GLENDALE, Ariz. – Boston College closes its winter break trip with a two-game series against 13th-ranked Arizona State for just the second and third meetings in series history on Friday (Jan. 4) and Saturday (Jan. 5) at 9 p.m. (ET). The Saturday game at Gila River Arena will be televised on Pac-12 Network, and both games can be heard live on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com. BC's last non-conference win came against Arizona State on Nov. 13, 2016 in Chestnut Hill.
RING IN THE NEW YEAR
• Sixth-ranked Notre Dame skated past Boston College 4-0 on New Year's Eve at the Compton Family Ice Arena as Cale Morris stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout in the Irish net
• The Fighting Irish (12-5-1) scored twice in the span of 34 seconds midway through the first period before adding an insurance goal and empty-netter in the third
• Boston College hit the post or crossbar four times on the night, including twice in the third period from forwards Marc McLaughlin and Graham McPhee
• JD Dudek rang the crossbar in the first period while the game was scoreless, and Casey Fitzgerald found iron with a one-timer from the high slot in the second
• Defenseman Luke McInnis led the team with four shots on goal
SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS
• Arizona State is ranked 13th in both national polls and enters the weekend 14-7-1 overall through 22 games this season
• The Sun Devils hosted the Desert Hockey Classic just before New Year's at Gila River Arena, falling to eventual champion Clarkson 3-0 (snapping their four-game winning streak) and tying Minnesota State 2-2
• Johnny Walker leads the nation in goals per game with 18, including eight on the power play, while Tyler Busch has a team-high 12 assists
• Ottawa Senators draft pick Joey Daccord has started all 22 games in net with a 2.