Boston College will likely drop from the top spot in NCAA Division I college hockey polls this week, after splitting a pair of Hockey East contests with longtime rival and 15th-ranked Boston University this weekend.
On Friday, in the first game between the two schools in almost a year, sophomore defenseman Drew Helleson went end-to-end to tuck home a puck with 0.1 seconds remaining in overtime to boost host BC to a 4-3 win over BU at Kelley Rink. Spencer Knight finished with 21 saves for the victorious Eagles, while Ashton Abel made 29 stops for the Terriers.
On Saturday, in the first meeting at BU's venerable Walter Brown Arena since Dec. 2004, due to COVID-19 protocols, it was the host Terriers responding with a 3-1 win. Freshman forward Luke Tuch, brother of former BC and current NHL forward Alex Tuch, scored the last two goals of the game for the Terriers (6-2-1 overall), while freshman netminder Vinny Duplessis made 40 stops in his first-ever appearance for BU. Knight again finished with 21 saves for BC (11-3-1).
BC (.711) and BU (.708) remain in the top two spots in the Hockey East standings by percentage points. The two Commonwealth Avenue/Green Line rivals are scheduled to meet again in late February, in another home-and-home series that will begin at BU and end at BC, barring any COVID-19 delays.
ADDENDUM: BC remained in the No. 1 spot in this week's USCHO.com poll.
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