No. 2 BC Heads to UConn Friday for Lone Game of the Weekend

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Second-ranked Boston College travels to Connecticut Friday to take on the UConn Huskies in its first road Hockey East contest of the season. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Radio coverage on WEEI 850 AM will begin 15 minutes prior to puck drop.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 7-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 in Hockey East with a league-opening two-game sweep over No. 5 Maine this past weekend
• UConn is currently 5-5-1, 2-4-1 and was swept by Merrimack in a home-and-home series last weekend

THE RANKINGS
• BC remains second nationally in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey / The Rink Live polls

WEEKEND SWEEP
• The Eagles hosted No. 5 Maine for a Friday and Sunday weekend series to open Hockey East play, picking up two victories to claim the sweep
• On Friday, BC overturned a 2-0 deficit, scoring three goals in the final 9:35 to come back and win
• Andre Gasseau, Mike Posma and Ryan Leonard each scored for the Eagles
• Gabe Perreault recorded two assists while Leonard also chipped in an assist to finish with two points
• Jacob Fowler made 30 saves in the contest to earn the win
• BC carried the momentum into Sunday, earning a 3-0 victory
• Fowler posted a 26-save shutout
• Gasseau tallied two goals while Leonard scored the game-winning goal

WEEKLY AWARDS
• Following the weekend sweep over Maine, Leonard was named the Hockey East Player of the Week and Fowler was named the Co-Goaltender of the Week

ABOUT THE EAGLES
• Special teams has been key for the Eagles early on, having gone a perfect 16-16 on the penalty kill through the first eight games
• BC has tallied four power-play goals along with a short-handed goal
• Fowler is second nationally in goals against average (1.26) and fourth in saves percentage (.950)
• Perreault has a team-high 13 points and is tied for the team-lead in goals (5) with Leonard
• James Hagens leads the Eagles in assists with 10
• Aidan Hreschuk and Aram Minnetian have both blocked 16 shots; Eamon Powell is also in double digits with 11

AMONGST HOCKEY EAST
• Fowler leads Hockey East in goals against average (1.26), saves percentage (.950), wins (7) and shutouts (3)
• Perreault sits second in points (13) and third in points per game (1.63)
• J. Hagens is tied for the league in assists with 10, while sitting fifth in points per game with 1.38
• The Eagles defense has allowed the fewest goals thus far (10)

A LOOK AT UCONN
• UConn enters Friday's game with a 5-5-1 overall record and a 2-4-1 record in Hockey East
• The Huskies are coming off a two-loss weekend to Merrimack
• UConn boasts a 5-2-0 home record with wins over Colgate (2x), Holy Cross, UMass and Vermont
• Jake Percival leads the team in goals with six, while Jake Richard has a team-high nine points
• Tyler Muszelik has played between the pipes in 10 of the 11 games for the Huskies, making 228 saves with a .894 saves percentage

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 18-7-2 all-time against the Huskies, including a 17-7-2 record during the regular season
• BC swept the home-and-home series during the regular season in 2023-24 before adding a 5-4 victory in the Hockey East quarterfinals in March
• While Boston College won all three meetings last season, UConn had won five of the previous six matchups prior to 2023-24
• The Eagles are 1-1-0 in the recently opened Toscano Family Ice Forum

NHL NOTES
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) has nine goals and seven assists through 15 games
• Alex Tuch (Buffalo) has 14 points in 16 games with four goals and 10 assists
• Chris Kreider (NY Rangers) has eight goals through 14 games
• Jack McBain (Utah) scored the go-ahead goal in Utah's 4-1 victory over Carolina on Wednesday night
• Mike Matheson (Montreal) has 10 assists in 16 games
• Joseph Woll (Toronto) has a 3-2 record in five starts. Woll made 27 saves in the win over Washington on Wednesday
• Spencer Knight (Florida) has a 3-2-0 record with five starts in five games and a .897 saves percentage

UP NEXT
• BC travels to Providence on Tuesday to take on the Friars in Hockey East action. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be available to watch nationally on ESPNU.

No. 2 BC Heads to UConn Friday for Lone Game of the Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

Andre Gasseau

James Hagens

Aidan Hreschuk

Ryan Leonard

Aram Minnetian

Gabe Perreault

Mike Posma

Eamon Powell