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Boston University at Providence: Pregame Notes and Line Combinations

Line combinations and other pregame notes for Friday's Hockey East game between the Boston University Terriers and the Providence College Friars.

By Joshua Kummins
David Quinn's Terriers head to Schneider Arena for a matchup against Providence Friday night.
David Quinn's Terriers head to Schneider Arena for a matchup against Providence Friday night.
Matt Dewkett

PROVIDENCE -- Welcome to (what will be a sold-out) Schneider Arena on the campus of Providence College, where there's a real good one shaping up tonight. The No. 8/9 Friars are playing their home opener this evening and No. 6 Boston University is set to play the opposition for a fourth consecutive season.

BU is a perfect 3-0-0 for the first time in six years after sweeping Michigan State and Michigan in a pair of one-goal games at Agganis Arena last weekend and looks to make it 4-for-4 for the first time in 13 years. In his first action of the season, junior Matt O'Connor stopped 67 of 69 shots he saw against the Big Ten foes to earn Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Terrier freshman center Jack Eichel scored the tying goal in last Saturday's 3-2 win over the Wolverines and now leads the team with a trio of goals and as many assists in three games.

A loss and a tie at North Dakota dropped the Friars to 1-2-1 as they take the ice in the Ocean State for the first time this year. PC trails in the all-time series with BU, 105-53-13, but won the most recent meeting by a 3-1 score in this building on Nov. 2, 2013.

Nick Saracino scored both goals in PC's 2-2 tie last Saturday night in Grand Forks, its third overtime game in the first four, and the junior leads the team with three goals and four points in the early going. He has scored six times and posted eight points in his last eight games dating back to last postseason.

Here are tonight's lines:

TERRIERS

Ahti Oksanen - Jack Eichel - Danny O'Regan
Evan Rodrigues - Robbie Baillargeon - Cason Hohmann
Nikolas Olsson - Matt Lane - Nick Roberto
Chase Phelps - A.J. Greer - J.J. Piccinich

Matt Grzelcyk - John MacLeod
Brandon Fortunato - Brandon Hickey
Doyle Somerby - Brien Diffley

Matt O'Connor
Connor LaCouvee
Anthony Moccia

FRIARS

Nick Saracino - Mark Jankowski - Trevor Mingoia
Shane Luke - Ross Mauermann - Brian Pinho
Brandon Tanev - Noel Acciari - Stefan Demopoulos
Steven McParland - Kevin Rooney - Conor MacPhee

Kyle McKenzie - John Gilmour
Tom Parisi - Anthony Florentino
Jake Walman - Mark Adams

Jon Gillies
Nick Ellis
Brendan Leahy