Who: Boston College Eagles (2-5-2) vs UMass Minutemen (5-5-1)
When: Friday, November 13 & Saturday, November 14
Where: Mullins Center on Friday, Conte Forum on Saturday
Puck Drop Time: 7pm EST on both Friday and Saturday
How to Watch: Friday’s game will be live on NESN, while Saturday’s game will be on ESPN+.
Preview:
UMass has had an up-and-down start to the season, sitting at .500 through its first 11 games. The Minutemen return their top two scorers in Jack Musa and Václav Nestrašil, but lost goalie
Michael Hrabal to the pros in the offseason. They also welcome reigning CHL Player of the Year Maxim Maasé, who is a first year.
Offensively, Musa leads the Minutemen in points with 13 in 11 games, followed closely by Nestrašil who has 7 points. Freshman Egor Barabanov and Maasé are tied for third with six points each.
Goaltending was a question mark for the Minutemen this season, with two freshmen and a senior vying for the starting role at the start of the year. So far, it looks like freshman Ethan Eskit has earned that role, starting eight games with a .952 save percentage and a 1.63 GAA.
As for the Eagles, there’s really not much to say. With seven players out due to injury, it’s understandable that the last few weeks have gone the way they have. However, blowing a 2-goal lead with an empty net at the other end of the ice and under four minutes to go is not only a devastating way to end a game, but also a hit to the confidence of a young team that needed to find a way to win. The Eagles really need to find a way to rally this weekend and turn things around.
