Friday, March 1
Durham, NH
7:00 PM
Boston College
at
New Hampshire
Photo by: Brody Hannon
Boston College Takes on UNH in Weekend Series
February 29, 2024 | Men's Hockey
Watch: ESPN+ (Friday)Watch: ESPN+ (Sunday)Listen: WEEILive Stats: FridayLive Stats: SundayGame Notes
No. 1 Eagles travel to Durham Friday, host "Senior Day" game Sunday.
GAMEDAY INFO
Boston College:Â No. 1/1, 25-5-1, 17-3-1 HEANew Hampshire:Â 17-12-1, 10-9-1 HEA
Friday, March 1: 7 p.m. at Whittemore Center (Durham, N.H.)
Stream:Â ESPN+
 Cooper Boardman (play-by-play), Peter Webster (analyst), Natalie Noury (reporter)
Saturday, March 3:Â 5 p.m. at Kelley Rink (Chestnut Hill, Mass.)
Stream:Â ESPN+
 Eric Gallanty (play-by-play), Jim Connelly (analyst), Laura Stickells (reporter)
Radio: WEEI 850 AM, Varsity App, BCEagles.com/Watch
 Jon Rish (play-by-play), Andy Powers (analyst)
Live Stats: Friday | Sunday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Top-ranked Boston College plays its final series of the regular season in a home-and-home beginning Friday at No. 17 New Hampshire. The Eagles, who wrap up the regular season next Saturday at Merrimack, have clinched a home game in the Hockey East Quarterfinals. The Eagles have won 10 consecutive Hockey East match-ups, sit atop the league standings at 17-3-1 are a point ahead in the Hockey East standings with a game in hand over Boston University. BC's 10-game win streak in league play is the first of 10 or more in Hockey East since the Eagles won 12 in a row in 2012-13. BC swept a series with Vermont last weekend behind 7-1 and 4-2 wins. Sophomore forward Cutter Gauthier totaled five points, including three goals and two game-winners, on his way to earning Hockey East Player of the Week honors.
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CUT TO THE CHASE
• Cutter Gauthier had a career-best 14-game point streak, with a 11-10-21 scoring line, snapped against BU (2/5) at the Beanpot.
• Gauthier bounced back from his streak being snapped with a four-point, two-goal performance against No. 17 New Hampshire (2/9).
• Gauthier scored his first career hat trick at Merrimack (1/19).
• Gauthier is the Hockey East and NCAA leader in goals at 29.
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KID LINE
• Boston College's all-freshman line of Gabe Perreault, Will Smith and Ryan Leonard has combined for 55 goals, 91 assists and 146 points through 31 games.
• The trio is averaging 4.71 points per game, including 94 points in Hockey East play.
• Smith (51) and Perreault (50) are the top two points-getters in the nation. Leonard (45) is fourth on the team and seventh in the nation.
• The rookies combined for 11 points in the Vermont series last weekend.
• The line has a +69 rating with Leonard (+30) leading the team.
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FRESHMAN SUPERLATIVES
• Gabe Perreault's 35 assists and Will Smith's 34 are the fourth and fifth most in a season by a BC freshman with Hall of Famer Brian Leetch (1986-87) at third with 38.
• Smith's 51 points are tied with Joe Whitney (2007-08) for fifth and Perreault's 50 points are sixth all-time by a freshman.
• Ryan Leonard surpassed Johnny Gaudreau (2011-12) for the fifth most goals in a season by a BC freshman with his 22nd and 23rd of the season.
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HOCKEY EAST SUCCESS
• The Eagles are 17-3-1 in Hockey East and have three games left on their schedule.
• BC's 17 league wins are the most since claiming the second of back-to-back regular season titles with a 16-4-1 record in 2020-21.
• The Eagles have won 18 or more league games four times in a season since 2006-07.
• BC last won 18 league games in 2017-18, 19 games in in 2011-12 and 20 games in 2010-11.
• BC exceeded 20 wins the first three seasons of Hockey East before the league schedule was reduced following the 1986-87 season.
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BC-UNH SERIES
• Friday marks the 166th matchup of all-time between the schools.
• Boston College leads the all-time series, 81-68-16, including a 51-46-15 mark in Hockey East regular season contests.
• The Eagles swept the 2022-23 season series with a single game on back-to-back October weekends; winning 4-2 and 5-0.
• BC previously claimed a 6-1 win over UNH (2/9) at home. The Eagles scored four power play goals in the contest with Jack Malone and Cutter Gauthier each netting a pair of scores.
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