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Game Updates: No. 13 Boston College Men's Hockey at No. 17 UMass Amherst

The Minutemen sit just two points behind the Eagles in the Hockey East standings going into Thursday's affair.
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AMHERST, Mass. — The Boston College men’s hockey program is set to play its final road game of the 2025-26 regular season at UMass Amherst on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

The matchup will feature two top-20 teams in the nation, as the Eagles were ranked No. 13 in the latest USCHO Division I men’s poll while the Minutemen landed at the No. 17 spot.

BC is coming off of a series loss to its rival, Boston University, over the weekend in which it suffered a 3-1 and 5-1 loss. The pair of defeats resulted in a drop for the program in NPI, the official system that determines the 16-team field for the NCAA Tournament, from No. 12 to No. 13. 

On the other hand, UMass picked up a win and a shootout win against UConn over the weekend, which has brought its record to 19-12-1 and 12-9-1 in Hockey East. That record is nearly identical to the Eagles (19-12-1, 13-9-0), who sit in second place in the conference standings behind Providence.

While the Friars have already locked up the 2026 Hockey East regular-season title with 51 points in the standings, 12 more than BC, the next five teams — BC, UConn, UMass, Maine, and Boston University — are all within striking distance of each other.

By the end of the weekend, the order for Hockey East Tournament seedings could look completely different from the way it appears currently.

Here are the live updates for the Eagles’ road matchup against the Minutemen.

Game Updates:

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Third period:

  • 1:34 | Louka Cloutier is pulled and BC has an empty net.
  • 2:56 | UMass gets the kill. Time is not in the Eagles' favor.
  • 4:56 | The Eagles have a chance here. UMass' Justin Kerr is called for Cross Checking and BC heads to the power play.
  • 8:02 | The Minutemen get the kill and go back to full strength.
  • 10:02 | Boston College is going back on the power play. UMass' Owen Murray is called for hooking.
  • 12:03 | The tie does not last long. UMass' Owen Murrays gets one to go to put the Minutemen back in front. UMass 2, Boston College 1.
  • 12:56 | James Hagens ties things up at 1 on a power-play goal after getting his own rebound off a shot and tipping it back in. Boston College 1, UMass 1.
  • 14:01 | UMass' Cam Dunn is called for kneeing. Greg Brown challenges for a major penalty, but is unsuccessful.
  • 14:54 | UMass still leads 1-0. Boston College has played some solid defense, but Minutemen goalie Michael Hrabal has been outstanding in the net. Gonna be really hard to get one past him tonight.

Second period:

End of P2: UMass 1, Boston College 0.

  • 10:31 | Boston College's Nolan Joyce exits the game after getting shaken up on the ice.
  • 15:58 | UMass strikes first with a goal from right winger Cam O'Neill. UMass 1, Boston College 0
  • 18:00 | The Minutemen kill the penalty.
  • 20:00 | UMass forward Daniel Jenčko is called for cross checking to open the period. The two teams will be on a 4-on-4 for 1:35, then BC will have a power play the remaining 25 seconds.

First period:

End of P1: Boston College 0, UMass 0.

  • 0:25 | James Hagens receives a penalty for boarding, handing UMass its third power play of the period.
  • 1:12 | Defenseman Luka Radivojevic was slammed into the boards behind the Minutemen's net and needed some time to get up on his feet, but he was able to do so on his own power.
  • 5:21 | The Eagles are leading in shots on goal, 8-1, and have killed off two power plays in the frame.

Pregame:

  • BC head coach Greg Brown moved Oskar Jellvik up the first line with Andre Gasseau and James Hagens with freshman Oscar Hemming out.

How to Watch: No. 13 Boston College men’s hockey at No. 17 UMass

Who: Boston College Eagles and UMass Amherst Minutemen

When: Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: The Mullins Center, Amherst, Mass.

Television: ESPN+

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last outing, UMass: A day after defeating UConn on the road, 5-1, the Minutemen skated to a 3-3 tie with the Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 28, and picked up an extra point with a 2-1 shootout win. 

Down 3-2 in the third period, Jack Musa scored the game-tying goal at the 3:32 mark of the frame, which forced overtime. Justin Kerr and Lucas Olvestad potted the Minutemen’s previous two goals in regulation.

In the 3-on-3 overtime period, UConn was cruising down the ice with a 2-on-1 opportunity when the lights at the Mullins Center suddenly flickered off, forcing the chance to come to an abrupt halt. 

The incident was technically not the program’s fault, but it certainly had ramifications for the Huskies, who could have definitely scored to grab the extra point instead of the home team.

Last outing, Boston College: On the same Saturday, the Eagles were delivered a harsh blow in the 302nd edition of the Battle of Comm. Ave., suffering a 5-1 loss to BU at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. BC gave up a pair of shorthanded goals in the defeat.

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Graham Dietz
GRAHAM DIETZ

Graham Dietz is a 2025 graduate of Boston College and subsequently joined Boston College On SI. He previously served as an editor for The Heights, the independent student newspaper, from fall 2021, including as Sports Editor from 2022-23. Graham works for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent, covering high school football, girls' basketball, and baseball. He was also a beat writer for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2023.

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