The UConn men’s hockey team has two weeks left of the regular season until their playoff slate begins. But until then, the No. 9 Huskies will be back in action on Tuesday for a Top-10 showdown against No. 10 Boston University. They are currently tied for 4th place with Providence in the Hockey East rankings while Boston University is in third place and eight points ahead of UConn.
This will be the second matchup of the season between the two teams as UConn traveled up to Boston in October. BU took the win in this game and Tommy Heaney made his first career start for UConn on the road in the 4-2 loss.
One of the strongest parts of the Huskies game this season has been their power play. Comparing their statistics from last season to this season, UConn has a +8 PPG differential and a +9.5% Power Play Percentage differential. The Ice Bus are just one of the 7 teams to have surpassed their total PPG numbers from their last season. The Huskies also currently lead the nation in short handed goals with eight.
Joey Muldowney has been one the most productive players for the Huskies this season, registering a point in 12 of the last 14 games and a point in 20 of the team’s 30 games played thus far. The sophomore forward is currently tied with Tage Thompson for most goals in a season in the Hockey East Era for UConn. One more goal in any of the Huskies last four regular season games will put Muldowney on top.
Hudson Schandor has continued to do his thing for the Ice Bus. The graduate student has registered a point in 13 of the last 15 games and he is coming off of a six-point weekend in the last Hockey East series for the Huskies. The captain forward has eight goals, 23 assists for 31 total points on the season.
UConn will enter this matchup with Boston University with a 17-10-3 overall record and 9-8-3 in Hockey East play. However, they are currently 9-2-2 in the 2025 calendar year with both Schandor and John Spetz making history. Schandor surpassed Jachym Kondelik to become the leader for total points in the Hockey East era and Spetz surpassed Joe Masonius for most points by a defenseman in the Hockey East era.
Boston University is ranked No. 10 in the nation and No. 3 in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers will come into this game with an 18-12-1 overall record and 12-8-1 in Hockey East action. Last week, freshman goaltender Mikhail Yegorov was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week.
Yegorov made a career-high 43 saves on 44 shots in the Terriers 4-1 win over No. 1 Boston College in the Beanpot final, he also earned the Eberly Award. Then, in BU’s 3-0 win over No. 7 Providence the next Saturday, Yegorov stopped all 30 shots he faced which included 16 in the third period and where he recorded his first NCAA shutout game. Last week, only one other player in the country made more saves than Yegorov and no player made more stops against top 10 teams than the BU freshman netminder. However, the Huskies have also been dominant at the net with freshman Callum Tung registering 32 saves against Maine last Friday and junior Tyler Muszelik having 27 saves against Alaska Anchorage two weeks ago.
No. 9 UConn will welcome No. 10 Boston University to the Toscano Family Ice Forum on Tuesday, February 24 for a Top 10 Hockey East matchup. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. in Storrs, CT and will be available to stream live on ESPN+.