BC to Face Dartmouth on Friday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College hosts Dartmouth for a non-conference matchup on Friday night at Kelley Rink. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be available to stream on ESPN+. Radio coverage on WEEI 850 AM will begin 15 minutes prior to puck drop.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles are now 9-3-0 overall and 4-2-0 in Hockey East after splitting the weekend series against Northeastern
• Dartmouth is 5-0-1 overall and 4-0-1 in ECAC Hockey. The Big Green are the only undefeated team remaining in Division I

THE RANKINGS
• BC is now fourth in the USCHO.com poll and third in the USA Hockey / The Rink Live poll
• Dartmouth sits 15th in the USCHO.com poll and 14th in the USA Hockey / The Rink Live poll

WEEKEND SPLIT
• The Eagles split its weekend series against Northeastern as both teams won on home ice
• BC picked up a 3-0 shutout victory on Friday night at Kelley Rink
• Jacob Fowler made 28 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season
• Ryan Leonard scored two goals, including the game-winner
• Andre Gasseau tallied his sixth goal of the campaign
• James Hagens and Gabe Perreault both finished with two assists
• On Saturday, Leonard extended his goal-scoring streak to six games when he scored his 11th goal of the season
• Oskar Jellvik lit the lamp for the second time this season
• Lukas Gustafsson, Mike Posma, Teddy Stiga and Gasseau each had an assist

WEEKLY AWARDS
• Leonard and J. Hagens were named recipients of Hockey East weekly awards with Leonard being named the Player of the Week and Hagens being named the Rookie of the Week

ABOUT THE EAGLES
• The Boston College penalty kill is a perfect 27-for-27 this season, the only team in Division I to not allow a power play goal this year
• Leonard is currently on a six-game goal scoring streak and is tied for first nationally in goals (11) and game-winning goals (5)
• BC boasts a 5-0 home record including three wins over ranked opponents
• The Eagles are 5-1 in non-conference games this season and have won their last four

AMONGST HOCKEY EAST
• BC leads Hockey East in penalty-killing percentage (1.000) and saves percentages (.936)
• Perreault leads the league in points per game (1.50), while Leonard (1.43) is third and J. Hagens (1.25) is fifth
• Fowler leads Hockey East in saves percentage (.943), goals against average (1.55) and shutouts (4)
• Aram Minnetian (20) is tied for fourth in the league in blocks and Aidan Hreschuk is 10th with 17

A LOOK AT DARTMOUTH
• Dartmouth enters Friday's tilt with a 5-0-1 overall record and a 4-0-1 record in ECAC Hockey
• The Big Green are off to their best start since the 1957-58 season
• Dartmouth last played the weekend of Nov. 15-16, earning a home win over No. 6 Cornell and a tie against Colgate
• The Big Green lead the nation in power play percentage at 41.2%
• Nikita Nikora has a nation-best 1.83 points per game through the first six games, recording 11 points on two goals and nine assists
• Roan Clarke has seen the majority of minutes between the pipes, making 110 saves and boasts a .917 saves percentage

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 64-29-0 all-time against Dartmouth
• The two teams last met during 2021-22 season in the final of the Ledyard Classic with BC picking up a 6-1 victory, winning the in-season tournament for the third time
• BC has won the last the five meetings with Dartmouth with two of those coming at Kelley Rink

NHL NOTES
• Noah Hanifin (Vegas) appeared in his 700th career game on Monday. Hanifin has four assists in the last three games
• Will Smith (San Jose) had two assists on Monday evening against the Kings
• Alex Tuch (Buffalo) scored a short-handed goal in the third period on Saturday to help the Sabres earn the win over San Jose. Tuch has at least one point in each of the last six games, totaling nine over that span
• Jack McBain (Utah) has scored in each of the last three games, bringing his season total to eight
• Joseph Woll (Toronto) made 24 saves on Sunday in the 3-2 victory over Utah, earning his fifth win of the season

UP NEXT
• BC hosts UConn on Wednesday evening at Kelley Rink. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+ along with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

Andre Gasseau

Lukas Gustafsson

James Hagens

Aidan Hreschuk

Oskar Jellvik

Ryan Leonard

Aram Minnetian

Gabe Perreault

Mike Posma

Will Smith

Teddy Stiga