No. 18 Eagles Return to League Play at Home Against Vermont

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – 18th-ranked Boston College returns to Hockey East play with a two-game series against Vermont at Kelley Rink on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. Both games will air on ESPN+ and Saturday's game will be televised on NESN+. For tickets, call (617) 552-GoBC or visit BCEagles.com.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles are 5-1-2 in their last eight games and have just two regulation losses in their last 12 games dating back to Nov. 11
• Following an overtime win over Sacred Heart last weekend, BC moved up in the national rankings to No. 18 in both the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com polls
• UVM enters the weekend at 7-13-2 overall with a three-game winless streak after falling 4-0 to AIC at Gutterson Fieldhouse last Saturday

LAST TIME OUT
• Senior captain Marshall Warren fired a shot low glove side a minute into overtime to lift No. 19 Boston College past Sacred Heart 3-2 on the opening night of the Pioneers' new Martire Family Arena last Saturday in the first all-time meeting in series history
• Freshman Andre Gasseau led Boston College with a career-high three-point night, factoring into every score with a goal and two assists
• Junior Trevor Kuntar collected his seventh goal of the season in the win
• BC out-shot SHU 27-25 on the night, including a 13-5 edge in the third period

COOKING WITH GAS
• Freshman Andre Gasseau was named the Pro Ambitions Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday, his first career weekly honor
• Gasseau registered a career-high three-point performance last Saturday, including a shorthanded goal and the primary helper on Marshall Warren's overtime winner
• The Garden Grove, California native has 12 points in 19 games this season to rank 13th among Hockey East freshmen in points per game
• He has at least one point in four of his last five games and has posted three multi-point performances on the year

SERIES HISTORY
• The schools are meeting for the 76th and 77th times in the all-time series
• Boston College holds a 51-17-7 overall advantage against Vermont
• BC collected its 50th all-time win in the series by an 8-3 final on Jan. 4, 2020, which was the last time it hosted the Catamounts on the Heights
• Boston College had a nine-game winning streak and 12-game unbeaten streak snapped last year in Burlington with a 5-4 overtime loss on Oct. 29, 2021
• It was UVM's first win since March 12, 2016 in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals
• The Eagles responded the following night with a 3-2 victory as Trevor Kuntar buried a one-timer with 3:19 left in the third period for the winner

A CUT ABOVE
• With 11 goals in his first 15 collegiate games, Cutter Gauthier leads Hockey East and ranks second nationally in goals per game (0.73)
• He leads the team with 19 points and is third in the league in points per game (1.27)
• Gauthier was named the Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Week on Jan. 9 after posting his fifth multi-point game of the year at Frozen Fenway
• He has scored goals in back-to-back games on three occasions this season
• The forward was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Month for November

MAGIC NUMBERS
• The Eagles are undefeated at 9-0-2 when scoring at least three goals
• Their record when scoring two goals or less in 0-6-2
• BC is 7-1-1 when scoring the game's first goal this season
• Boston College is 6-2-0 in games decided by two goals or less
• The Eagles are 7-2-1 when out-shooting their opponent

NHL NOTES
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract extension with the Wild
• Kevin Hayes (Philadelphia) recorded his first career hat trick against Anaheim on Jan. 17
• Alex Tuch (Buffalo) scored against Florida on Jan. 16 to set a new career-high in goals with 21, which was previously set in 2018-19 with Vegas
• Patrick Brown (Philadelphia) skated in his 100th career NHL game on Jan. 11

UP NEXT
• BC will take on BU next weekend in a home-and-home series as the schools renew the Battle of Comm Ave

No. 18 Eagles Return to League Play at Home Against Vermont

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Players Mentioned

Andre Gasseau

Cutter Gauthier

Trevor Kuntar

Marshall Warren