CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College begins a home-and-home Hockey East series with No. 10 Providence on Friday night at Kelley Rink at 7 p.m. The series concludes on Saturday night at Schneider Arena at 7 p.m. Both games will air live on ESPN+ and WEEI 850 AM.
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
• Boston College will host its annual Toy Drive over the next two Fridays against Providence and Boston University
• Fans are encouraged to bring a new, unopened toy to place in marked bins around the concourse of Kelley Rink
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles defeated Brown 4-2 on Tuesday in Providence to even their overall record at 5-5-2, and they enter the weekend seventh in the league standings at 4-3-1
• Providence (9-3-3, 6-0-3 HEA) has yet to lose in Hockey East play, but the Friars fell to Brown by a 3-2 final in the Mayor's Cup last Saturday night at Schneider Arena
• Boston College is 3-1-1 over its last five games overall
LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College never trailed on Tuesday night in its first visit to Meehan Auditorium since 2014 and secured a 4-2 non-conference victory over Brown
• The Eagles evened their overall record at 5-5-2 (4-3-1 HEA) and extended their unbeaten streak against the Bears to 12 straight games at 9-0-3
• Freshmen Andre Gasseau and Cutter Gauthier both had two-point performances, including goals to give Boston College a 2-0 cushion
• Junior Nikita Nesterenko potted a pair of empty-netters late in the third period
• Assistant captain Trevor Kuntar contributed two assists, extending his career-high point streak to six games
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College leads the all-time series with Providence 120-54-15 entering the 190th meeting in series history on Friday night
• The Eagles are 5-2-1 in the last eight meetings between the schools
• Five of the last nine matchups have been decided by a single goal
• The Friars won 7-0 at Kelley Rink last season on Jan.