Bean Town Times

#7 Boston University (22-10-0, 16-6-0 Hockey East) vs./at Providence (14-11-7, 9-7-6 Hockey East)Date & Time: Friday, March 3 - 7 p.m. | Saturday, March 4 - 7 p.m.Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass. | Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockeyThe No. 7 Boston University men's ice hockey team will conclude the regular season this weekend with a home-and-home series against Providence. Puck drop for senior night at Agganis Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m., but fans are encouraged to arrive early for the pregame ceremony honoring the Terriers' Class of 2023. Saturday's showdown is also scheduled for 7 p.m.

Both games will be streamed on ESPN+, with an audio-only broadcast of both contests located here. Fans can purchase tickets to Friday's game by clicking here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU controls its own destiny in its quest for the Hockey East regular-season title, needing just five points to claim their 11th Hockey East regular-season title and first since the 2016-17 season.
• The Terriers are one point ahead of Merrimack but have one game in hand on the Warriors.
• BU is two points ahead of Northeastern; the Huskies play a home-and-home set with UMass Lowell this weekend.
• One regulation win and one Northeastern loss of any kind will also guarantee the Terriers finish atop the league standings, which means the Terriers can clinch the trophy on Friday.
• BU moved into first place after it took all six available points in a weekend sweep at Vermont, earning a 5-3 win on Friday before junior Drew Commesso stopped all 23 shots he saw in a 3-0 victory on Saturday.
• Senior captain Domenick Fensore was named Hockey East Defender of the Week on Monday after a four-point weekend against the Catamounts.
• Fensore assisted on both game-winning goals, providing the primary helper on Friday's winner in the third period as part of his two-assist effort.
• He followed that with a goal and an assist in Saturday's shutout victory.
• Fensore is one of three Terriers who have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, joining senior Matt Brown and freshman Lane Hutson.
• Brown enters the final weekend of the regular season as the league leader in points with 41 thanks to 14 goals and 27 assists.
• No other NCAA defenseman has more points (39) and assists (29) than Hutson.
• The Terriers boast the fourth-best scoring offense in the NCAA, averaging 3.91 goals per game.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU and Providence first met in the 1926-27 season and have played 191 times since that encounter, with the Terriers leading the series, 113-59-19 (.641).
• BU is 18-8-6 against Providence in their past 32 meetings, including a 7-4-6 record over the last 17 contests.
• That includes a sweep of last season's series, as the Terriers earned a 5-2 home win and a 4-1 road triumph against the Friars.
• BU is 37-31-8 (.533) against Providence at Schneider Arena after last season's 4-1 victory.
• Since the formation of Hockey East, BU has a 58-32-18 (.620) advantage in league games.
• BU has won seven straight March games against Providence.
• The teams have played 30 overtime games and the Friars hold a 7-4-19 edge in them.
• BU has shut out PC on 18 occasions while only being blanked six times.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS

• Providence was idle last weekend after splitting a home-and-home series with UMass Lowell on Feb. 17-18.
• The Friars earned a 3-2 overtime win at home before a 2-1 road defeat.
• PC finished February at 2-2-1 but the Friars are just 3-7-2 since the calendar turned to 2023.
• Senior Parker Ford leads Providence in both goals (11) and points (25).
• Classmate Max Crozier leads the Friars with 19 assists and is tied with junior Brett Berard (9g, 13a) for second on the squad in points (22).
• Freshman goaltender Philip Svedebäck is 12-10-7 in 30 appearances, posting a .907 save percentage and a 2.23 goals-against average.

Original source can be found here.