No. 2 Boston College Set for Non-Conference Matchups against No. 10 St. Cloud State

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Second-ranked Boston College travels to Minnesota this weekend to take on No. 10 St. Cloud State in a pair of non-conference games. Friday's game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. CT with Saturday's game slated for 6 p.m. CT. Both games will be available to stream live on NCHC.tv. Radio coverage on WEEI 850 AM for both games will begin 15 minutes prior to puck drop.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 3-1-0 after a 4-2 victory over Western Michigan last Saturday in its lone game of the weekend
• St. Cloud State is 6-1-0 overall and is currently on a three game-winning streak with victories over Michigan (4-0) and Augustana (4-3, 2-1)

THE RANKINGS
• BC remains second nationally in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey / The Rink Live polls
• Saturday marks a top-10 matchup as St. Cloud State sits 10th in both polls

COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN
• After going down 2-0 in the first period against Western Michigan, the No. 2 Eagles stormed back with four unanswered goals to take the win, 4-2
• Ryan Leonard scored two goals while Andre Gasseau and Teddy Stiga also lit the lamp
• Stiga and Gasseau both chipped in an assist to finish with two points apiece
• Gabe Perreault recorded two assists, which came on the final two goals
• Jacob Fowler made 20 saves to pick up his third win of the season
• Saturday's game was just the third time since the beginning of the 2022-23 season in which the Eagles won when trailing after two periods

WEEKLY AWARDS
Following his two-goal performance against the Broncos, Leonard was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week.

AMONGST HOCKEY EAST
• Perreault currently leads all skaters in the league in points per game with 1.75
• James Hagens is first amongst rookies in Hockey East with 1.50 points per game, good for fourth overall
• Fowler leads the league in saves percentage (.937), goals against average (1.51) and shutouts (2)
• Perreault and Hagens are tied for fifth in the league for assists with five each

A LOOK AT ST. CLOUD STATE
• St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a 6-1-0 overall record with a 3-0 home record
• The Huskies are coming off a weekend sweep of Augustana, picking up 4-3 and 2-1 victories
• Austin Burnevik and Barrett Hall are tied for the team lead in points with seven
• Isak Posch has started all seven games between the pipes, making 193 saves along with a saves percentage of .946
• Josh Zinger was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week after scoring two goals, including one game-winner, and posting a rating of plus-2 in the sweep over Augustana

SERIES HISTORY
• This weekend marks the sixth and seventh all-time matchups between the Eagles and the Huskies
• BC is 1-4 all-time against St. Cloud State
• The two teams last met in the 2021 NCAA Tournament Regional Final in Albany, where Boston College fell by a score of 4-1

NHL NOTES
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) has four goals and seven assists through nine games
• Alex Tuch (Buffalo) has nine points in 10 games with three goals and six assists
• Chris Kreider (NY Rangers) has six goals through nine games
• Spencer Knight (Florida) has a 2-1-0 record with three starts in four games and a .898 saves percentage
• Will Smith (San Jose) and Patrick Giles (Florida) became the 89th and 90th Eagles to play in the NHL when they made their debuts early in the 2024-25 season

UP NEXT
• BC is back at Kelley Rink on Nov. 8 and Nov. 10 against Maine to open Hockey East play. Tickets are available at BCEagles.com or by calling 617-552-GoBC.

No. 2 Boston College Set for Non-Conference Matchups against No. 10 St. Cloud State

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

Andre Gasseau

James Hagens

Ryan Leonard

Gabe Perreault

Will Smith

Teddy Stiga