No. 3 Boston College Men’s Hockey Suffers Road Loss to Northeastern

The No. 3 Boston College Eagles (9-3, 4-2, HE) suffered a 4-2 road loss to the Northeastern Huskies (2-6-3, 1-4-3 HE) on Saturday night at Matthews Arena in Boston.

A majority of the action came in the opening frame. The Huskies got on the board first with a pair of goals less than two minutes apart. The first came from forward Dylan Hryckowian at the 10:20 mark and defenseman Jackson Dorrington at 12:18.

The Eagles cut their deficit in half with a goal by forward Oskar Jellvik at the 15:34 mark, however the Huskies quickly responded and regained their two score lead with a goal by forward Jack Williams at 16:04.

The last two periods consisted of penalties and defensive battles. The two teams combined seven penalties which included a major CrossChecking and game misconduct on Williams which were given after the first period ended.

The Eagles added an additional score to the board with a goal by forward Ryan Leonard at the 14:23 mark of the third period, however the team couldn’t do enough to complete the comeback attempt.

The Huskies recorded a final score with a empty net goal by Hryckowian at the 19:57 mark of the third period to ice the game for Northeastern.

Next up, Boston College hosts Dartmouth on Friday night. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

How it Happened:

3rd Period

20:00 | The buzzer sounds and the game comes to close. Boston College drops its third game of the season. Northeastern 4, Boston College 2.

19:57 | The Huskies score an empty net goal by forward Dylan Hryckowian to ice the game. Northeastern 4, Boston College 2.

18:55 | The power play ends and the Huskies record the penalty kill.

16:55 | Huskies defenseman Joaquim Lemay is called for holding. The Eagles will go on a two-minute power play.

14:23 | Boston College cuts its deficit in half with a goal by forward Ryan Leonard. Northeastern 3, Boston College 2.

13:31 | The power play ends and the Eagles record the penalty kill.

11:31 | Eagles forward Teddy Stiga is called for slashing. The Huskies will go on a two-minute power play.

4:11 | The power play ends and the Eagles record the penalty kill.

0:00 | Boston College wins the opening faceoff to start the final frame.

2nd Period

20:00 | The period comes to a close. Northeastern maintains its two-goal lead heading into the second intermission. Northeastern 3, Boston College 1.

19:11 | Eagles forward Jake Sondreal is called for CrossChecking. The call is reviewed and changed to a major. The Huskies will go on a five-minute power play.

19:00 | The power play ends and the Huskies record a penalty kill.

17:00 | Northeastern defenseman Joaquim Lemay is called for interference. Boston College will go on a two-minute power play.

6:22 | The power play ends and the Eagles record a penalty kill.

5:00 | The major power play ends and the Huskies are now on a power play.

4:22 | Boston College is called for too many man on the ice. Dean Letourneau will serve the two-minute penalty.

0:00 | Boston College wins the opening faceoff to start the second frame.

1st Period

20:00 | After the period ended, Northeastern forward Jack Williams was called for a major CrossChecking penalty and was given a game misconduct which ejects him from the game. Boston College will have a five-minute power play to open the second period.

20:00 | The opening frame comes to a close. The Huskies head into the first intermission with a two-score lead. Northeastern 3, Boston College 1.

18:24 | The 4-on-4 ends.

16:24 | Boston College’s Dean Letourneau is called for Embellishment and Northeastern’s Dylan Hryckowian is called for tripping. The teams will be on a two-minute 4-on-4.

16:04 | Northeastern responds quickly with a goal from forward Jack Williams. Northwestern 3, Boston College 1.

15:34 | Boston College gets on the board with a a goal by forward Oskar Jellvik, assisted by Andre Gasseau. Northeastern 2, Boston College 1.

12:18 | The Huskies extend their lead with a goal by defenseman Jackson Dorrington, his first of the season. Northeastern 2, Boston College 0.

10:20 | Northeastern strikes first with an unassisted goal by forward Dylan Hryckowian. Northeastern 1, Boston College 0.

0:00 | Northeastern wins the opening faceoff to start the contest.

Pregame

Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.

How to Watch:

Who: Boston College Eagles and Northeastern Huskies

When: Saturday; Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Matthews Arena, Boston, Mass.

TV: ESPN+

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Northeastern: Prior to this matchup, the Huskies tied with New Hampshire 1-1 last Saturday night.

Last Outing, Boston College: Before this series, the Eagles secured an overtime win 3-2 over the No. 10 Providence Friars on Tuesday night.

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met prior to this weekend was a series in the 2023-24 regular season from Dec. 1-2, 2023. The series was split as Northeastern won the opening game 5-3 and Boston College won the finale 3-1.