in scoring with 23 points while junior defenseman Jordan Harris has added 19 points, including 13 assists
• Aidan McDonough has 10 goals and 19 points and was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Month for February
• Sophomore Connor Murphy has started all 19 games in net with a 2.59 goals against average and a .913 save percentage with two shutouts
• Rookie Devon Levi has yet to make his Northeastern debut after starting in net for Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship
• NU leads Hockey East and ranks fourth in the country with a 28.1% success rate on the power play; it is 17th nationally at 83.6% on the penalty kill
• Jim Madigan is in his 10th year as the head coach at his alma mater and has led the Huskies to three straight Beanpot titles
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College has a 170-55-16 advantage against Northeastern heading into the 242nd all-time meeting in series history on Friday
• Northeastern is 5-4-0 in the last nine meetings between the schools, but the Eagles are 7-1-1 in their last nine visits to Matthews Arena
• BC has won the last two matchups at Kelley Rink, outscoring NU 13-2 in the process while holding the Huskies to a single goal in each win
AN 'A' FOR BAINER
• This week, BC added junior Jack McBain to its leadership group as an assistant captain
• McBain is tied with teammate Drew Helleson for the best plus-minus in Hockey East at +18
• The junior recently set career-highs with six-game assist and six-game point streaks, which ran from Jan. 23 at UConn to Feb. 13 at UMass Lowell
• He ranks 11th in the league in points per game with 19 points in 20 contests
SWEET VICTORY
• Boston College ranks fifth nationally and leads Hockey East with a .775 winning percentage
• The Eagles have just one regulation loss since the end of the first semester on Dec. 12
• That lone regulation defeat came at Boston University on Feb. 6
UP NEXT
• Boston College will host a single game Hockey East Quarterfinal on Sunday, March 14 at Kelley Rink; time and opponent are TBA
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