{"id":52450,"date":"2026-02-02T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=52450"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:32:06","slug":"mens-hockey-terriers-open-beanpot-title-defense-in-semifinal-against-northeastern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2026\/02\/02\/mens-hockey-terriers-open-beanpot-title-defense-in-semifinal-against-northeastern\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Hockey: Terriers Open Beanpot Title Defense in Semifinal Against Northeastern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Featured Image by Alex Chen<\/p>\n<p>By Jenny Chen<\/p>\n<p>Boston University Men\u2019s Hockey (12-13-1, 8-10-0 HEA) looks to defend its 2025 Beanpot title and snap a three-game skid as the Terriers take on the Northeastern Huskies (12-12-0) in Monday night\u2019s semifinal at TD Garden.<\/p>\n<p>BU enters the matchup in a slump. The Terriers managed only two wins in January \u2014 both shutouts \u2014 while dropping five games, including one in overtime. They were also shut out twice during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Their most recent outing ended in a 4-1 loss to archrival Boston College, which will face Harvard in the other semifinal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou got to give yourself an opportunity Monday [night] to try to get to that next Monday at the right time,\u201d head coach Jay Pandolfo said after Friday\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore defenseman Cole Hutson, last year\u2019s Beanpot MVP, leads BU in scoring with 23 points on eight goals and 15 assists. Classmate and goaltender Mikhail Yegorov \u2014 the reigning Eberly Award winner for the tournament\u2019s top goalie \u2014 enters Monday with a .900 save percentage and a 2.84 goals-against average.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting marks the fourth matchup between BU and Northeastern this season, all of which came before winter break. The Huskies took the first game on Nov. 21 with a late goal to win 3-2, but the Terriers bounced back with a 4-3 overtime win the following night and a 4-3 victory on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Like BU, Northeastern has struggled in recent weeks. Since closing Matthews Arena earlier this season, the Huskies have dropped eight of their last 10 contests.<\/p>\n<p>Junior goaltender Lawton Zacher, who missed the first two meetings against BU due to injury, is expected to start in net. He holds a .928 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against average.<\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Dylan Hryckowian leads the Huskies offensively with 14 goals, 17 assists, and 31 points in 24 games. In the teams\u2019 second meeting of the season, Hryckowian scored twice \u2014 including the game-tying goal with 1:01 left \u2014 while Hutson netted two goals of his own, the second being the overtime winner.<\/p>\n<p>With both teams searching for a reset after underwhelming January stretches, Monday\u2019s game offers a chance to regain momentum heading into the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot more hockey to play, and a lot more meaningful hockey to play,\u201d Pandolfo said.<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop is set for 8 p.m., with coverage available on NESN, ESPN+ and TSN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Image by Alex Chen By Jenny Chen Boston University Men\u2019s Hockey (12-13-1, 8-10-0 HEA) looks to defend its 2025 Beanpot title and snap a three-game skid as the Terriers take on the Northeastern Huskies (12-12-0) in Monday night\u2019s semifinal at TD Garden. BU enters the matchup in a slump. The Terriers managed only two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25252,"featured_media":52350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1026,1028,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52450"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52451,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52450\/revisions\/52451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}