It’s all the time a giant matchup when archrivals Boston Faculty and Boston College collide.
However it is going to be a fair larger tilt Monday night time with a Dunkin’ Beanpot title at stake.
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The Eagles and Terriers will go head-to-head for the coveted prized at TD Backyard with puck drop set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Northeastern and Harvard will precede the championship bout within the third-place sport, which is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The Huskies taking over the Crimson may be seen on NESN 360 whereas BC-BU shall be televised on NESN.
The eyes of the faculty hockey world shall be on the Beanpot as soon as once more with these matchups and listed here are 4 issues to look at from the championship sport of the event:
Matchup Everybody (anticipate Northeastern and Harvard followers) Wished
There’s no denying that BC knocking off two-time reigning Beanpot champion Northeastern and BU routing Harvard resulted in a extra anticipated last. The Eagles and Terriers are two heavyweights once more this season with BC ranked No. 1 within the nation and BU ranked within the top-10 — that would change Monday, although, because of the Terriers’ extra time loss to Merrimack on Friday.
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BC and BU clearly have loads of historical past of their biter rivalry and have already confronted each other twice this season. The Eagles had their approach with the Terriers simply over two weeks in the past when BC swept the home-and-home collection by an mixture rating of 8-2.
It’s the primary time BC and BU have squared off within the Beanpot last since 2016, which coincidently sufficient was the final time the Eagles received the event. BU is in quest of its first Beanpot title since 2022 and can attempt to erase the reminiscences of final 12 months’s extra time defeat within the last.
Will Offense Carry The Evening Once more?
The Eagles and Terriers actually aren’t missing in offensive firepower and so they put it on show within the semifinals. The 2 sides mixed for an eye-popping 15 targets and it wasn’t only one or two gamers carrying the scoring load. The Eagles had eight completely different goal-scorers in opposition to Northeastern whereas the Terriers confirmed their offensive may with a five-goal second interval in opposition to Harvard.
BU enters the competition because the third-highest scoring staff within the nation at 3.81 targets per sport whereas BC isn’t far behind, coming in at seventh within the nation at 3.54 targets per sport. So, there figures to be quantity of pucks discovering twine within the matchup.
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MVP Watch
BC’s Ryan Leonard and BU’s Cole Hutson enter the title showdown because the favorites to win Beanpot MVP. Leonard, the eighth total choose by the Washington Capitals within the 2023 NHL Draft, put up one purpose and two assists within the semifinals whereas Hutson turned in a four-point night time off of two targets and two assists. Hutson, who might be teammates with Leonard as he was a second-round choose by the Capitals in 2024, is simply a freshman and joked after beating Harvard that he desires to get bragging rights over his brother, Lane, and do one thing his brother didn’t do throughout his time with the Terriers and win the Beanpot.
One other robust exhibiting from BU’s Devin Kaplan — he scored two targets within the semifinal spherical — may assist him seize the person {hardware} whereas massive performances from Teddy Stiga or Gabe Perreault may vault them to MVP honors. Don’t forgot concerning the goalies, both.
Fast Rise To Stardom
Talking of goaltenders, it’s been fairly the journey for BU netminder Mikhail Yegorov. Yegorov joined the Terriers from the USHL simply earlier than the beginning of the spring semester and BU head coach Jay Pandolfo threw him proper into the motion. The outcomes have been good for Yegorov, too. He posted a .940 save share and a 1.51 targets in opposition to common in his first 4 collegiate begins. The Beanpot shall be an enormous stage for Yegorov, a 2024 second-round choose by the New Jersey Devils, to attempt to shine within the infancy of his school profession.
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