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Starting tonight, #1 BU will host #3/4 Michigan State for a two-game series that Terrier fans and NHL scouts alike have been circled on their calendars for some time. Puck drop tonight is at 7 p.m., with ESPN2 and TSN5 airing the broadcast, while ESPN+ will provide the livestream. John Buccigross and BU All-American Colby Cohen will ring the bell.
The meeting between these two elite brand teams might have taken place last March in the NCAA Toledo Regional finals, but Cornell rallied for two goals in the third period to eliminate the Spartans. BE then defeated Cornell in overtime
in the final.
BU holds a 9-8 lead in the all-time series, with the last meeting coming in October 2014 at Agganis Arena with Wilmer Skoog scored the only goal in a 1ā0 win. A year earlier, MSU took a 3-1 decision from BU in Munn Arena. The Spartans’ only other visit to Agganis was in the 2008 Ice Breaker title game, a 2-1 BU victory on goals from Chris Higgins And Kevin Shattenkirk.
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The Terriers and Spartans have a combined 34 NHL Draft picks, as well as a trio of returning All-
Americans: BU D and reigning National Rookie of the Year Cole Hutson (@Capitals), MSU G Trey Augustine (@DetroitRedWings), and MSU D Matt Basgall (Undrafted Free Agent) pic.twitter.com/zVhHGBxhKLā BucciOT.Com (@Buccigross) October 16, 2025
Michigan State, which won the Big 10 title last spring by beating Ohio State in overtime, is 1-1-0 after sharing a home ice series with New Hampshire.
On offense, the Spartans lost three of their top six scorers, led by the Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howardbut there’s plenty of firepower to contend with. Senior Charlie Stramel had a 9-18-27 line while classmate Daniel Russel is the top returning scorer with 13 (25 points). There are three freshmen in the first round: power forwards Cayden Lindstrom And Doorman Martone
were the fourth and sixth choices overall. Sniper Ryker Lee was taken at #26.
The defense is led by senior
Matt Basgallā first-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-American ā who scored 26 points last season and junior Maxim Strbaka second-round pick out of Buffalo who had 19.
Junior Trey Augustine (2.08, .924, 3 SO) was the Big 10’s best goaltender, a league all-star and a first-team All-American. He led the U.S. Junior National Team to gold at the World Junior Championships the past two winters and was a Richter Award finalist last season.
In his weekly media call, Coach said Jay Parolfo described the series as “a great test for our entire team. We’re throwing the young players straight into the fire early is great.
āEven before the Hockey East season,ā he explained, āit’s going to be really helpful to have a team like Michigan State come in and have that experience. We want to make sure we have a good, solid effort and are ready to play because I know how they play, they’re going to be ready and it’s going to be a tough game.ā
Pandolfo reported that too Sacha Boisvert had been practicing the past two days and expects him to be in the lineup. āWith him back in the lineup it gives us more depth up front and hopefully we can get four lines rolling together.ā
About the meeting between Yegorov and Augustine, he said: āBoth [are] acclaimed goaltenders. Augustine has a little more experience than Big Mike, but Big Mike has gained a lot of experience in half a season until the last game. So he comes into this year a little more comfortable knowing what to expect. It should be a great match.”
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I wanted to share a comment this week from BU Head Coach Jay Pandolfo about Bruins’ draft pick John Morello:
He said: “I really like his game. He’s a very responsible player. He can really skate. He’s a 60-yard centerman who wins face-offs. He’s very good defensively and he’s…
ā Bridgette Proulx (@bridgetteproulx) October 16, 2025
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ā Pandolfo Media Call
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Episode 3 of Within BU Hockey functions Bernie Corbett‘s interviews with Coach Pandolfo and Jack Parkerwho will be honored for him during Saturday’s match election to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Cat Cornetta reports to Coach Tara Watchorn.
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Looking back
Evan Rodrigues‘early goal was the Panthers only scoring in a 3-1 loss to the Devils.
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Lane Hutson assisted on a pair of goals in Montreal 3-2 victory in extra time against Nashville.
Women’s team
#13 Terriers will look to get into the winning column when they host Brown tonight at Walter Brown Arena. The start at 6 p.m. is the Bruins’ first game of the year. ESPN+ provides the livestream.
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