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BU vs. BC: Familiar Foes to Battle for League Title
Tournament Notes BOSTON - The No. 3/4 and top-seeded Terriers (24-9-4, 17-7-3 HE) vie for their sixth Hockey East Championship, and first since 1997, as they take on third-seeded No. 10/13 Boston College (23-11-3, 17-8-2 HE) on Saturday night at the TD Banknorth Garden. Last night, BU blew by UNH, 9-2, in the semifinals, and BC edged Maine, 4-1 (two empty-net goals). The Terriers are unbeaten in eight games and hold a five-game win steak, while the Eagles hold a three-game win streak, but only won one of six previous games. The two teams have only met once in the title game, on March 15, 1986, when BU took home its first-ever championship. Overall in the tournament, the Eagles and Terriers have played eight times and BU has been victorious on six of those occasions. The Terriers won this year’s regular-season series versus the Eagles by a 2-1 count, then posted a third win in the Beanpot championship game on Feb. 13. The overall series stands at 117-99-15 (.539) in favor of BU. The Terriers are unbeaten in 21 of the last 23 games (19-2-2), including the last eight straight 19 of the last 20. Further, BU is on a five-game win streak and is ranking third and fourth in the national polls. After going 5-7-2 early on, BU finished the regular season on a 16-2-2 run. The Terriers have played in the title game on seven occasions, and have come out the champion five times (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1997). BU’s last title match was versus UNH in 2003, when the Terriers fell 1-0 in overtime. Prior to that, BU’s last championship game was on March 15, 1997, also against UNH (BU 4, UNH 2). The Terriers have an overall Hockey East Tournament record of 45-23-1 (.659). BU is 30-14-1 (.678) in the quarterfinals, 8-7-0 (.533) in the semifinals, 2-0-0 (1.00) in the consolation and 5-2-0 (.714) in the championship. ON THE AIR:
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