BOSTON, Mass. — The No. 17-ranked Boston College men’s hockey program and No. 13 UConn are set for a Friday-night showdown in the 2026 Hockey East Tournament semifinals at TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
Before the Eagles’ matchup against the Huskies, UMass and Merrimack will play at 4 p.m. to determine the second team in the conference championship, which is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Garden as well.
Fourth-seeded BC (20-14-1, 13-11-0 Hockey East) is coming off of a 5-0 triumph over Maine in the quarterfinal round, while third-seeded UConn (19-11-5, 12-9-3) bested Boston University, 5-3.
The winner of the Hockey East Tournament will automatically advance to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, which starts as a field of 16 teams at four different regional sites — Albany, N.Y., Loveland, Colo., Sioux Falls, S.D., and Worcester, Mass.
This season, the only team from Hockey East that gained a national-tournament bid from the regular season was No. 7 Providence, but the Friars were shockingly knocked out of the league tournament by the Warriors in the quarterfinals.
Here are the live updates for Friday’s contest between the Eagles and the Huskies.
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Second period:
End of P2: Boston College 2, UConn 2.
End of 2: Boston College 2, UConn 2.
Notes:
– Some laziness after scoring did the Eagles no favors.
– Dean continues to show up in big moments.
– Iffy one for Cloutier compared to the first.
— Graham Dietz (@graham_dietz) March 21, 2026
- 4:32 | Brendan Dunphy is put in the box for a dirty cross-checking penalty from a hit on Teddy Stiga in the corner on a BC dump in.
- 10:56 | Andre Gasseau is penalized for holding.
- 11:32 | Ethan Whitcomb grabs the Huskies’ second goal of the game with a snipe off a dropped pass by Mike Murtagh. Boston College 2, UConn 2.
- 14:50 | Exactly a minute into the man advantage, Dean Letourneau potted his second goal of the game by shoving in the puck from the crease. Boston College 2, UConn 1.
Dean strikes again on the power play!
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— BC Men’s Hockey (@BC_MHockey) March 21, 2026
- 15:50 | Tom Messineo gifts the Eagles a power play with a holding penalty.
- 18:28 | It takes the Huskies less than a minute to respond with a goal from Trey Scott from the point. The puck slowly trickled through goalie Louka Cloutier’s legs. Boston College 1, UConn 1.
- 19:21 | A precise tic-tac-toe sequence end up resulting in BC’s first goal of the game, capped off by a Dean Letourneau one-timer with James Hagens and Andre Gasseau on the assists. Boston College 1, UConn 0.
Hagens ➡️ Gasseau ➡️ Letourneau
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— BC Men’s Hockey (@BC_MHockey) March 21, 2026
First period:
End of P1: Boston College 0, UConn 0.
End of P1: Boston College 0, UConn 0.
Notes:
– Lots of choppy sequences from the seven total penalties in the frame.
– Huskies did a phenomenal job of blocking the Eagles’ neutral-zone skating + O-zone entry.
– Cloutier had one of his best periods of the year, IMO.
— Graham Dietz (@graham_dietz) March 21, 2026
- 0:20 | Trey Scott’s cross-checking penalty puts BC on the power play for the fourth time already. After failing to score in the final 20 seconds of regulation, however, the Eagles will come back from the first intermission with 1:40 remaining on the power play.
- 3:22 | After potting a goal on the power play but getting it overturned due to goalie interference, Andre Gasseau gets booked for interference, making it a brief 4-on-4. The Huskies will then have the man advantage for over 1:30.
- 5:01 | Jake Richard picks up a cross-checking penalty, handing the Eagles their second power play of the period. Both teams came up empty on their first attempt with the man advantage.
- 15:40 | Viking Gustafsson Nyberg has been penalized for tripping, which will put the Eagles on the man advantage. BC killed off UConn’s first power play thanks to a series of phenominal, point-blank saves by freshman goalie Louka Cloutier.
- 18:48 | Oskar Jellvik collects a penalty for holding, sending the Huskies to the power play less than two minutes into the initial frame.
Pregame:
- The Eagles’ lines have not changed since their 5-0 win over Maine. Sophomores James Hagens and Dean Letourneau remain on the top line together with freshman Oscar Hemming. Seniors Andre Gasseau and Oskar Jellvik, who have played on the same line since they were freshmen, are set up together on line No. 2. Sophomore defenseman Will Skahan is out of the lineup.
Game 36 | Links & Lines
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- BC has six total Bruins’ prospects on its current roster.
No surprise, but Bruins GM Don Sweeney is at tonight’s Hockey East semis. Couple guys on BC that could be of interest…
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin9) March 20, 2026
- Merrimack defeats UMass 2-0 to advance to the Hockey East Championship. Puck drop for Boston College and UConn is set for approximately 7:35 p.m. ET.
- On Wednesday, BC men’s hockey forward James Hagens was named a Top 10 Hobey Baker Finalist. He was the only player from Hockey East who made the cut.
Top 10. One goal. 🏆
James Hagens has been named a 2026 Hobey Baker Award Finalist.
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How to Watch: No. 17 Boston College vs. No. 13 UConn in 2026 Hockey East Tournament Semifinals
Who: Boston College Eagles and UConn Huskies
When: Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Mass.
Television: NESN+, ESPN+
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last outing, UConn: The Huskies defeated the Boston University Terriers, 5-3, in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals last Saturday. Jake Percival, Jake Richard, Ethan Whitcomb, Anthony Allain-Samake, and Joey Muldowney each collected a goal, and senior goaltender Tyler Muszelik totaled 29 saves.
Last outing, BC: The Eagles trashed the Maine Black Bears at Conte Forum, 5-0, last Friday in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals. James Hagens notched two goals and an assist, and Teddy Stiga, Dean Letourneau, and Oskar Jellvik had one goal apiece. Freshman goalie Louka Cloutier made 18 saves to pick up his third shutout of the year.
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