UPDATED Game Day: Terriers close regular season at Vermont; Women face Northeastern for Hockey East title at Noon

 UPDATE: Women win Hockey East title in overtime over Northeastern. Details tomorrow #10/9 Terriers close out the regular season on the road in Burlington where they take on Vermont. Puck drop is 7 p.m. for the game that will be live-streamed on ESPN+.BU clinched third place in Hockey East on Thursday with a dominant 8-2 win over #6 Providence. The win also moved the Terriers into the #6 slot in the Pairwise Rankings.In early January, the Terriers swept the Catamounts at Agganis Arena, 6-1, and 7-4. Vermont finished the first half at 7-8-1, but have struggled in 2025 with just four wins in their last 15 outings. Last weekend, the Cats were edged by Maine, 4-3, and lost to UConn, 4-1.Senior Joel Maata leads the UVM offense with 27 points, followed by freshmen Colin Kessler (22) and Max Strand (21) and senior Simon Jellus (20). Sophomore goalie Axel Mangbo (9-13-0) has a 3.06 GAA and an .890 save percentage.The Catamounts are Hockey East’s most international team with players from seven countries.BU will look to carry the momentum from Thursday’s win into tonight’s finale and next weekend’s quarterfinals.  With a pair of power play goals in that win, BU's power play is #4 at 27%, while they're also #4 in team offense at 3.73 goals per game. tw-align-centerA few flicks from Friday’s practice at UVM.???? Faith Fronduto pic.twitter.com/c3eN0UoJsr— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) March 7, 2025 TONIGHT’S BU LINEUP ● GoTerriers.com preview,  Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), BU Men’s Hockey Twitter● Live Stream ESPN+● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape Cole Hutson, who had been named Hockey East’s Rookie of the Month for February, followed that up by receiving National Player of the Month honors from the Hockey Commissioners Association. The Beanpot MVP tallied five goals and six assists in February and currently has 36 points, most among all freshman defenseman and just one behind the defensive scoring leader, regardless of class.  tw-align-centerThe only two @NCAAIceHockey defensemen since at least 2005-06 with 10+ goals and 25+ assists in their first 32 career games. pic.twitter.com/WTNfFaxFyi— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) March 7, 2025  Looking ahead2025 recruit Jack Murtagh scored his 17th goal in the NTDP U18s’ 3-1 win against Green Bay. A projected late first-round pick in the 2025 draft, Murtagh has 40 points in 39 games. tw-align-centerMURTAGH STARTS US OFF ON THE POWER PLAY ????#USAvsGB pic.twitter.com/Fp7AmgAdYa— USA Hockey’s NTDP (@USAHockeyNTDP) March 8, 2025 2025 recruit Jack Pridham scored his 24th goal—and ninth power-play tally—in Kitchener’s 7-4 win against Windsor. The 6’2” right wing has 47 points in 43 games. tw-align-centerSlo-mo Sharpshooter ????????Take another look at the beautiful goal by @NHLBlackhawks prospect Jack Pridham to put the @OHLRangers up 6-4 in the #FridayNightFaceoff#OHL | @CHLHockey pic.twitter.com/QCPnC3CdTJ— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) March 8, 2025  Looking backClayton Keller scored his 24th goal and added an assist, but Utah dropped a 4-3 decision to Chicago in overtime.  tw-align-centerPOWER PLAY GOAL BY THE CAPTAIN!!! pic.twitter.com/YcZccKFF5d— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) March 8, 2025► NHL.com Hutson at forefront of Canadiens’ playoff pursuit in rookie season  Women's Team#13 Terriers will seek their first Hockey East tournament title since 2015 when they take on cross-town rival Northeastern in the championship game at the Toscano Family Skating Center at UConn today. Puck drop is at Noon for the contest that can be seen on ESPN News and will live stream on ESPN+.At stake along with the conference title is a berth in the NCAA tournament.BU, which had been picked #6 in the pre-season Coaches Poll, finished the regular season in second place, just one point behind UConn. Northeastern was fifth.Terriers advanced to the title game by edging BC in overtime on Lindsay Bochna’s overtime goal, while Northeastern defeated Connecticut in the other semifinal.The teams have met four times this season with each school winning twice. The first three games all were 4-0 shutouts with NU winning twice, BU once.  Last month, the Terrier won 3-2 in overtime on an Alex Law goal.                       Credit BU Hockey StatsLed by Sydney Healy (22 points), Christina Vote (20) and Bocha (19) BU has the third best scoring offense and top power play unit in Hockey East. Senior goalie Callie Shanahan (17-8-2) has a 1.80 GAA and a .924 save percentage.● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), BU Women’s Hockey Twitter● Live Stream ESPN+● Hockey East Semifinal Press Kit● Tara Watchorn Media Call● BU Hockey Stats Semifinal review/Final preview