UMASS LOWELL FEB. 12, 2021 • 7:00 P.M. • KELLEY RINK BOSTON COLLEGE 4 wins > 5 losses > 0 tieS 11 wins > 3 losses > 1 tie uscho: RV > usa today: NR 122ND ALL-TIME MEETING • BC LEADS 67-44-10 uscho: 1 > usa today: 2 SETTING THE SCENE >>> NOVEMBER • Top-ranked Boston College opens a home-and-home series against unranked UMass Lowell on 27 #7 UMASS W, 4-3 Friday night at Kelley Rink on NESN+ with faceoff at 7 p.m. 28 @ #7 UMASS W, 6-3 • The series concludes on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Lowell at the Tsongas Center on SportsLive • BC had the nation's longest unbeaten streak (7) snapped by BU last Saturday night >>> december • UMass Lowell ended a four-game losing skid with a 3-2 overtime win over UConn on Tuesday 4 #12 PROVIDENCE W, 3-0 5 @ #12 PROVIDENCE W, 9-0 TOURNAMENT FORMAT ANNOUNCED 11 UCONN W, 4-3 (OT) • Hockey East announced on Wednesday that the 2021 league tournament will use a single- 12 @ UCONN L, 1-3 elimination format with each game hosted at the home arena of the higher seed • Seeding will be determined by a newly-developed mathematical formula dubbed the Hockey >>> january East Power Index (HEPI), similar to the formula used to determine the NCAA Tournament 8 NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 3-4 (OT) • The Hockey East Tournament begins with three opening round games between seeds 6-11 on 10 @ NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 3-2 (OT) Wednesday, March 10 (seeds 1-5 automatically qualify for the quarterfinals) 16 MERRIMACK W, 2-1 • Following a reseeding, the quarterfinals take place on Sunday, March 14 17 @ MERRIMACK W, 5-3 • The semifinals are set for Wednesday, March 17 with the Lamoriello Trophy to be handed out 22 UCONN * T, 3-3 in the championship game on Saturday, March 20 23 @ UCONN W, 4-2 HELLY'S HEROICS >>> FEBRUARY • Last Friday, Drew Helleson slipped the puck around Ashton Abel's left pad in the dying seconds 2 @ #14 NORTHEASTERN W, 6-2 of overtime as BC defeated BU 4-3 in the 283rd Battle of Comm Ave at Kelley Rink 5 #15 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 4-3 (OT) • Helleson scored the game-winner with just 0.1 second on the clock and appeared in the Top-10 6 @ #15 BOSTON UNIVERSITY L, 1-3 Plays on SportsCenter that night with the No. 2 play 12 UMASS LOWELL 7:00 • Boston College improved to 3-1-1 in overtime this season 13 @ UMASS LOWELL 6:00 19 TBA TBA CAPTAIN CLUTCH 20 TBA TBA • With an early flare for the dramatic this season, captain Marc McLaughlin leads the entire 26 TBA TBA country in both game-winning goals (5) and shorthanded goals (3) 27 TBA TBA • The junior has surpassed his previous career-high in goals (5) with a team-leading eight as well as his career-high in points (12) with a team-high 16 >>> MARCH • McLaughlin is sixth in Hockey East in goals per game and seventh in points per game 5 TBA TBA • He already has five multi-point games after entering the year with just two 6 TBA TBA 10 HOCKEY EAST FIRST ROUND ^ TBA THANKS LOGAN 14 HOCKEY EAST QUARTERFINAL ^ TBA • It was announced on Wednesday that senior assistant captain Logan Hutsko will miss the rest 17 HOCKEY EAST SEMIFINAL ^ TBA of the season due to a lower body injury 20 HOCKEY EAST CHAMPIONSHIP ^ TBA • With a primary assist on the game's opening goal on Jan. 16 against Merrimack, Hutsko became the 83rd member of the program's 100-point club * UConn wins shootout 2-1 • The Tampa native had 11 points in 11 games this season and finishes his BC career with 41 goals ^ All HEA Tournament games hosted by high seed and 60 assists for 101 points in 114 games played 1 >>> at a glance >>> GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION ALL I DO IS WIN Location......................................................Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Spencer Knight finally suffered his first loss of the season last Saturday at BU Founded .....................................................................................1863 • He fell to 10-1-1 this season but still ranks second nationally in winning percentage (.875) Nickname .............................................................................. Eagles • Knight had a personal unbeaten streak of 20 games (18-0-2) dating back to last season Colors ....................................................................Maroon & Gold • He ranks seventh nationally in SV% (.935) and 14th in GAA (2.06) this year Enrollment ................. 