College hockey's most prestigious midseason tournament will crown the men's champion Monday night at 7:30 p.m. ET from a packed TD Garden, featuring No. 3 semifinal winners Boston University and Northeastern University. The repechage game between Harvard and No. 1 Boston College will take place Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET, also at TD Garden.
In the third round, the Terriers proved their charm in the first round of the Beanpot, as BU extended their lead to 4-1, avenging their previous two losses to Boston College, and ultimately overcame a late surge to take the lead with the Eagles. defeated 4-3. Macklin Chebrini scored BU's first two goals of the afternoon, continuing his streak as one of America's leading scorers. Chebrini ranks second in the nation with 1.64 points per game. That's because the Terriers have lost just one of their last 18 games against a non-BC team. .
Meanwhile, Northeastern continued its late-season turnaround with a come-from-behind victory over Harvard in the other semifinal at Beanpole last Monday. The Huskies started the season with a record of just 7-12-1, including a 1-8 record against ranked teams. But Northeastern, which has won four straight, including wins over No. 3 Boston College and No. 6 University of Maine, used its newfound determination to score against the Crimson with a game-tying goal in the third period and Gunnar Wolf Fontaine's extra-inning goal. I found a winner.
Fans tuning in to the title game, which will be broadcast on NESN and ESPN+, will have plenty of time at the Garden as both teams rank in the top 20 in scoring offense with over 3.15 goals per game. You can expect some frenetic action.
