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Live Blog: No 11 Boston College Men's Hockey vs Northeastern

The Eagles, coming off a humiliating, 7-3 defeat to Denver, start Hockey East play with a two-game, home-and-home series against the Huskies.
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The No. 11 Boston College men’s hockey team is desperate for a rebound game after Denver stood on business in its road matchup at Conte Forum on Oct. 24, defeating the Eagles by a final score of 7-3.

A humbling loss for Greg Brown and co.—the Pioneers have now captured four straight wins over the Eagles, including victories in the 2024 NCAA Division 1 National Championship and the 2025 Manchester Regional Final—BC is hoping to pivot from the loss with its first Hockey East test of the year against Northeastern.

The Eagles (2-2-1) and the Huskies (3-1-0) are scheduled to play a two-game series, starting Thursday night at BC and continuing Friday night at Matthews Arena, Northeastern’s soon-to-be-gone home stadium.

248 total matchups have been played between the two programs, dating back to February of 1932, and BC has the upper hand in the all-time series with an overall record of 171-60-17, including a home record of 58-16-2.

Welcome to the Live Blog for Thursday’s matchup.

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Live Blog:

FINAL | Boston College 1, Northeastern 4. The No. 11 Eagles fall to 2-3-1 on the season and head to Matthews Arena Friday night to finish up their first Hockey East series of the year. NU goaltender Lawton Zacher made 40 saves for the Huskies in the road win. NU grabs its fourth win of the season.

Third Period:

  • GOAL, Northeastern - Jacob Mathieu scores an empty-netter for the Huskies. Boston College 1, Northeastern 4 [0:12].
  • With just over three minutes remaining in the final period of regulation, BC head coach Greg Brown decided to pull Korec from the net, allowing the Eagles to possess a 6-on-5 man advantage.
  • 11:36 - NU's Dylan Finlay is penalized for tripping, sending BC to the power play for the sixth time in the contest.
  • GOAL, Northeastern - Junior forward Dylan Hryckowian was left unmarked on the backside of Korec near the post, and when a rebound fell his way, he slammed the puck into the net with very little protection in front to block his shot. Boston College 1, Northeastern 3 [15:06].

Second Period:

  • Landan Resendes' breakaway attempt in the final seconds of the period failed, ending the scoreless period. BC led in shots on goal, 15-5, in the frame.
  • 4:57 - NU's Matthew Perkins is penalized for a second time this period, this time for hooking. 4-on-4 play will go on for 27 seconds, and the Eagles will then have a power play for the remaining 1:33.
  • 6:30 - Jake Sondreal's interference penalty gives the Huskies their first man advantage of the period.
  • 9:04 - Matthew Perkins is sent to the box for slashing. The Eagles go on the power play with Teddy Stiga, Ryan Conmy, James Hagens, Oskar Jellvik and Lukas Gustaffson on the ice.
  • A TV break is taken with 9:25 to go in the second frame. Shots on goal this period are 8-4 in favor of the Eagles. Faceoffs are in favor of the Huskies, 9-8.
  • The puck skills, finishing ability, shot power, and agility of James Hagens pales in comparison to any other player on the ice. The 2025 Boston Bruins first-round pick, who leads the Eagles in points (3 goals, 3 assists), is showing why he belongs in the conversation for the best college hockey forwards in the country. Around the 12-minute mark, he rang a shot off the crossbar after pulling in the puck and releasing it with a quick, one-two motion.
  • The Eagles come up short on the power play once again. Back to even strength with 17 minutes left in the second frame.

First Period:

  • 0:02 - NU's Tyler Fukakusa is sent to the box for hooking. The Eagles will have a full 1:58 left on the man advantage after the break.
  • GOAL, Boston College - Teddy Stiga magically knocked the puck into the net from a sideways angle below the goal, decreasing the Eagles' deficit to one. James Hagens assisted Stiga. Boston College 1, Northeastern 2 [1:42].
  • GOAL, Northeastern - Just 43 seconds later, Vinny Borgesi lit the lamp with a second straight top-shelf goal, this time from the right circle. Boston College 0, Northeastern 2 [2:57].
  • GOAL, Northeastern - While turning his body to face Korec, James Fisher ripped a slapshot from just below the point, and the puck dinked off metal twice before landing into the back of the net. Boston College 0, Northeastern 1 [3:40].
  • 3:56 - Another Will Moore breakaway chance is saved by Zacher with his leg pads. Junior forward Ryan Conmy dished off a beautiful chip pass with his backhand to Moore while skating into the zone, and Conmy nearly got a shot off of the ensuing rebound. Scoring chances have swayed heavily in favor of BC in the period.
  • 10:00 - NU's Ethan Fredericks is penalized for tripping. The Eagles have their first man advantage of the night.
  • 11:06 - Freshman Will Moore was halted by NU goaltender Lawton Zacher on a breakaway opportunity. Moore attempted to shoot the puck above Zacher's blocker, but the netminder read Moore's stick and forced a defensive-zone faceoff after retaining possession of the puck.
  • The Eagles successfully killed off the penalty, keeping the puck out of the defensive zone and racing to pucks through the neutral zone to stop NU's breakout. The tone of the game is already quite feisty.
  • 17:18 - BC's Nolan Joyce is sent to the box for cross checking. The Huskies advance to their first power play of the game.
  • Sophomore forward Dean Letourneau won the opening faceoff for the Eagles, kicking off first-period action.

Pregame:

  • Junior goaltender Jan Korec is expected to start in net for the Eagles. Korec has not started since the Eagles' season opener, a 4-3 loss to Quinnipiac.
  • BC's Hockey East opener is officially upon us.

Lines:

Boston College -

Northeastern -

How to Watch: No. 11 Boston College vs Northeastern

Who: Boston College Eagles and Northeastern Huskies

When: Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Kelley Rink in Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

TV: ESPN+

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Northeastern: The day after Denver secured a win at BC last Friday, the Huskies hosted the Pioneers and came out on top, 1-0. Amine Hajibi scored the game-winning goal for NU, assisted by Dylan Finlay and Griffin Erdman, and junior goaltender Lawton Zacher recorded the shutout in net, accumulating 35 saves in the process. The Huskies were sent to the penalty box three times but did not relinquish a single goal when DU possessed a man advantage.

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles also last played against Denver, falling to the Pioneers at home, 7-3. Senior captain Andre Gasseau potted the first goal of the game, but the Pioneers quickly responded with a pair of goals before the first period concluded. Jake Sondreal tied the game at two apiece just before the final minute of the frame, but DU netted three unanswered goals in the second period on freshman netminder Louka Cloutier, which ultimately made the difference in the four-goal, out-of-conference loss for BC. The other goal scorer for the Eagles was James Hagens, who leads the team in points with six.

Last Meeting: The last time BC and the Huskies faced off occurred on March 15, when the Eagles fell in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals, 3-1. Trailing 2-0 late in the contest, Hagens tallied BC's sole goal in the defeat with three minutes remaining to cut the deficit down to one, but NU capitalized on an empty-net opportunity and advanced to the semifinals.

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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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