Men’s Hockey: Terriers To Face Friars In Home-and-Home Series
Featured Image by Alex Chen
By Mel Mastela
Boston University men’s ice hockey (12-10-1, 8-7-0 HE) is set to take on the Providence College Friars (13-7-2, 8-3-1 HE) for a home-and-away weekend series.
Last weekend, the Terriers salvaged a split against UMass with a 3-0 shutout on Saturday. Junior forward Jack Harvey scored two goals in Friday’s loss, including the team’s seventh shorthanded goal of the season. Sophomore forward Cole Hutson scored the game winner Saturday and leads BU with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists).
“There’s games you’re gonna lose, but you can’t beat yourselves,” BU Head Coach Jay Pandolfo said. “You’re not always gonna feel your best, but you still can play the game the right way.”
Goaltender Mikhail Yegorov bounced back after Friday’s loss, making 23 saves for his second shutout of the month. Yegorov has a .903 save percentage and is likely to start Friday.
In their last meeting, BU earned an 8-2 home win against Providence and is 8-1-1 in the last 10 matchups. The Terriers hold a 59-33-13 all-time record against the Friars, including 30-11-7 at home and 26-21-6 on the road.
Providence is coming off a weekend sweep of Boston College, with a 4-3 overtime win Friday and a 4-3 regulation victory Saturday. The Friars have won four in a row.
Since taking over for injured goaltender Philip Svëdback, freshman goaltender Jack Parsons has won all four starts. Parsons is 4-1-0 this season with a .917 save percentage and figures to start this weekend.
Freshman forward Roger McQueen had three points over the weekend (two goals, one assist) and leads Providence with 19 points. McQueen and teammate Julius Sumpf lead the Friars with 11 assists apiece.
“Providence is a really good team,” Pandolfo said. “There’s gonna be challenges and we have to understand as a team it’s not gonna be easy. We have to have that mindset going into the game.”
The weekend starts in Providence before the teams move to Agganis Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. for both games. Streaming is available on ESPN+.