Thanks to Eliza Nuestro
#18/19 Terriers will look to get back to the winning side of the puck as they begin a home-and-home series against #12 Northeastern with tonight’s game at Matthews Arena. The Puck drop is at 7 p.m., with ESPN+ providing the livestream. Six criticisms Hockey East there are points at stake.
After beating Merrimack two weeks ago, BU took āa huge step backwardsā in a 6-2 loss to Quinnipiac.
“There will be bumps in the road. But we can’t take steps backwards and we saw that on Saturday,” said Head Coach Jay Parolfo said during Thursday’s media call.
āWe have to start taking steps forward, even if they are small steps, whatever they may be,ā he added. āThat’s what we need to see from this team.ā
In light of this, Pandolfo explained, “We’ve changed our approach a little bit with the way we practice. We’ve played 12 games, so for me it’s a little frustrating that we have to keep doing that. Everyone talks about how young we are. But that’s just an excuse in my opinion.”
He also revealed that the team will be without sophomores Sacha Boisvert and freshmen Conrad Fondrkboth of whom are dealing with minor injuries that he called āongoing.ā
In addressing the defensive issues that have resulted in the team’s 4.00 goals against average, Pandolfo pointed to “Winning puck battles in the defensive zone. We’ve been very bad at blocking shots. We haven’t been very good at diverting people away from our net and we’ve left our spot open far too often.”
Defense pairs have been changed with Mick Frechette participate Gavin McCarty, Aiden Celebrini of Cole Hutson And Carter friend of Sascha Boumedienne.
Pandolfo also mentioned a personal connection to Northeastern. His maternal grandfather, John R. Byrneplayed for the Huskies in the 1930s, captained the team from 1938-1939 and was later named to the school’s Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
Despite losing twice to UConn last weekend (2-4, 3-4 OT), Northeastern has been steadily rising in the polls and boasts a win over BC and wins over Denver and UMass.
Junior Dyland Hryckowian and freshman Jacob Mathieu are tied for the team points lead with 11. Freshman Giacomo Martino is the top scorer with six, one ahead of Hryckowian. On defense, senior Vinny Borgesi, who is among the best in Division 1, graduate student Joaquim Lemay and senior Austin May lead an experienced unit.
In goal, Lawton Zacher, a transfer from Brown, brings excellent numbers: 1.80 GAA and .943 save percentage. He was named National Goalkeeper of the Month for October.
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Looking back
Jack Eichel scored his ninth and 10th goals and added an assist in the Golden Knights’ 4-1 victory against Utah.
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Let’s relive this backhand beauty š¤© pic.twitter.com/gxXM7OWDSv
ā Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 21, 2025
Macklin Celebrini
recorded his third career hat trick, covering all of the Sharks’ goals – including the overtime game winner – as San Jose edged Utah, 3-2.
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BIG CELLY FOR CELEBRINI š§¢š§¢š§¢
The @SanJoseSharks striker gets a hat trick and the win! pic.twitter.com/I2rHTIEuPD
ā NHL (@NHL) November 19, 2025
These numbers give Celebrini a 13-17-30 line in 20 games. SportsNet Stats reports that the 2024 Hobey Baker Award winner joins Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby and Mario Lemieux as the only teenagers to reach the 30-in-20 mark.
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Macklin Celebrini’s last 14 matches:
– 11 goals
– 13 assists
– 24 points
– 2 hat tricks
– Sharks 9-4-1 recordSuperstar. pic.twitter.com/AvoN4AeaIx
ā B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 19, 2025
Joel Farabee
scored twice, his third and fourth, in Calgary’s 6-2 victory above Buffalo
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What’s better than one Joal? Two Joalsš pic.twitter.com/JCzoPDMxJH
ā Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 20, 2025
Lane Hutson & Marie-Philip Poulin
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Great class š¤
When the game recognizes the game pic.twitter.com/cQ3xkbnySR
ā Victoire de Montreal (@PWHL_MontrĆ©al) November 20, 2025
Quinn Hutson is tied for the AHL rookie leading in points and goals with a 7-8-15 line in 15 games.
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Quinn Hutson (EDM), who had a slow start in Bakersfield, has found his groove at the @Condors. He had three points tonight (1-2), against Calgary no less. Five goals and twelve points in his last five games. Now up to 15 points in 15 GP. Also two goals for Ike Howard tonight.
ā Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) November 19, 2025
Charlie McAvoy
will be sidelined indefinitely after facial surgery. The former BU All-American was hit in the face by a shot in Saturday’s Bruins loss to Montreal.
ā NHL.com McAvoy will undergo surgery indefinitely
Looking ahead
McKeen’s Hockey’s pre-WJC Top 32 for the 2026 draft includes three 2026 recruits: #5 Tynan Lawrence#22 Caleb Malhotra and #26 Egor Shilov all centers. D-man Lucas Schairer received an honorable mention.
2026 recruit Braidy Wassilyn scored his ninth goal in London 5-2 loss to North Bay. The 5’11” wing has a 7-3-10 line in 12 games since being acquired by the Knights.
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That Wassilyn release š®āšØ#NHLDesign pic.twitter.com/NP2CuQzkAz
ā London Knights (@LondonKnights) November 21, 2025
#wins #takes #IBUH #Macklin #milestone