Eagles and No. 15 Huskies Square Off in Home-and-Home

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College looks to snap a three-game losing skid on Friday night when it opens a home-and-home series at 7 p.m. against No. 15 Northeastern at Matthews Arena. The schools close the series on Saturday night at 7 p.m. on the Heights. Both games will air live on ESPN+ and WEEI 850 AM.

SETTING THE SCENE
• BC is 6-2-1 in its last nine visits to Matthews, including a 3-3 tie between the schools in non-conference play back on Tuesday, Oct. 18
• The Eagles were swept by Merrimack last weekend, falling 3-1 in North Andover before dropping a 5-2 final on Saturday at Kelley Rink
• The Huskies swept New Hampshire last weekend with 6-2 and 3-0 victories in league play

LAST MEETING
• Boston College and then-No. 12 Northeastern skated to a 3-3 tie in a back-and-forth affair on Oct. 18 in a non-conference game at Matthews Arena
• Freshman Cutter Gauthier scored his first collegiate goal in the third period during his NCAA debut, while juniors Trevor Kuntar and Colby Ambrosio lit the lamp in the second
• Mitch Benson finished the night with 32 saves for Boston College, which held 2-1 and 3-2 leads but saw Jack Hughes tie the game midway through the third period
• Ambrosio and Kuntar both had quality chances during the 3-on-3 overtime session, but Devon Levi was able to deny both with timely saves

WHAT'S TRENDING
• Boston College has scored a power play goal in five straight games
• Trevor Kuntar has a point in five of his last six games overall
• Lukas Gustafsson has a point in four of his last five contests
• Oskar Jellvik has an assist in five of his first six collegiate games
• Cutter Gauthier has scored a goal in three of his first five NCAA games
• Among Hockey East skaters with at least 100 faceoff attempts, Trevor Kuntar (60.2%)and Cam Burke (59.3%) rank fourth and fifth in the league
• BC leads Hockey East in team faceoff percentage at 55.9%

SERIES HISTORY
• This weekend marks the 249th and 250th all-time meetings in series history with Boston College leading the series 173-58-17
• BC is 6-3-1 in the last 10 matchups between the schools
• The Huskies went 3-2-0 against BC last year, including a 3-2 victory in a 1 vs. 8 matchup in the Hockey East Quarterfinal at Matthews Arena
• The Eagles won the 2021-22 Hockey East regular season series 2-1-0 against NU, including a 4-1 victory at Matthews Arena on Feb. 18

UP NEXT
• Boston College hosts UMass Lowell next Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+

Eagles and No. 15 Huskies Square Off in Home-and-Home

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Players Mentioned

Colby Ambrosio

Mitch Benson

Cam Burke

Cutter Gauthier

Lukas Gustafsson

Oskar Jellvik

Trevor Kuntar