No. 1 Eagles Close Out Regular Season Against Merrimack Saturday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 1 Boston College plays host to Merrimack on Saturday afternoon for the final game of the regular season. Puck drop is slated for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM. BC looks to claim the regular season series against the Warriors after splitting a weekend series back in January upon the team's return from its month-long break.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles sit at 25-6-2 overall with a 17-4-2 conference record
• BC is currently on a five-game unbeaten streak
• Boston College has outscored its opponents 114-58 this season, including 44-14 in the third period
• The Eagles are 13-2-0 at Kelley Rink this season

FIVE POINTS AGAINST NEW HAMPSHIRE
• BC picked up five points in the Hockey East standings this past weekend during its series against new Hampshire
• The Eagles won Friday's game, 4-1, before skating to a tie on Saturday, 1-1, and winning the ensuing shootout
• Andre Gasseau scored twice in Friday's game
• Gabe Perreault finished the weekend with three points on one goal and two assists
• Ryan Leonard had one goal and one assists over the weekend
• Eamon Powell tallied two assists
• Jacob Fowler made 66 saves over the two games, including 41 on Saturday

MILESTONES
• Eamon Powell recorded his 100th career point on Saturday evening with the primary assist on the game-tying goal

AWARDS
• Powell was named the Hockey East Defender of the Week
• The league announced its monthly awards for February and Lukas Gustafsson was named the Defender of the Month after leading the league in +/- and blocks

AMONG HOCKEY EAST
• BC leads Hockey East in penalty-killing percentage (89.8) and save percentages (.936)
• In conference play, Leonard (35) and Perreault (29) sit first and third in points in the league
• Leonard leads Hockey East in goals (28) and game-winning goals (8)
• Perreault leads the league in assists with 31
• Leonard and Perreault are tied for third in points per game with 1.33
• J. Hagens is second among freshmen in points per game with 1.00
• Fowler leads Hockey East in wins (23), shutouts (6) and save percentage (.939), and is second in goals against average (1.67)
• Aidan Hreschuk is tied for seventh in blocked shots with 49

A LOOK AT MERRIMACK
• Merrimack enters the game with a 13-19-1 overall record with a 9-13-1 league record
• The Warriors are currently on a three-game losing streak and are coming off a 2-1 defeat to Northeastern on Thursday evening in their final home game of the regular season
• Seamus Powell leads Merrimack in scoring with 20 points on four goals and 16 assists
• David Sacco has a team-high nine goals
• Max Lundgren has played in 23 games between the pipes and has a 2.95 goals against average and a .908 save percentage

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 114-80-27 all-time against the Warriors
• The two teams split a weekend series back in early January, with both sides claiming a win on the road
• Brady Berard scored in both contests
• Jake Sondreal scored his first collegiate goal in the win at Merrimack

UP NEXT
• BC will host a Hockey East quarterfinal game on Saturday, March 15. Opponent and time will be announced after Wednesday's opening round games.

No. 1 Eagles Close Out Regular Season Against Merrimack Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Brady Berard

Jacob Fowler

Andre Gasseau

Lukas Gustafsson

Aidan Hreschuk

Ryan Leonard

Gabe Perreault

Eamon Powell

Jake Sondreal

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