No. 1 Eagles Set for Home-and-Home with New Hampshire

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 1 Boston College takes on New Hampshire in a home-and-home Hockey East series this weekend. Friday's game will be played at Kelley Rink before the Eagles make the trip to the Whittemore Center on Saturday in their final road game of the regular season. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be available to watch on ESPN+ with a radio broadcast available on WEEI 850 AM. Friday's game will also air live on NESN.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles sit at 24-6-1 overall with a 16-4-1 conference record
• BC is currently on a three-game winning streak
• Boston College has outscored its opponents 109-56 this season, including 41-14 in the third period
• The Eagles are 12-2-0 at Kelley Rink this season and 11-3-1 on the road

SWEEP OVER VERMONT
• BC picked up six more points in the Hockey East standings with 6-3 and 4-1 victories in its sweep over Vermont
• Andre Gasseau led the way with six points over the weekend on three goals and three assists
• Ryan Leonard tallied two goals and one assist in the series
• Jacob Fowler made 61 saves over the two games
• Eamon Powell finished with three points on one goal and two assists in Friday's win
• BC scored two power play goals on Friday from James Hagens and Leonard
• The Eagles scored a short-handed goal on Saturday through Teddy Stiga, his third SHG of the year and the team's seventh
• Michael Hagens scored his first collegiate goal on Friday

MILESTONES
• Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault crossed the century mark for career points this past weekend with Leonard hitting milestone on Friday followed by Perreault on Saturday

WEEKLY AWARD
• Following his six-point weekend performance, Gasseau was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week

THE FINAL STRETCH
• The Eagles have just three games remaining in the regular season
• BC holds a five point lead over Maine for the top spot in Hockey East. The Black Bears have one game in hand with four games remaining

AMONG HOCKEY EAST
• BC leads Hockey East in penalty-killing percentage (89.4) and save percentages (.933)
• In conference play, Leonard (33) and Perreault (26) sit one and two in points in the league
• Leonard leads Hockey East in goals (27) and game-winning goals (8)
• Perreault leads the league in assists with 29
• Leonard (1.35) is second in points per game, while Perreault (1.32) is second
• J. Hagens is second among freshmen in points per game with 1.03
• Fowler leads Hockey East in wins (22), shutouts (6) and save percentage (.937), and is second in goals against average (1.73)
• Aidan Hreschuk is tied for ninth in blocked shots with 45

A LOOK AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
• New Hampshire enters the weekend with an 11-14-5 overall record and a 3-13-4 Hockey East record
• The Wildcats are coming off a weekend series against UMass in which they won the shootout on Friday evening following a 3-3 tie, before falling 3-1 on Saturday
• Ryan Conmy leads UNH in goals (15) and points (28)
• Cy LeClerc has a team-high 16 assists
• Jared Whale has started all 30 games between the pipes, making 615 saves while allowing 77 goals for an .889 save percentage and a 2.66 goals against average

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 84-68-16 all-time against the Wildcats
• The two teams met earlier this month at the Whittemore Center where BC claimed a 4-2 win
• Will Vote, Mike Posma, Gentry Shamburger and Perreault each scored for the Eagles
• Boston College is currently on a seven-game winning streak in the series

UP NEXT
• BC hosts Merrimack next Saturday for the final game of the regular season. Puck drop at Kelley Rink is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

No. 1 Eagles Set for Home-and-Home with New Hampshire

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

Andre Gasseau

James Hagens

Michael Hagens

Aidan Hreschuk

Ryan Leonard

Gabe Perreault

Mike Posma

Eamon Powell

Gentry Shamburger

Teddy Stiga

Will Vote