No. 3 Eagles Host UConn Wednesday Night

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College hosts UConn for a midweek Hockey East matchup at Kelley Rink on Wednesday. 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 improved to 10-3-0 overall after picking up a 5-3 victory over Dartmouth on Friday. BC is currently 4-2-0 in Hockey East
• UConn is 7-6-1 overall and 4-5-1 in Hockey East and is coming off a split weekend against UMass Lowell on Nov. 22-23

THE RANKINGS
• BC sits at No. 3 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey / The Rink Live polls
• The Huskies are receiving votes in both national polls

COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY OVER THE BIG GREEN
• The Eagles scored four third period goals en route to a 5-3 come-from-behind victory over No. 15 Dartmouth on Friday at Kelley Rink
• James Hagens scored two goals for his first multi-goal performance for BC
• Teddy Stiga scored his second short-handed goal of the season
• Mike Posma scored on the power-play for BC
• Andre Gasseau capped the scoring with an empty net goal, his seventh tally of the season
• Lukas Gustafsson and Gabe Perreault each finished with two assists
• The BC penalty kill went 3-for-3

WEEKLY AWARDS
• Gustafsson was named the Hockey East Defender of the Week

SIX NAMED TO U.S. PRELIMINARY ROSTER
• Forwards J. Hagens, Ryan Leonard, Perreault and Stiga, and defensemen Drew Fortescue and Aram Minnetian will compete for a spot on the final U.S. roster for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship

ABOUT THE EAGLES
• The Boston College penalty kill is a perfect 30-for-30 this season, the only team in Division I to not allow a power play goal this year
• BC is 6-0-0 on home ice this season, and has won the last 16 home games dating back to the 2023-24 season
• The Eagles have outscored their opponents 44-24 this season, including 20-5 in the third period

AMONGST HOCKEY EAST
• BC leads Hockey East in penalty-killing percentage (1.000) and is second in saves percentages (.930)
• Leonard leads HEA in goals (11) and game-winning goals (5)
• Perreault leads the league in points per game (1.54), while Leonard and J. Hagens are tied for fourth with 1.31
• Fowler leads Hockey East in saves percentage (.936) and shutouts (4), and is second in goals against average (1.67)
• Aram Minnetian is tied for seventh in blocks with 21

A LOOK AT UCONN
• UConn enters Wednesday's game with a 7-6-1 overall record and a 4-5-1 record in Hockey East play
• The Huskies last played the weekend of Nov. 22-23, splitting its weekend series at UMass Lowell
• Joey Muldowney and Ryan Tattle are tied for the team-lead in points with 10
• Jake Percival has a team-high seven goals , while Kai Janviriya leads the team in assists with seven
• Tyler Muszelik has played the majority of the minutes between the pipes for the Huskies, making 245 saves with a .897 saves percentage and a 2.59 goals against average

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 18-8-2 all-time against the Huskies
• The teams met in mid-November at the Toscano Family Ice Forum, with UConn taking the win, 5-4

NHL NOTES
• Noah Hanifin (Vegas) appeared in his 700th career game last Monday
• Mike Hardman (New Jersey) made his season debut on Monday evening
• Will Smith (San Jose) has scored in the last three games and has recorded at least one point in the last four. He finished the month of November tied for the most assists (6) and power-play points (3) among rookies, and third in points (9)
• Joseph Woll (Toronto) made a season-high 41 saves on Saturday in Toronto's 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay, earning his sixth win of the campaign
• Spencer Knight (Florida) picked up his fourth win of the season on Saturday, making 20 saves and earning his first shutout of the campaign
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) has 24 points (11-13-24) through 24 games

UP NEXT
• BC is set to take on UMass Lowell in a home-and-home series to begin Friday at the Tsongas Center at 7:15 and conclude on Monday at Kelley Rink at 7 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Monday's game also being available on NESN.

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Players Mentioned

Drew Fortescue

Andre Gasseau

Lukas Gustafsson

James Hagens

Ryan Leonard

Aram Minnetian

Gabe Perreault

Mike Posma

Will Smith

Teddy Stiga