Game Day: Dogfight at Matthews--BU vs. NU

Twelve days after their last game, the #4 Terriers open conference play with a home-and-home series with defending Hockey East champion Northeastern. Gametime tonight at ancient Matthews Arena is 7 p.m. for the contest that will be livestreamed free of charge (Link). Bernie Corbett and Mark Linehan will broadcast the game on the Terrier Sports Radio Network.

Since David Quinn became the Terriers’ head coach in 2013, BU has won seven of eight match-ups with their longtime crosstown rival, most recently in last February’s Beanpot semifinal.

The Huskies’ offense is led by Zach Alston-Reese (4G,6A), Adam Gaudette (5+5) and Dylan Sikura (2+9), who had a highlight-reel goal in NU’s loss to Vermont last Sunday. Sophomore goalie Ryan Ruck is back in the Huskies’ cage after a strong second half last season.

After five games, BU’s top scorers are freshmen Patrick Harper (2G,6A) and sophomores Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (2+5) and Jordan Greenway (3+3).

The Daily Free Press reports that junior wing Nikolas Olsson will miss tonight’s game with an upper-body injury. Tonight's BU line-up:.


Kieffer Bellows - Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson - Bobo Carpenter
Patrick Harper - Clayton Keller - Jordan Greenway
Patrick Curry - Ryan Cloonan - Nick Roberto
Tommy Kelley - Johnny McDermott - Gabriel Chabot

Chad Krys - Charlie McAvoy
Brandon Hickey - Dante Fabbro

Doyle Somerby - John MacLeod
Jake Oettinger

● GoTerriers.com preview; Game Notes, Live Stats, Terrier Sports Radio Network; BU GameDay

● Boston Hockey Blog Live In-Game Blog

● GoNU.com preview and links

● Daily Free Press preview

● HockeyEastOnline weekend preview

● USCHO Hockey East picks & predictions

● College Hockey News Random Hockey East Thoughts

► Hockey On Campus on SiriusXM (Ch. 91) airs Saturday’s at  8 a.m. ET, hosted by Bernie Corbett. This week’s guests include New Hampshire Coach Dick Umile, CHN's Hockey East reporter Mike McMahon and Let’s Play Hockey editor Kevin Kurtt.

Looking ahead

2017 recruit Logan Cockerill, who has 3 goals and four assists for the NTDP U18s this seasons, committed to BU in March 2015 after a strong performance in the Beantown Spring Classic.

.@USAHockeyNTDP U18 Team forward and Brighton native @LoganCockerill talks about how special it is to represent 🇺🇸 in international play. pic.twitter.com/4f19XfOkfC

— MiHockey (@MiHockeyNow) November 3, 2016

Women’s Team

Terriers return to action with a home-and-home series vs. #4 Boston College. Tonight’s game is at Conte Forum with puck drop at 7 p.m., while Saturday’s game at Walter Brown Arena begins at 3 p.m.

● GoTerriers.com preview; Game Notes, Live Stats, BC Eagles TV (pay-per-view); BU GameDay

● Daily Free Press preview