Monday, February 5
Boston, MA
8:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Boston University
Photo by: John Quackenbos
BC-BU Rematch On Deck in Beanpot Semifinal
February 04, 2024 | Men's Hockey
No. 1 Eagles ride five-game win streak into Monday.
GAMEDAY INFO
Boston College: No. 1/1, 19-4-1, 12-3-1 HEA
Boston University: No. 3/3 17-7-1, 12-4-1 HEA
Monday, February 5: 8 p.m. at TD Garden (Boston, Mass.)
TV (Stream): NESN (ESPN+)
Tom Caron (play-by-play), Billy Jaffe (analyst), George Balekji (reporter), Meredith Gorman (reporter)
Radio: WEEI 850 AM, Varsity App, BCEagles.com/Watch
Jon Rish (play-by-play), Andy Powers (analyst)
Live Stats: Monday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College returned to the top spot in college hockey rankings at No. 1 by USCHO and USA Hockey last week. The No. 1 Eagles are the road team in Monday's nightcap of the Beanpot Semifinals at TD Garden against Boston University. The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. start on NESN.
Monday night's game marks the third match-up between BC and BU in 11 days. BC swept a home-and-home as the NCAA's No. 2 team vs. the then-No. 1 Terriers (1/26-27). The Eagles enter Monday's game on a five-game win streak; their first five-game win streak heading into the Beanpot since 2014, when BC won its 19th Beanpot Championship.
BC IN THE BEANPOT
• Boston College has won 20 Beanpot Championships; having last hoisted the hardware in 2016. The Eagles are 81-58-1 all-time in Beanpot games.
• In 46 previous Beanpot contests, BC trails the all-time series against BU, 17-29. BU has claimed the two most recent first round match-ups with BC last winning in 2014.
• Last season, the Eagles suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to Harvard in the semifinals. BC earned a third-place finish in the Beanpot with a 4-2 victory over BU in the consolation game.
• BC's last semifinal win came against Harvard, 2-1, in 2019. Since defeating BU, 1-0 in overtime, to win the 2016 Beanpot, the Eagles are just 1-5 in first round games.
CUT TO THE CHASE
• Cutter Gauthier is riding a career-best 14-game point streak with a 11-10-21 scoring line.
• His 14-game streak surpassed Maine's Josh Nadeau for the longest in the country this season, which is also the longest in Hockey East since 2018-19.
• Gauthier scored his first career hat trick at Merrimack (1/19).
• Gauthier has scored 21 goals in 24 games as the sophomore ranks first in Hockey East in goals and first nationally in goals per game (0.88).
• Gauthier is third nationally in game-winning goals (5) and 11th in power play goals (7).
WORKHORSE IN NET
• Jacob Fowler posted his 19th win against UMass Lowell on Friday and is now 19-4-1 in net.
• He is first in Hockey East and in the country in winning percentage (.812).
• Fowler is first in the league and ranks sixth nationally with a .925 save percentage.
• The rookie's 2.21 GAA ranks eighth among NCAA goalies.
• He has played the third-most minutes among Hockey East goalies (1439:38).
KID LINE
• Boston College's all-freshman line of Gabe Perreault, Will Smith and Ryan Leonard has combined for 38 goals, 69 assists and 107 points through 24 games.
• The trio is averaging 4.46 points per game, including 77 points in Hockey East play.
• Perreault (39) and Smith (37) lead the team in scoring while Leonard (31) sits fourth.
• The rookies combined for eight points in the BU series last month.
• The line has a +43 rating with Leonard (+18) and Perreault (+15) leading the team.
BATTLE OF COMM AVE
• Monday marks the 294th matchup of all-time between the schools.
• Boston College trails the all-time series, 133-139-21.
• The last meeting was a 4-3 BC win over No. 1 BU to cap a weekend sweep for the No. 2 Eagles. BC killed off five of six penalties as Jacob Fowler supplied 31 saves in net, including his 29th of the night that started a counterattack that led to Will Smith's game-winning goal.
• In last year's Beanpot consolation, the Eagles raced out to a two-goal lead as Nikita Neutrino and Eamon Powell lit the lamp in the first on the way to a 4-2 win.
• BC's last win over BU in a semifinal came in 2014; a 3-1 victory on the way to the Eagles' 19th Beanpot Championship. Johnny Gaudreau scored one goal and added an assist, extending his point streak to 22 games and Thatcher Demko stopped 22 shots in the first round-win.
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