Battle Tested, Battle Aced (Week 20 Recap)
The men sweep BC, while the women's season ends vs. NU
The men record a weekend sweep of arch-rivals Boston College, as the women’s season ends in defeat to Northeastern.
Men’s
Boston College (3-1 W, 5-1 W)
In the 301st Battle of Comm Ave the Terriers came out swinging. Ryder Ritchie opened the scoring at 11:18 in the first, his 7th of the season. After scoring just 1 goal after October, Ritchie has 3 goals in February. Cole Eiserman doubled the lead at 18:20 in the first. Eiserman has recorded a point in 5 of his first 6 games vs BC including goals in 4 of 6. Cole Hutson’s assist was his first on an Eiserman even strength goal since the 2025 Frozen Four against Penn State. BU’s 19 shots on goal in the first was the most since November 22nd vs. NU when they recorded 20.
BC got on the board on the power play in the second at 7:41.
In the third, Jack Harvey sealed things with an empty netter at 19:15 in the third. His 11th of the season, tying a career high. Harvey scored in back to back games for the second time this season and first since Nov 8th and 11th vs Merrimack and Quinnipiac.
The win was BU’s 6th straight Senior Night and are a perfect 3-0 vs BC at home on February 27th (first since 1990). It was also BU’s first win over BC at home since January 28th, 2023 (6-3).
On Saturday night, the Terriers shipped out of Boston to visit the Eagles on Chestnut Hill and brought their firepower with them. Ben Merrill opened the scoring at 12:14 in the first, with his 5th goal of the season and 5th on the road. The short handed goal was BU’s 8th shorthanded goal of the season their most since recording 11 in 2018-19. BC tied things up at 17:21 in the period but could not muster any more offense.
In the second, Gavin McCarthy gave the Terriers the lead at 2:40 in the period, his third career goal vs the Eagles, his most vs. any opponent.
Jack Harvey extended the Terriers lead with a shorthanded goal at 1:27 in the third. The goal gave Harvey his second career 3 game goal streak. It is also the 2nd time this season that BU has recorded 2 SHGs in the same game and first since November 1st vs Maine. Midway through the period Ben Merrill extended the lead with his second of the game at 15:03, his first career multigoal game. Merrill is the first Terrier freshman to record a multigoal game at Conte Forum and the first to do so on the road against BC since Jeff Sveen on November 13th, 1984 at McHugh Forum. Cole Eiserman capped things off with his second career empty net goal at 18:47. Eiserman has record a point in 6 of 7 games vs BC and has a goal in 5 of them.
Mikhail Yegorov made 28 saves on 29 shots, giving him a career save percentage at Conte Forum of 0.962, only behind Sean Fields’ 0.966 for the best through two games at the arena.
The win was BU’s biggest win at Conte Forum since November 13th, 2011 (5-0 W) in their first weekend sweep of BC since exactly 3 years and a month to the day of their last on January 27th and 28th, 2023.
Other Notes
Friday’s win was BU's first win over a top 10 ranked BC as an unranked team since January 8th, 2010 at Fenway Park (3-2 W)
BU has scored multiple shorthanded goals in multiple games in back to back seasons
For the first time in program history an unranked BU recorded a weekend sweep of a top 10 ranked BC
Cole Hutson is the first Terrier sophomore defenseman to record a multipoint game at Conte Forum since Tom Poti on December 7th, 1997
With 1 game to play, BU has clinched 6th place in HEA and home opening round game, with a chance for a first round bye still in play
Advanced Stats
Game 3
BU recorded shots in 93% of OZ play (14/15), compared to BC’s 67% (10/15). BC held the faceoff edge in all three zones: OZone (38%-50%), NZone (39%-61%), DZone (50%-63%). Possession at EV was even (21:50 to 21:34).
Per Period xG: 1st (1.5-0.12, BU) 2nd (1.18-1.49, BC) 3rd (0.75-1.39, BC)
Aiden Celebrini was the Terriers top performer for the 2nd time this season, first since January 9th vs UMass. It was his second best performance in terms of Game Score only behind October 21st at Notre Dame (4.38). It was also Mick Frechette second best Game Score performance only behind December 13th vs NU (3.03).
BU recorded 3 high danger shots (.83 xG) two were saved and the other missed the net, while BC recorded 4 (1.13 xG), all of which were saved by Mikhail Yegorov
The Terriers held the xG edge for the entirety of the game
5 Terriers record xG% over 80 lead by Mick Frechette (90.21), Owen McLaughlin (89.47), Brandon Svoboda (84.27), Aiden Celebrini (83.69), and Sacha Boisvert (81.98)
Game 4
BU held the face off edge in two of the three zones, winning OZone face-offs (59% to 54%) and DZone face-offs (46% to 41%), while BC won NZone face-offs (40% to 60%). BC held the slight Puck Battle edge 49% to 51%.
Per Period xG: 1st (0.43-2.27, BC) 2nd (1.12-1.1, BU) 3rd (0.3-0.96, BC)
Cole Hutson was the Terriers’ top performer in terms of Game Score joining Jack Harvey and Brandon Svoboda as the only Terriers to do it 4 times this season. Although all 3 still trail Cole Eiserman who leads the team with 5.
BU recorded just 2 high danger shots (.62 xG), both of which were saved compared to BC’s 5 (1.42 xG), 3 of which were saved by Yegorov (.89 xG), the other two missed the net.
In an inversion of Friday night, BC held the xG edge for the entirety of the game.
Jack Murtagh (66.12%) and Tynan Lawrence (61.33%) were the only Terriers with xG% over 50.
Women’s
Northeastern (1-2 (2OT))
The Huskies opened the scoring at 4:32 in the first. Midway through the second Terriers’ leading scorer Sydney Healey tied things up shorthanded at 8:34 in the period. It was her 4th shorthanded goal of the season tying Victoria Bach (2017-18) for 2nd most in a season and trailing only Rebecca Leslie who scored 5 in 2015-16. After a scoreless third, the teams headed to overtime. In the first overtime BU out shot NU 10-7 but was unable to score, so the teams headed to a second overtime period. The Huskies got the game winner at 1:14 in the period, ending the Terriers’ season.
BU’s 2025-26 season ends 11-21-3, their most losses in a season in program history.
Other Notes
Sydney Healey, who had 0 career short handed goals going into the season, ended the season tied for the 2nd most in a season in program history