No. 2/2 Boston College Eagles (21-10-1, 15-7-1 Hockey East) vs. Providence Friars (12-14-4, 10-10-3 Hockey East)
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
Date: Friday, February 24, 2012
Place: Providence, R.I.
Arena: Schneider Arena
Capacity: 3,030
TV: Cox Sports Online live stream is as good as it gets tonight, folks
Online Audio: bceagles.com
Announcers: Adam Kaufman (play-by-play) and Scott Sudikoff (analyst)
Series: BC and Providence have previously met 160 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 103-45-12.
Last Meeting: Boston College 4, Providence 1 (December 6, 2011)
Last Meeting at Schneider Arena: Boston College 3, Providence 0 (February 11, 2011)
Last Five Meetings:
W - Boston College 4, Providence 1 (December 6, 2011)
W - Boston College 3, Providence 0 (February 11, 2011)
W - Boston College 3, Providence 1 (January 8, 2011)
W - Boston College 4, Providence 1 (January 7, 2011)
W - Boston College 5, Providence 2 (January 29, 2011)
Trends: The Eagles won nine consecutive meetings and are unbeaten against the Friars in the last 13 meetings (11-0-2). Providence is seeking its first win over BC since a 3-2 victory at Kelley Rink on February 29, 2008. Providence is currently on a four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2), matching the longest streak this season. (via HockeyEastOnline.com)
Providence's Leading Scorers: Fr. Ross Mauermann (8-14-22), Jr. Tim Schaller (14-6-20), Sr. Matt Bergland (5-15-20)
Providence's Leading Goaltender: Sr. Alex Beaudry (11-13-4, 2.91 GAA, .897 SV%)
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Prediction: Boston College 3, Providence 1
Record-to-date: 20-12-0