Friday, January 21
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
vs
Providence
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Boston College and Providence Meet in Hockey East Home-and-Home
January 20, 2022 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Tied for fourth in the Hockey East standings, Boston College and 18th-ranked Providence open a home-and-home series on Friday night at Kelley Rink at 7 p.m. The schools close the series on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on NESN at Schneider Arena. Both games can be heard on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com.Â
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles enter the matchup at 10-9-3 overall and 5-6-2 in league play, while the Friars come in at 15-9-1 (6-7-0 HEA)
• Both clubs have a game in hand on Boston University, which is also tied for fourth
• Following a six-game unbeaten streak to close 2021, BC has lost its first four games of 2022
• Boston College is playing the fourth contest in a stretch of five games in nine days
• The Eagles fell 8-2 to No. 13 Notre Dame on Wednesday night in South Bend
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College leads the all-time series with Providence 120-53-14 entering the 188th meeting in series history on Friday night
• The Eagles are 5-1-0 in the last six meetings between the schools and 11-5-1 in the last 17
• BC swept the Friars in a home-and-home in December of 2020 by a combined score of 12-0
• They were the first two shutouts in the series since Nov. 29, 2014, a 1-0 Providence victory
• Four of the last seven matchups have been decided by a single goal
• The teams were set to meet in the 2020 league quarterfinals but it was cancelled due to COVID
OUR CAPTAIN
• Captain Marc McLaughlin already has five multi-goal games during his senior season, setting a career-high with a league-leading 17 goals
• His previous career-high was 10 last season after netting nine combined his first two years
• With 23 points, he is within one of tying his career-high total from last year (24)
• McLaughlin leads Hockey East and ranks fourth in the nation with seven power play goals
• The senior is fourth in the league and 11th nationally with 245 faceoffs won
SENIOR CLASS
• Boston College's five-member senior class, comprised of four forwards and a defenseman, has combined for 44 goals and 85 points through 22 games
• Marc McLaughlin (first, 17), Jack McBain (third, 13) and Patrick Giles (12th, 9) all rank top-15 in Hockey East in goals per game with 39 goals combined
• Overall, 44 of the team's 74 goals this season have been scored by seniors (60%)
• Jack St. Ivany is second among all Hockey East defensemen in points per game and is tied for third overall among all skaters with a +14 rating
• Forward Casey Carreau has collected his first six points (2-4-6) in his last 10 games
UP NEXT
• Boston College travels to Orono for a single game against Maine next Friday at Alfond Arena
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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles enter the matchup at 10-9-3 overall and 5-6-2 in league play, while the Friars come in at 15-9-1 (6-7-0 HEA)
• Both clubs have a game in hand on Boston University, which is also tied for fourth
• Following a six-game unbeaten streak to close 2021, BC has lost its first four games of 2022
• Boston College is playing the fourth contest in a stretch of five games in nine days
• The Eagles fell 8-2 to No. 13 Notre Dame on Wednesday night in South Bend
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College leads the all-time series with Providence 120-53-14 entering the 188th meeting in series history on Friday night
• The Eagles are 5-1-0 in the last six meetings between the schools and 11-5-1 in the last 17
• BC swept the Friars in a home-and-home in December of 2020 by a combined score of 12-0
• They were the first two shutouts in the series since Nov. 29, 2014, a 1-0 Providence victory
• Four of the last seven matchups have been decided by a single goal
• The teams were set to meet in the 2020 league quarterfinals but it was cancelled due to COVID
OUR CAPTAIN
• Captain Marc McLaughlin already has five multi-goal games during his senior season, setting a career-high with a league-leading 17 goals
• His previous career-high was 10 last season after netting nine combined his first two years
• With 23 points, he is within one of tying his career-high total from last year (24)
• McLaughlin leads Hockey East and ranks fourth in the nation with seven power play goals
• The senior is fourth in the league and 11th nationally with 245 faceoffs won
SENIOR CLASS
• Boston College's five-member senior class, comprised of four forwards and a defenseman, has combined for 44 goals and 85 points through 22 games
• Marc McLaughlin (first, 17), Jack McBain (third, 13) and Patrick Giles (12th, 9) all rank top-15 in Hockey East in goals per game with 39 goals combined
• Overall, 44 of the team's 74 goals this season have been scored by seniors (60%)
• Jack St. Ivany is second among all Hockey East defensemen in points per game and is tied for third overall among all skaters with a +14 rating
• Forward Casey Carreau has collected his first six points (2-4-6) in his last 10 games
UP NEXT
• Boston College travels to Orono for a single game against Maine next Friday at Alfond Arena
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