CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College brings a three-game winning streak to Alfond Arena this weekend for a key two-game Hockey East series against Maine in Orono. Both games of the series start at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night live on ESPN+ and WEEI 850 AM.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Boston College leads Maine by one point for the No. 7 seed in the league standings
• The Black Bears beat the Eagles 3-1 at Kelley Rink just two weeks ago and can clinch the three-game regular season series with at least one win this weekend
• Four of the last nine meetings between the teams have gone to overtime
UMASS SWEEP
• BC swept UMass in a home-and-home last weekend by the combined score of 10-4
• On Friday at Kelley Rink, Boston College exploded for five goals in the first period and Nikita Nesterenko recorded his first career hat trick in a convincing 7-3 victory
• Nesterenko (3-1-4) and linemate Oskar Jellvik (1-2-3) combined for seven points, while defensemen Eamon Powell and Charlie Leddy each collected a pair of assists.