CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College begins the second half on New Year's Eve against former Hockey East rival and sixth-ranked Notre Dame at the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend at 5 p.m. The game will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago+, NBC Sports Philadelphia+ and SNY, as well as the NBC Sports app. Radio coverage begins at 4:45 p.m. on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com. After starting the season with five straight defeats, the Eagles went 6-1-2 in their final nine games of the first semester to get back to .500 overall and earn a tie with UMass for first place in the league.