No. 2 Boston College Men’s Hockey at No. 6 Providence: Where to Watch, Lines, Injuries
The No. 2 Boston College Eagles (15-4-1, 8-3-1 HE) men’s hockey team is looking sweep the No. 6 Providence Friars (15-4-2, 5-3-2 HE) as the two play the series finale on Saturday night.
In the opening game of the series on Friday night, the Eagles defeated the Friars 3-0. Boston College saw goals from forwards Ryan Leonard, James Hagens, and Oskar Jellvik while goalie Jacob Fowler tallied 24 saves and earned his fifth shutout of the season.
This will be the third matchup of the season between the two teams. In the first meeting on Nov. 19, 2024, Boston College defeated Providence 3-2 in overtime after Leonard scored the game-tying goal with less than five minutes remaining in the final frame and the game-winning goal with 48 seconds left in overtime.
Prior to Friday night’s contest, Providence was riding an eight-game winning streak and had only one loss away from its home arena.
Both teams are looking for momentum and to catch up in the Hockey East race. Currently, Boston College is ranked third in the conference with 23 points, just three less than the top-ranked team in Boston University and Providence is narrowly behind with 17.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I.
Where to Watch
TV: ESPN+
Radio: BCEagles.TV
Lines
Boston College’s Lines: | Providence’s Lines: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LW Gabe Perreault | C James Hagens | RW Teddy Stiga | LW Trevor Connelly | C Chase Yoder | RW Graham Gamache |
Oskar Jellvik | Andre Gasseau | Ryan Leonard | Nick Poisson | Hudson Malinoski | Will Elger |
Jake Sondreal | Mike Posma | Will Vote | John Mustard | Logan Will | Tanner Adams |
Brady Berard | Dean Letourneau | Connor Joyce | Logan Sawyer | Aleski Kivioja | Ryan O’Reilly |
D Drew Fortescue | Lukas Gustafsson | G Jacob Fowler | D Guillaume Richard | D Connor Kelley | Clint Levens |
Aidan Hreschuk | Aram Minnetian | Jan Korec | Taige Harding | Andrew Centrella | G Philip Svedeback |
Michael Hagens | Nolan Joyce | Alex Musielak | Alexander Bales | Austen May | Zachary Borgiel |
Will Skahan | John Driscoll |
Injury Updates
1st Period
- There were no injuries or updates in the opening frame.
Pregame
- Boston College defenseman Eamon Powell will miss his third straight game.
- Providence will be without Tomas Machu, Samo Meritahti, Braiden Clark, Geno McEnery, Cam Gendron, and Carl Fish.
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Kim Rankin is the lead writer for Boston College On SI. The 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama. She joined Alabama Crimson Tide On SI in February 2024 covering baseball, softball, football, men’s basketball, and more for BamaCentral, but has also contributed to Missouri Tigers On SI. She previously worked as the brand manager at Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She has covered a wide variety of events including SEC Championships, NCAA Regionals, and bowl games.
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