Live Blog: No 9 Boston College Men's Hockey at RPI
The No. 9 Boston College Eagles (1-1-1) men’s hockey team is looking to continue its recent success as it hits the road to take on the RPI Engineers (0-2) on Friday night.
After suffering a season-opening 4-3 loss to the No. 10 Quinnipiac Bobcats, Boston College is coming off a successful series on the road with the No. 13 Minnesota Gophers.
During the two-game set, the Eagles won the opening game 3-1 and tied the finale 2-2, however lost the shootout 2-0. The first contest marked their first win of the 2025-26 campaign.
As for RPI, the team is still looking for its first win of the young season. So far, the Engineers have suffered a series sweep at the hands of Miami University RedHawks (Ohio) 5-3 and 5-0 last weekend.
The Engineers have also played an exhibition with the No. 1 Boston University Terriers on Oct. 5 which it lost 3-0.
This will be the 38th meeting between the two programs. Boston College holds the all-time series advantage 21-15-1 over RPI which includes the most recent contest that was on Oct. 20, 2023, which the Eagles won 6-1.
Boston College has not played at RPI since 2015 and is 0-4 in its last four trips. The last win at Houston Field House was in 1981.
The contest marks the end of a three-game road trip for the Eagles and is a continuation of a four-game home stand for RPI. Next up for the two, Boston College hosts No. 5 Denver next Friday night and RPI hosts No. 14 Providence on Saturday night.
Lines
Boston College's Lines: | ||
|---|---|---|
LW Teddy Stiga | C James Hagens | RW Ryan Conmy |
Will Moore | Andre Gasseau | Landan Resendes |
Jake Sondreal | Dean Leoturneau | Will Vote |
Will Traeger | Brady Berard | Gavin Cornforth |
D Will Skahan | D Aram Minnetian | G Louka Cloutier |
Drew Fortescue | Luka Radivojevic | Jan Korec |
Kristian Kostadinski | Lukas Gustafsson | |
Michael Hagens |
Live Blog
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3rd
- 9:05 | RPI gets a chance to cut into its deficit. Eagles forward Dean Letourneau gets called for cross-checking and goes into the penalty box for two minutes.
2nd
- 0:00 | The buzzer sounds and the middle frame has come to a close. Boston College 5, RPI 1.
- 17:06 | RPI cannot stop the Eagles. Forward James Hagens scores his second goal of the night and this game is starting to get out of reach for the Engineers. Boston College 5, RPI 1.
- 14:41 | Everyone is getting involved for the Boston College. Forward Brady Berard gets his first goal of the season and the Eagles are rolling in Troy, N.Y. Boston College 4, RPI 1.
- 11:45 | Dean Letourneau rips a one-timer to add to Boston College's lead. Letourneau is having a breakout sophomore campaign so far as he's scored two goals in as many games. Boston College 3, RPI 1.
- 5:21 | Boston College retakes the lead on a goal by forward Jake Sondreal, assisted by Dean Letourneau and Kristian Kostadinski. Boston College 2, RPI 1.
- 2:46 | Early in the second frame, RPI gets its second shot of the night at a power play. Eagles forward Brady Berard was called for slashing, a two-minute minor.
1st
- 0:00 | The buzzer sounds and the opening frame comes to a close. The Eagles and Engineers are tied at 1 heading into the first intermission. Boston College 1, RPI 1.
- 15:05 | And just like that, RPI responds. Tyler Wallace scores a goal during the power play to tie things up. Boston College 1, RPI 1.
- 14:16 | Both teams are about to be even on power play attempts. Boston College defenseman Drew Fortescue is called for hooking, so the Engineers will get a good opportunity to knot up the game for the next two minutes.
- 11:13 | The Engineers may have killed off the power play, but that's no issue for Boston College. Forward James Hagens knocks in a goal seconds after the power play ended to put the Eagles up early. Boston College 1, RPI 0.
- 9:05 | Boston College gets its first power play attempt on the night as RPI's Landen Hilditch is called for slashing, a two-minute minor. The Eagles have their best opportunity to score here as they rank No. 2 in the nation in power play percentage.
- 6:09 | At the first media timeout, Boston College and RPI are scoreless. RPI's offense has been more aggressive, outshooting Boston College 9-5 thus far with both teams having 4 shots on goal apiece.
Pregame
- Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.
How to Watch
Who: Boston College Eagles and RPI Engineers
When: Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m, ET
Where: Houston Field House, Troy N.Y.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, RPI: The Engineers suffered a season-opening sweep to Miami Ohio over the weekend 5-3 and 5-0.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles won and tied in their series with the Minnesota Gophers last week. Boston College won the first game 3-1 and tied the finale 2-2.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was during the 2023-24 season on Oct. 20, 2023. Boston College defeated RPI 6-1 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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