No. 5 BU Heads Back to TD Garden Friday for Hockey East Semifinal against Providence

Friday, March 17

Boston, MA (TD Garden)

4 PM

Boston University

Providence (HE Semifinal)

The men's ice hockey team standing on the blue line at TD Garden during the national anthem

Photo by: Kyle Prudhomme

No. 5 BU Heads Back to TD Garden Friday for Hockey East Semifinal against Providence

March 16, 2023 | Men's Ice Hockey

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#5 Boston University (25-10-0, 18-6-0 Hockey East) vs. Providence (16-13-7, 9-9-6 Hockey East)
Date & Time: Friday, March 17 - 4 p.m.
Venue: TD Garden - Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey

The fifth-ranked and top-seeded Boston University men's ice hockey team will continue its quest for a 10th Hockey East title on Friday when the Terriers travel to TD Garden for a semifinal showdown with Providence. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Friday's contest will be televised live on NESN and will also be streamed on ESPN+, with an audio-only broadcast located here. Fans outside the United States will be able to view Friday's fixture by clicking here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU booked its ticket to the semifinals with a 7-3 win over Vermont last weekend at Agganis Arena, a victory that extended the Terriers' win streak to five games.
Junior Nick Zabaneh was named Hockey East Player of the Week after he recorded his first collegiate hat trick in the win.
Zabaneh's linemates, freshman Jeremy Wilmer and junior Dylan Peterson, each recorded three assists.
Senior Wilmer Skoog scored two goals and freshman Quinn Hutson also lit the lamp.
On Wednesday, freshman Lane Hutson was named Hockey East Rookie of the Year and also announced as one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Hutson leads all Hockey East skaters with 44 points thanks to 12 goals and a league-high 32 assists.
He ranks fifth in the NCAA in assists and is first among NCAA defensemen in both assists per game and points per game.
Senior Matt Brown enters the weekend ranked second in Hockey East with 43 points thanks to 15 goals and 28 assists, all of which were career highs.
First-year head coach Jay Pandolfo was selected as Hockey East Coach of the Year after guiding the Terriers to a 24-10-0 regular-season record, including an 18-6-0 mark in league play.
BU and Providence last met on March 3-4, with the Terriers sweeping a home-and-home series with a 6-4 victory at Agganis and a 2-0 win in Rhode Island thanks to a 39-save shutout by junior Drew Commesso.
If the Terriers end up facing Merrimack in the title game, they will have faced each of their final three regular-season opponents in the playoffs.
The Terriers boast the third-best scoring offense in the NCAA, averaging 4.0 goals per game.

SERIES HISTORY

BU and Providence first met in the 1926-27 season and have played 193 times since that encounter, with the Terriers leading the series, 115-59-19 (.645).
BU is 20-8-6 against Providence in their past 34 meetings, including a 9-4-6 record over the last 19 contests.
The Terriers have won nine straight March games against Providence, including the weekend sweep earlier this month.
The teams have played 30 overtime games and the Friars hold a 7-4-19 edge in them.
BU has shut out PC on 19 occasions while only being blanked six times.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS

Providence advanced to the semifinals thanks to a pair of 2-1 overtime wins.
The Friars defeated New Hampshire at home in the opening round on March 8 before besting third-seeded Northeastern in Boston this past Saturday.
Freshman Brady Berard's first collegiate goal won the game against the Huskies.
Senior Parker Ford, who leads Providence with 26 points, scored his team-leading 12th goal of the year at Northeastern.
Senior Max Crozier leads PC with 21 assists and is tied with junior Brett Berard (10g, 14a) for second on the squad with 24 points.
Brett Berard notched a goal and an assist in the Friars' 6-4 loss to BU on March 3.
Freshman goaltender Philip Svedebäck is 14-10-7 in 33 appearances, posting a .909 save percentage and a 2.19 goals-against average.
He allowed two goals at BU on March 3 before leaving the game and did not start the season finale against the Terriers.
Svedebäck has stopped 47 of 49 shots in his two playoff wins this season.

UP NEXT

If BU wins, the Terriers will play the winner of Friday's second semifinal between second-seeded Merrimack and fifth-seeded UMass Lowell on Saturday at TD Garden.
Saturday's contest is scheduled for 7 p.m.