Eagles and Huskies Faceoff for a Home-and-Home

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College Eagles prepare to take on the No. 15 Northeastern Huskies for a home-and-home series.

Friday's game is scheduled for 2 p.m. with Sunday's game scheduled for 2 p.m. both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Boston College sits in third place in the Hockey East standings. Through 21 conference games, the Eagles have 39 points. Only nine points separate first through fourth in the standings.
The Eagles and the Huskies have faced off twice this year already. The two sides met back in November at Matthews Arena with the Eagles taking home a 3-0 victory. In the first round of the Beanpot, the two sides squared off with Northeastern taking home a 4-2 victory.
Sammy Taber leads Hockey East in points in conference games with 24, while Julia Pellerin is tied for second with 23 points.

A WIN WOULD . . .

Boston College would improve to 18-10-1 overall and 14-7-1 in the league.
Improve BC to 31-5-5 in the all-time series against Vermont.

SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN

Northeastern holds a record of 18-11-2 and a league record of 13-9-1.
The Huskies have scored 69 times this year, averaging 2.3 goals a game, while they have let their opponents score 51 times, averaging 1.7 goals per game.
Last weekend
Skylar Irving leads Northeastern in points with 25 she also leads the team in goal with 11.
Lisa Jönsson has spent the most time between the pipes for Northeastern. Jönsson holds a goals-allowed average of 1.25 and a save percentage of .950. Jönsson was announced as a Goalie of the Year semifinalist.
Northeastern is ranked third in the country on the penalty kill, with a 90.1 percentage.
The Huskies are ranked fifth in the country in shutouts with eight, they also lead Hockey East.

HOCKEY EAST IMPLICATIONS

The first round of the Hockey East Tournament begins on Wednesday, Feb. 26 with the opening round.
Both UConn and Boston University have clinched home ice through the Quarterfinals.
Only two points separate third place and fifth place.
The Eagles are currently in third place in the Hockey East Standing, they face Northeastern who is in fourth place for a home-and-home series this weekend.

HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD

The senior Keri Clougherty was named one of the five finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award on Wednesday.
Clougherty becomes the third Eagle ever to become a finalist for this honor. She is joined by Sarah Carlson '05 and Brooks Dyroff '13 from the men's team.
This year Keri has led the team to 461 hours of community service, last year the team surpassed 750 hours, due to Keri's leadership.
The winner of the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be announced during the men's Frozen Four.

Eagles and Huskies Faceoff for a Home-and-Home

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Players Mentioned

Keri Clougherty

Julia Pellerin

Sammy Taber

Eagles and Huskies Faceoff for a Home-and-Home

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Players Mentioned

Keri Clougherty

Julia Pellerin

Sammy Taber

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