Eagles Travel to Top Seed Northeastern for Hockey East Quarterfinal

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 8 seed Boston College takes a four-game winning streak to Matthews Arena on Saturday night to face Hockey East Regular Season Champion and top-seed Northeastern in the league quarterfinal at 7:30 p.m. on NESNplus. Live video is available for free with no geographic restrictions at Collegesportslive.com, and pre-game radio coverage begins at 7:15 p.m. on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com.

SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday will mark the 247th all-time meeting in series history with BC leading 173-57-16
• Boston College has won six of the last eight meetings between the schools
• Prior to a 3-1 loss to Northeastern in the Beanpot on Feb. 7, the Eagles had won five straight in the series and out-scored the Huskies 28-10 in those five games
• BC and NU have split four meetings this season, but the Eagles won the regular season series 2-1-0 including a 4-1 victory at Matthews Arena on Feb. 18
• Boston College is 6-1-0 in its last seven visits to Matthews

WHEN IT COUNTS
• Saturday marks the 10th all-time meeting between the teams in the Hockey East Tournament
• The Eagles are 6-3-0 in nine previous league tournament matchups against NU, which includes a 4-1-0 record in the quarterfinal round
• The schools haven't faced off in the Hockey East Quarterfinal since a two-game sweep by Boston College in the 2-7 matchup of the 2007 tournament
• In the last two postseason meetings, Northeastern edged Boston College 3-2 in the 2019 Hockey East Championship Game and 5-4 in the 2016 Hockey East Semifinal at TD Garden

AWARDS SEASON
• Three seniors were named to the 2022 Hockey East All-Star Teams on Thursday
• Forward Jack McBain was selected to the Second Team, defenseman Jack St. Ivany made the Third Team, and forward Marc McLaughlin appeared as an Honorable Mention selection
• The trio has combined for 44 goals and 87 points this season
• McLaughlin was also named the runner-up for the Best Defensive Forward Award

OPENING ROUND THRILLER
• Marc McLaughlin's second goal of the night with 9:04 left in overtime propelled Boston College to a thrilling 4-3 victory over New Hampshire on Wednesday in the Hockey East Opening Round
• The Wildcats came back from 3-1 down in the third period to force overtime, but Marshall Warren set up McLaughlin at the left doorstep and the senior roofed a shot to beat Mike Robinson
• McLaughlin became BC's first 20-goal scorer since former captain David Cotton three seasons ago, scoring his 20th and 21st goals of the season while adding an assist for a three-point night
• Jack McBain also posted three points, extending his goal scoring streak to seven games
• Eric Dop registered a season-high 44 saves, the third 40-save performance in his last four games, to push his personal winning streak to four in a row

BC IN THE TOURNEY
• The Eagles are the 8-seed for just the second time in tournament history and the first time since facing the 1995 tournament
• No 8-seed since 2014 has made it to the Hockey East Semifinal at TD Garden and no 8-seed has ever reached the Hockey East Championship Game
• Boston College is 75-35-2 in 36 all-time appearances in the Hockey East Tournament
• The Eagles have won 11 tournament titles (last winning in 2012) with seven runner-ups
• Jerry York is 65-24-1 (.726) in 90 career Hockey East Tournament games with nine championships

UP NEXT
• The winner advances to the Hockey East Semifinal next Friday at TD Garden

Eagles Travel to Top Seed Northeastern for Hockey East Quarterfinal

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Players Mentioned

David Cotton

Eric Dop

Jack McBain

Marc McLaughlin

Jack St. Ivany

Marshall Warren