How it Happened: No. 1 Boston College Men’s Hockey Defeats New Hampshire

The No. 1 Boston College Eagles (25-6-1, 17-4-1 HE) men’s hockey team increased its winning streak to four games with a 4–1 victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats (11-15-5, 3-14-4 HE) on Friday night.
The Eagles saw a pair of goals from forward Andre Gasseau in the second period as well as one from forwards Connor Joyce and Ryan Leonard in the third.
Below is all the information about the game and how Boston College earned its 25th win of the season.
Lines
Boston College’s Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
LW Gabe Perreault | C James Hagens | RW Ryan Leonard |
Teddy Stiga | Andre Gasseau | Will Vote |
Connor Joyce | Mike Posma | Gentry Shamburger |
Will Traeger | Jake Sondreal | Dean Letourneau |
D Drew Fortescue | D Eamon Powell | G Jacob Fowler |
Aidan Hreschuk | Aram Minnetian | Jan Korec |
Will Skahan | Lukas Gustafsson | Alex Musielak |
Michael Hagens |
How it Happened:
3rd
- 17:23 | Boston College forward Ryan Leonard ices the game with an empty-netter. Boston College 4, New Hampshire 1.
- 6:36 | Forward Connor Joyce extends the Eagles lead with his second goal of the season. Boston College 3, New Hampshire 1.
2nd
- 14:40 | The Eagles go in front with a goal by forward Andre Gasseau, his second of the night. Boston College 2, New Hampshire 1.
- 11:58 | Boston College ties up the game with a power-play score by forward Andre Gasseau. New Hampshire 1, Boston College 1.
1st
- 18:15 | New Hampshire strikes first with a goal by forward Robert Cronin. New Hampshire 1, Boston College 0.
Pregame
- Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and New Hampshire Wildcats
When: Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: NESN and ESPN+
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, New Hampshire: The Wildcats tied 3-3 (1-0 SO) and lost 3-1 to the UMass Minutemen over the weekend in a home-and-home series.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles recorded a series sweep over the Vermont Catamounts last weekend 6-3 and 4-1.
Last Meeting: The last meeting between these two teams was earlier in the month on Feb. 7. Boston College defeated New Hampshire 4-2 on the road.
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