Live Updates: No. 2 Boston College Men’s Hockey vs. No. 14 Western Michigan
The No. 2 Boston College Eagles men’s hockey team caps off its first home stand of the season against the No. 14 Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday night at Conte Forum.
The Eagles are coming off a sweep of last weekend’s slate of games, a 5-0 shutout victory over the AIC Yellow Jackets and an 8-4 exhibition win over the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
Similar to Boston College, the Broncos are also coming into the matchup after a pair of wins last, a 6-2 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons on Oct. 17 and an 8-0 exhibition win over the York University Lions last Saturday.
So far this season, Western Michigan is a perfect 3-0 with a series sweep over Ferris State University (4-1, 5-1) and the Falcons while the Eagles are sitting at 2–1 with a series split against the No. 4 Michigan State Spartans (W 3-0, L 4-3) and the Yellow Jackets.
This will be the first meeting between the two programs in their histories.
Boston College Lines: | Western Michigan Lines: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LW Teddy Stiga | C Oskar Jellvik | RW Ryan Leonard | LW Alex Bump | C Matteo Costantini | RW Tristian Lemyre |
Gabe Perreault | James Hagens | Will Vote | Liam Valente | Grant Slukynsky | Zach Nehring |
Andre Gasseau | Mike Posma | Jake Sondreal | Iiro Hakkarainen | Tim Washe | Owen Michaels |
Brady Berard | Connor Joyce | Gentry Shamburger | Ty Henricks | Cam Knuble | Garrett Szydlowski |
D Drew Fortescue | D Eamon Powell | G Jacob Fowler | D Sam Sjolund | D Joona Väisänen | Ean Somoza |
Aidan Hreschuk | Aram Minnetian | Jan Korec | Brian Kramer | Cole Crusberg-Roseen | G Hampton Slukynsky |
Will Skahan | Lukas Gustafsson | Alex Musielak | Zack Sharp | Robby Drazner | Cameron Rowe |
Michael Hagens | Jack Mesic |
Live Updates:
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3rd Period
- 19:09 | Boston College right winger Ryan Leonard scores right after the end of the power play. Boston College 3, Western Michigan 2.
- 17:07 | Boston College’s Andre Gasseau is called for tripping. Western Michigan will be on a two-minute power play.
- 1:00 | The Eagles tie up the contest with a goal by freshman left winger Teddy Stiga, his first of the season. Western Michigan 2, Boston College 2.
- 0:00 | Western Michigan wins the faceoff to start the final frame.
2nd Period
- 20:00 | The second period comes to a close. The Broncos head into the second intermission with a narrow lead. Western Michigan 2, Boston College 1.
- 16:28 | The Eagles cut their deficit in half with a goal by left winger Andre Gasseau, his first of the season. Western Michigan 2, Boston College 1.
- 0:00 | Boston College wins the faceoff to start the second period.
1st Period
- 20:00 | The opening frame comes to a close. The Broncos head into the first intermission with the two score advantage. Western Michigan 2, Boston College 0.
- 19:02 | The penalty ends and the Broncos record the penalty kill.
- 17:02 | Western Michigan right winger Zach Nehring is called for holding. Boston College will go on a two-minute power play.
- 15:32 | The Broncos power play ends and the Eagles record a penalty kill.
- 13:32 | Boston College center Connor Joyce is called for boarding. Western Michigan will go on a two-minute power play.
- 10:32 | The Broncos extend their lead with a goal by defenseman Robby Drazner. Western Michigan 2, Boston College 0.
- 2:06 | Western Michigan strikes first with a goal by the Broncos third line right winger Owen Michaels. Western Michigan 1, Boston College 0.
- 0:00 | Boston College wins the opening faceoff.
Pregame
- Dean Letourneau will miss tonight’s contest. Letourneau exited the Eagles exhibition against the USA Hockey National Team Development Program with an apparent injury.
- Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Western Michigan Broncos
When: Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Western Michigan: The Broncos beat York University 8-0 in an exhibition game.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles defeated the USA Hockey National Team Development Program 8-4 in an exhibition game.
Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between the two programs.
