Jack Hughes skating past a BC player
Fia McCarty

No. 3 BU Meets No. 1 BC in 71st Dunkin' Men's Beanpot (NESN, ESPN+, TSN+)

February 4, 2024

#3 Boston University (17-7-1, 12-4-1 HE) vs. #1 Boston College (19-4-1, 12-3-1 HE)
Date & Time: Monday, Feb. 5 - 8 p.m.
Venue: TD Garden - Boston, MA
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The No. 3 Boston University men's ice hockey team will begin its quest for a record 32nd Beanpot title when the Terriers face top-ranked Boston College in the second semifinal of the 71st Dunkin' Men's Beanpot on Monday night at TD Garden. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Fans in New England can watch Monday's contest live on NESN and NESN 360, and the game will also be streamed across the United States on ESPN+ and across Canada on TSN+. An audio-only broadcast will be located here.

BEANPOT NOTES

  • The Terriers have won nearly half (31) of the previous 70 Beanpot tournaments.
  • After winning the Beanpot just once in the '50s, BU has won it 30 times in the last 58 years, including 14 of the past 29. 
  • The second-most successful school in the tournament is BC, which has won the coveted trophy 20 times, followed by Harvard (11) and  defending champion Northeastern (8).
  • The Terriers come into this year's tournament with an all-time record of 93-47 (.664). 
  • They are 29-17 (.630) against Boston College, 30-18 (.625) against Harvard and 34-12 (.739) versus Northeastern.
  • The Terriers' 29-17 overall record against the Eagles in the Beanpot includes a 17-6 mark in opening-round contests.
  • BU has advanced to the championship game 55 times, including six of the last eight tournaments, its best stretch since a 13-year run from 1995-2007.
  • Mathieu Caron will become the fifth different BU goaltender in the past five Beanpots to start the Terriers' opening game of the tournament.
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • The Terriers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory at No. 18/17 New Hampshire on Friday night.
  • Junior Jack Hughes had his best game as a Terrier, scoring the opening two goals and assisting on a third to match his career high with three points.
  • Senior Nick Zabaneh also scored two goals while freshman Macklin Celebrini lit the lamp and assisted on classmate Shane Lachance's power-play goal.
  • Eleven different Terriers recorded a point, including freshman Jack Harvey, who notched a career-best two assists by providing the primary helper on both of Hughes' goals.
  • Celebrini, a 2024 Hobey Baker Award nominee and the reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Month, has tallied 37 points (19g, 18a) in 23 games, which is tied for second in Hockey East, tied for second among national rookies and tied for fifth overall in the country. 
  • Sophomore Lane Hutson, the league's reigning Defender of the Month, is also a Hobey nominee. He is tied for second among all NCAA defensemen with 10 goals and is tied for third among NCAA defensemen (first in HE) with 32 points.
  • Since the 2005-06 season, Hutson is the only defenseman (and one of just 13 players overall) to reach 80 career points in 62 games or fewer.
  • Graduate student Cade Webber leads the nation with 3.35 blocked shots per game and is second nationally with 77 total blocks, including six on Friday against UNH.

SERIES HISTORY

  • The Comm. Ave rivals have met 293 times and BU leads the series, 139-133-21 (.510).
  • No other opponent has appeared on BU's schedule more often; Northeastern is the next closest, having faced BU 250 times since the 1930-31 season.
  • The first game in BU Hockey history was on Feb. 6, 1918, against Boston College at Boston Arena.
  • The Eagles swept the Terriers on Jan. 26-27 and have now won three straight against BU, including a 4-2 win in last year's Beanpot consolation game.
  • BU and BC have played 46 overtime games and the Eagles hold a 16-10-20 edge.
  • The Terriers have 11 of the 21 shutouts in the series history.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

  • BC has won five straight and eight of its last nine games, including a 6-1 victory at UMass Lowell on Friday night.
  • Freshman Will Smith, the Hockey East Player of the Month for January, is second on the squad in goals (14), assists (23) and points (37).
  • Freshman Gabe Perreault leads BC with 29 assists and 39 points and is tied with Smith for second on the squad in goals behind sophomore Cutter Gauthier, who is tied for the NCAA lead with 21 goals.
  • Freshman goaltender Jacob Fowler was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for January.
  • He has started all 24 games, going 19-4-1 with a 2.21 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage.
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