9,370 (undergrad) / 14,559 (total) • In 45 career starts, Knight is 33-9-3 for a .767 winning percentage Home Rink ..................................................Kelley Rink (7,884) President .........................................Rev. William P. Leahy, SJ WE WERE MERELY FRESHMEN NCAA Faculty Representative ......................Bob Murphy • BC's highly-touted freshman class has combined for 22 goals, 29 assists and 51 points to lead Athletic Director ....................................................Patrick Kraft Hockey Administrator .....................................John Hegarty the team, accounting for 33% of the Eagles' total points Media Contact ..................................................Alastair Ingram • Nikita Nesterenko and Colby Ambrosio are tied for first in Hockey East in goals scored by a BC Athletics Website ..................................... BCEagles.com freshman with six, while Trevor Kuntar ranks fifth with five • Defenseman Eamon Powell (+13) leads the league in plus-minus rating among rookies HOCKEY STAFF • Nesterenko (+10) is second among freshmen and Ambrosio (+8) is tied for third Jerry York ................................ Schiller Family Head Coach • Powell also leads all Hockey East rookie defensemen in scoring with 10 points in 15 games Mike Ayers ...........Heffes Family Associate Head Coach Brendan Buckley ............................ Associate Head Coach WORTH THE WAIT Brooks Orpik ...................................................Assistant Coach • Assistant captain Michael Karow became the 17th different Eagle to record a goal this season John Hegarty ...........................................Hockey Operations when he netted his first NCAA tally last Tuesday in his 120th career game Bert Lenz.............................................................Athletic Trainer • Karow is tied for fourth in Hockey East this season in blocked shots with 28 Russ DeRosa ................................................... Strength Coach • He is tied for sixth in the league with a +12 rating on the blue line Iggy Tarajos ........................................... Equipment Manager Alastair Ingram.............................................. Media Relations Cam Wolbach ..................................................Video Assistant BAINER BRINGIN' IT • Jack McBain has tied his career-high with assists in four straight games and is one game PROGRAM HISTORY away from tying his career-high point streak (5) Affiliation...........................................................NCAA Division I • McBain has at least one point in six of his last seven games with a 2-6-8 line in that span Conference...............................................................Hockey East • The junior leads Hockey East with a +15 rating and sits tied for 11th in scoring First Season ......................................................................... 1917-18 Total Seasons ...............................................................................98 NICE ONE NIKITA Overall Record .......................................1553-837-136 (.642) • With 14 points in his first 15 collegiate games, Nikita Nesterenko leads Hockey East and ranks Kelley Rink Record (1988-pres) ........... 331-115-39 (.723) seventh nationally in scoring by a freshman McHugh Forum Record (1958-86) .... 282-95-10 (.748) • Nesterenko already has four multi-point games this season Winning Seasons ....................................................................... 77 • The Brooklyn native was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Jan. 18 NCAA Championships ...............................................................5 (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012) NCAA Tournament Record .......................................... 49-42 EVEN STRENGTH NCAA Tournament Record under York ...................36-14 • BC leads the nation in even strength scoring this season with 3.07 goals per game NCAA Frozen Four Appearances ..................................... 25 • Only six of Boston College's 58 total goals (10%) have been scored on the power play while (1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, another six have come shorthanded 1973, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) • Seven Eagles have a plus-minus of +10 or better on the year and 11 of the top-20 plus-minus NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................................35 ratings among Hockey East skaters belong to BC Hockey East Regular Season Titles ................................... 17 Hockey East Tournament Titles ........................................... 11 BACK AT THE TOP Hockey East Tournament Record ...........................71-33-2 • Boston College men's hockey is back atop the national rankings for the first time in five years HE Tournament Record under York ........................62-21-1 • The Eagles have been ranked No. 1 in the country in the last four USCHO.com polls and three All-Americans .............................................71 (48 First Team) of the last four USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls • BC last earned a No. 1 ranking in USCHO's preseason poll on Sept. 28, 2015 HOCKEY INFORMATION • The Eagles have been ranked no lower than third all season 2019-20 Overall Record ................................................24-8-2