Maine jumped out to an early lead just 1:32 into the game when Miguel Marques intercepted a pass in the BC defensive zone and capitalized on the opportunity to put the Black Bears in front. The Black Bears doubled their lead midway through the opening period with a short-handed goal from Josh Nadeau.

The Boston College men’s hockey team saw their winning streak come to an end on Saturday night, losing to Maine 3-0 in the second game of their weekend series. This was a bit of a dud of a game for the Eagles,

After taking series openers by decisive margins against UMass and Vermont, the Black Bears dropped the second games and were left with splits.

BC improved to 7-4-1 overall, 5-2-0 in Hockey East, and 5-0 in November. Maine dropped to 7-5-1 and 4-3-0 in the league. The two teams will play the rematch on Saturday night (7 p.m.) at Conte. BC entered the game after completing a home-and-home series sweep against No. 12 UMass last weekend.

The Maine Black Bears are fresh off a series split with Hockey East rival Vermont. The Black Bears rolled to a 7-0 win in Friday's game, but dropped

These 22 players have already made an impact in previous seasons, and some will play even bigger roles for their clubs.

C HESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The No. 15 Boston College Eagles (6-4-1, 4-2-0 HE) men’s hockey team is getting ready for another ranked matchup as it hosts the No. 10 Maine Black Bears (7-4-1, 4-2-0 HE) for a series this weekend.

Norwich University women's hockey continued its dominance of Little East Conference play. The Cadets controlled their latest game against the Southern Maine University Huskies from start to finish, picking up the 5-0 shutout victory for a 4-0 LEC record.