#20 Boston University (16-10-3, 11-6-3 HE) vs. #15 Northeastern (19-8-1, 10-6-1 HE)
Date & Time: Monday, Feb. 14 - 7:30 p.m.
Venue: TD Garden - Boston, Mass.
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The Boston University men's ice hockey team will continue its 100th season on Monday at TD Garden when the Terriers face Northeastern in the 69th Beanpot title game. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with the game to be televised live on NESN and NHL Network.

BEANPOT NOTES

• The most successful team in Beanpot history, BU boasts an all-time record of 92-45 (.669).
• The Terriers are 33-11 (.767) versus Northeastern.
• BU has advanced to the championship game 55 times, including six of the last seven tournaments, its best stretch since a 13-year run from 1995-2007.
• The Terriers are in the Beanpot title game for the 32nd time in the last 38 tournaments.
• This is the third time in the last four tournaments that BU and Northeastern have met in the championship game, with the Huskies defeating BU for the title in 2018 and 2020.
• The Terriers defeated the Huskies, 4-3, in overtime to win their last Beanpot in 2015.
• Overall, BU is 9-5 in 14 Beanpot championship games against Northeastern.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU extended its win streak to six games with a 4-1 victory at No. 17 Providence on Thursday.
• The Terriers improved to 12-1-1 in their last 14 games with the victory.
• BU has averaged 3.93 goals per game in that stretch while allowing just 1.57 goals per game.
• Juniors Domenick Fensore (2a) and Wilmer Skoog (1g, 1a) each posted two points for the second straight game in the win at Providence, with Skoog scoring the game-winner.
• Skoog (9g, 11a) and assist leader Fensore (4g, 18a) lead BU with 24 points apiece.
• Junior Robert Mastrosimone is third on the Terriers with 22 points thanks to 11 assists and a team-best 11 goals.
• Junior Matt Brown enters Monday on a nine-game point streak, having tallied five goals and six assists for 11 points during that stretch.
• Brown has notched a point in 11 of his last 12 games.
• Sophomore goaltender Vinny Duplessis is 3-0-0 since taking over the starting job from U.S. Olympian Drew Commesso.
• In his last four starts, Duplessis is 4-0-0 with a .944 save percentage and a 1.25 goals-against average.

SERIES HISTORY

• This will be the 245th meeting between the Terriers and Huskies since they first met during the 1930-31 season.
• The only team BU has played more games against is Boston College (282).
• BU holds a 167-65-12 (.709) advantage, including wins in 15 of the past 27 meetings (15-8-4) but the Huskies are 7-3-3 in the past 13.
• In the nine meetings that have taken place since the start of the 2018-19 season, six have gone to overtime, including each of the last two.
• The two teams have played 32 overtime games in the all-time series, and BU holds a 12-8-12 edge.
• The Terriers have recorded 15 of the 19 shutouts between the crosstown rivals.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

• Northeastern won its game leading up to Monday's final, as the No. 15 Huskies defeated No. 13 UMass Lowell, 4-2, on Friday night in Lowell.
• The Huskies are also without their usual starting netminder, as Devon Levi is with Team Canada in Beijing.
• Freshman T.J. Semptimhelter, who made 41 saves in the Huskies' 3-1 win over BC last Monday, is 3-1-0 in his four starts since taking over for Levi, posting a 2.09 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage.
• Aidan McDonough (17g, 7a) leads Northeastern with 25 points thanks to his team-best 17 goals.
• Sam Colangelo (8g, 12a) and assist leader Justin Hryckowian (6g, 14a) are tied for second with 20 points apiece.