Sean Maguire

Nieto was the Terriers' second leading scorer this season, tallying 18 goals and 19 assists in 39 games.

The Boston University offense exploded in the third period as the No. 19 Terriers scored four times en route to a season-closing 5-0 victory over the rival Northeastern Huskies at Agganis Arena on Saturday night.

The marathon ends here. Hockey East's regular season concludes on Saturday night and No. 19 Boston University welcomes rival Northeastern to Agganis Arena for a closing contest with serious playoff implications for next week's quarterfinals.

The pre-game lowdown from Agganis Arena in Boston where the No. 19 BU Terriers welcome the Vermont Catamounts for the first of a weekend series on Friday. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

Recent history may favor the Beanpot Tournament's ultimate underdogs as the Northeastern Huskies look to end a quarter-century drought when they take on the No. 9/11 Boston University Terriers on Monday at 5 p.m. from TD Garden.

All the pre-game information before Monday's semifinals of the 61st Annual Beanpot Tournament - game times, TV/radio information, key players and more.

A strong weekend for both of BU's goaltenders gave the Terriers a big boost heading into the holiday break.

Order is restored within Hockey East, at least for another week.

BU avenged a Friday night loss at North Dakota, and Vermont split with Providence, but Northeastern wasn't able to do the same.

After two weeks of action and some big non-conference games, it looks like neither Maine, Merrimack nor Lowell are what we'd hoped they might be.