C HESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The No. 15 Boston College Eagles (7-5-1, 5-3-0 HE) men’s hockey team takes a break from Hockey East play as it hosts the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-8-1, 0-6 B1G) on Friday afternoon.

With one final regular-season victory, Notre Dame will be a near lock to clinch a spot in the bracket. With a loss, the Fighting Irish can plan on watching the playoff from home. Even on the heels of a 70-7 win over Syracuse and with Stanford set to miss a bowl game,

The No. 15/15 Boston College men's hockey team plays host to Notre Dame at Kelley Rink this Friday for the first time since the 2022-23 season. Friday's game is slated for a 1:00 p.m. puck drop on NESN and ESPN+ along with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM.

Notre Dame hockey travels to Massachusetts over Thanksgiving break for a pair of matchups against foes on the East Coast. The Irish (3-8-1, 0-6-0 Big Ten) will face Merrimack (5-6-0, 3-5-0 Hockey East) on Wednesday at Lawler Arena before taking on No. 15 Boston College (7-5-1, 5-3-0 Hockey East) Friday.

Maybe we should be used to it by now. Maybe we were riding this weird “like” wave after Notre Dame’s run in the playoffs last season. Maybe after Notre Dame started 0-2 — most people just put them in the background. Notre Dame is 7-2 and will ...