No. 1 Eagles Travel to UNH on Friday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 1 Boston College travels to New Hampshire on Friday evening for a Hockey East contest against the UNH Wildcats. Puck drop at the Whittemore Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+. Radio coverage for the contest begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the game on WEEI 850 AM.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 20-4-1 overall on Monday with their win over Northeastern in the Beanpot
• Boston College boasts a 12-3-1 record in Hockey East
• BC is currently on an eight-game winning streak that includes wins over Merrimack, Harvard, Providence (2x), Boston University (2x), UMass Lowell and Northeastern
• Boston College has outscored its opponents 88-42 this season, including 34-9 in the third period

BEANPOT WIN OVER NORTHEASTERN
• The Eagles defeated Northeastern on Monday in the semifinals of the 72nd Dunkin' Men's Beanpot by a score of 8-2
• Eight different players lit the lamp for BC
• Ryan Leonard led all players with three points on one goal and two assists
• Eamon Powell, Teddy Stiga, Lukas Gustafsson, James Hagens, Aram Minnetian, and Gabe Perreault each finished with two points
• Jacob Fowler made 28 saves to pick up his 18th win of the season

HOCKEY EAST AWARDS
• Ryan Leonard and Teddy Stiga were named recipients of Hockey East monthly awards for January. Leonard was selected as the Player of the Month, while Stiga was recognized as the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month
• Additionally, Leonard was named the league's Player of the Week on Monday following his hat-trick performance in BC's 4-0 win last Friday against No. 8 UMass Lowell

AMONG HOCKEY EAST
• BC leads Hockey East in penalty-killing percentage (90.1) and save percentages (.936)
• In conference play, Leonard (25) and Gabe Perreault (20) sit one and two in points in the league
• Leonard leads Hockey East in goals (23) and game-winning goals (8)
• Perreault leads the league in assists with 25
• Perreault is third in the league in points per game (1.36), while Leonard is fourth with 1.32
• Jacob Fowler leads Hockey East in wins (18), shutouts (6) and save percentage (.938), and is second in goals against average (1.65)
• Aidan Hreschuk is tied for seventh in blocked shots with 40

A LOOK AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
• New Hampshire enters the contest with an 11-10-3 overall record and a 3-9-2 league record
• The Wildcats are coming off a 7-2 defeat to Boston University last Friday
• Ryan Conmy leads UNH in points (23) and goals (12)
• Liam Devlin and Cy LeClerc are tied for the team-lead in assists with 13
• Jared Whale has started all 24 games for the Wildcats, making 494 saves with 57 goals allowed for a .897 save percentage and a 2.49 goals against average

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 83-68-16 all-time against the Wildcats
• BC swept last season's series, 3-0, including a 5-3 win at the Whittemore Center on March 1
• Boston College is currently on a six-game winning streak against New Hampshire with the last defeat coming on Jan. 15, 2022
• The Eagles have won their last two trips to the Whittemore Center

UP NEXT
• BC and BU meet in the Beanpot Championship game on Monday evening inside TD Garden. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 p.m. on NESN.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

Lukas Gustafsson

James Hagens

Aidan Hreschuk

Ryan Leonard

Aram Minnetian

Gabe Perreault

Eamon Powell

Teddy Stiga