Boston College hockey hosts UMass at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Kelley Rink in Chestnut Hill. The game streams on ESPN+.[1] It finishes a home-and-home Hockey East series that started Friday, when the Eagles won 3-1 at the Mullins Center in Amherst behind two power-play goals, a short-handed goal and 38 saves from goaltender Louka Cloutier.[1][2]
The win moved BC to 3-5-2 overall and 2-2-1 in Hockey East. UMass fell to 5-6-1 overall and 2-2-0 in the league.[1] It also ended a three-game winless run for the Eagles: an overtime loss to Northeastern on Oct. 31, then a regulation loss and a tie against Vermont on Nov. 5 and 6.[4]
How Friday’s 3-1 win unfolded
BC scored with less than a second left in the first period. A UMass penalty was about to give the Eagles a power play with 1.5 seconds on the clock, so BC pulled Cloutier for an extra attacker. Teddy Mutryn won the faceoff, and Dean Letourneau one-timed his seventh goal of the season into the top corner.[1]
In the second period, Ryan Conmy scored on the power play at 9:30, finishing a feed from Luka Radivojevic. Less than two minutes later, Landan Resendes tapped in a short-handed goal off a give-and-go with Teddy Stiga at 11:29. It was his first goal of the season and BC’s first short-handed goal since Feb. 13, 2026.[1][2] Jack Musa scored on a UMass power play at 18:04 of the second. Cloutier then made 16 saves in a scoreless third period.[1]
By the numbers: an even game decided on special teams
Friday’s box score was nearly even. Each team had 39 shots, and UMass won 32 of 62 faceoffs.[2] Special teams decided it. BC went 2-for-5 on the power play and scored once while short-handed, and UMass went 1-for-6.[2] All four goals came on special teams, so neither team scored at five-on-five (TBR analysis of the scoring summary).[2] Cloutier stopped 38 of 39 shots, a .974 save percentage for the night (TBR calculation).[2]
Hockey East awards three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime or shootout win and one for an overtime or shootout loss. Entering Saturday, BC is tied for fourth with 7 points in five league games, level with New Hampshire and UConn, which has played seven. Vermont leads with 16 points in seven games, followed by Providence (12 in five) and Boston University (11 in six).[3] UMass is tied for seventh with 6 points in four games.[3]
A regulation win Saturday would give BC 10 points in six league games, one behind BU’s 11 in six, based on the standings entering the day (TBR calculation).[3] BU also won 6-2 at Michigan State earlier this month (our BU-Michigan State recap).
| Team | Overall | Hockey East | HE points | Overall goals for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 3-5-2 | 2-2-1 | 7 | 28-31 |
| UMass | 5-6-1 | 2-2-0 | 6 | 26-29 |
Across 10 games, BC has scored 28 goals and allowed 31, or 2.8 and 3.1 per game (TBR calculation). UMass has scored 26 and allowed 29 in 12 games.[3] The rivalry has favored Chestnut Hill for decades: after Friday, BC is 81-18-4 all-time against UMass, according to the school.[1]
What to watch (TBR analysis)
- Five-on-five scoring. Neither team scored at even strength Friday.[2] UMass matched BC’s 39 shots, and a better finishing night for the Minutemen at five-on-five could change the result.
- Discipline. The teams combined for 11 minor penalties Friday, six by BC.[2] UMass had six power plays and scored on one.
- Cloutier’s workload. He faced 16 shots in the third period alone.[1] Keeping UMass to the outside would make his night easier.
- What’s next. BC plays at Maine on Nov. 20 and 21, at Notre Dame on Nov. 27 and at Harvard on Nov. 29. Its Beanpot opener against BU is Feb. 1 at TD Garden.[4]
Saturday is a busy hockey night in Boston: the Bruins also face the Minnesota Wild at 7 p.m. at TD Garden (see the Bruins schedule).
Sources
- Boston College Athletics: Men’s Hockey Bounces Back with Win over UMass
- Hockey East Association: Box Score: Boston College 3, Massachusetts 1 (Nov. 13, 2026)
- Hockey East Association: 2026-27 Hockey East Men’s Standings
- Hockey East Association: Boston College 2026-27 Team Schedule
About the reporter: Thomas Redfield covers sports for The Boston Report. This article was produced with AI under our editorial policy. Read our AI and media disclosure.
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