Boston College Men’s Hockey vs. Boston University Preview

The Battle of Comm Ave is back! This weekend, BC and BU will face off for the first time this season. The Eagles are coming off of a post-Thanksgiving draw with Harvard and are looking to stay unbeaten against Beanpot foes. BU, who has struggled more than expected this season, lost to Cornell last weekend and split a series with Maine prior to that.

The women’s teams will also be facing off this weekend, so make sure to check those games out for hockey double headers!

IMPORTANT NOTE: The BC Hockey Toy Drive starts tonight! Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to Conte for the players’ to bring to Children’s Hospital.

GAME DETAILS

Game 1

Who: Boston College Eagles (8-5-2, 8-1-0 HEA) at

Boston University Terriers (6-8-1, 4-4-1 HEA)

When: Friday, December 1 @ 7:00 PM

Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

How to Watch: ESPN3

How to Listen: WEEI 850 AM or BCEagles.com

Live Stats: (x)

How to Follow: @BCHockey, @BCInterruption, @LBerestecki, @Salzano14, @JoeGrav, @ArthurBailin, @Caligraphy15.

Game 2

Who: Boston College Eagles (8-5-1, 8-1-0 HEA) at

Boston University Terriers (6-8-1, 4-4-1 HEA)

When: Saturday, December 2 @ 7:00 PM

Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

How to Watch: (x)

How to Listen: WEEI 850 AM or BCEagles.com

Live Stats: (x)

How to Follow: @BCHockey, @BCInterruption, @LBerestecki, @Salzano14, @JoeGrav, @ArthurBailin, @Caligraphy15.

STATS

Goals per game: BC: 2.6 BU: 2.7

Opponent goals per game: BC: 2.6 BU: 2.9

Power play conversion: BC: 14.5% BU: 21.0%

Penalty kill: BC: 83.8% BU: 74.6%

Penalties: BC: 5.7 BU: 5.9

Face-off percentage: BC: 51.2% BU: 50%

Ice Cream of the Game

Many of our other previews feature a beverage of the game, but this year we’ll be picking an ice cream dessert of the game for MIH games. Why, you ask? Because when Jerry York got the BC coaching job, he went out for ice cream sundaes to celebrate.

It’s December (already?!?), so clearly your postgame treat this weekend should be peppermint stick ice cream.

Cat Predictions

Every game, we have the cats of the Ellen M. Gifford Cat Shelter (located right across from BC at 30 Undine Road) predict the outcome of the games. The Gifford Cat Shelter is the oldest cageless, no-kill shelter in the USA.

This week, the Gifford cats are predicting a 4-1, 3-2 BU sweep :(

Human Predictions

Laura: BU 3, BC 2 and BC 4, BU 1

Grant: BC 4, BU 0 and BC 4, BU 0

Steven: BC 3, BU 2 and BC 3, BU 3

Arthur: BC 3, BU 3 and BC 4, BU 2

Prediction Standings (3 points for the 100% correct score, 2 points for the correct outcome & goal differential, 1 point for the correct outcome)

Grant: 13

Laura: 11

Arthur: 10

Steven: 6

Cats: 3

Eaglekeeper: 2

AJ: 1

Share your prediction in the comments!