This weekend went about as well as possible for Boston College. The Eagles swept the Catamounts while Notre Dame got swept by Providence. The end result is that the Eagles go in to the final weekend with a 2 point lead on Providence and a 3 point lead on Notre Dame for first place in Hockey East. Let's break down all the possible playoff scenarios.
First, the standings, plus the teams' range of possible finishing positions
BC - 14-1-5, 33 points [1-3]
PC - 14-3-3, 31 points [1-3]
ND - 14-4-2, 30 points [1-5]
BU - 11-5-4, 26 points [3-5]
UML - 11-5-4, 26 points [4-5]
NU - 8-8-4, 20 points [6]
UVM - 6-11-3, 15 points [7-10]
UNH - 4-10-6, 14 points [7-11]
MC - 3-10-7, 13 points [7-11]
UM - 5-13-2, 12 points [7-11]
UC - 4-12-4, 12 points [7-12]
UMA - 2-14-4, 8 points [11-12]
For Boston College
BC clinches the Hockey East regular season title outright with:
--3 points vs.