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Dave last week:<\/strong>\u00a07-2-0
\nJim last week:<\/strong>\u00a07-2-0
\nDave’s record-to-date:<\/strong>\u00a0125-79-25
\nJim’s record-to-date:<\/strong>\u00a0126-78-25<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHere are this week’s picks:<\/p>\n
Friday, Feb. 23<\/strong><\/p>\nMaine at Boston College\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick:\u00a0 The Eagles win convincingly to clinch at least a share of the regular season title.
\nBC 4, Maine 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I thought the 5-0 loss for Maine was strange last weekend. That said, even if this game is closer, BC should win.
\nBC 4, Maine 2<\/strong><\/p>\nUMass Lowell at Merrimack<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Lowell still has an outside opportunity to get to 5th place. Merrimack has a shot at either the cellar or hosting in the first round, a gigantic incentive. I’m\u00a0this close<\/em> to going with the Warriors, but I just can’t do it.
\nUML 3, MC 2 (OT)<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Same here. I feel like Merrimack takes points from this weekend, but I’m still picking the River Hawks, a team playing decent home but not getting results.
\nUML 4, MC 3<\/strong><\/p>\nNew Hampshire at Northeastern<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Huskies keep the pressure on, hoping BC falters. The loss insures the Wildcats will be on the road for the playoffs.
\nNU 4, UNH 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Huskies will find a way to keep rolling.
\nNU 5, UNH 2<\/strong><\/p>\nVermont at Boston University<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Terriers wrap up a first-round bye while Vermont teeters on the playoff-home-ice cliff.
\nBU 4, UVM 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This is where Dave and I disagree. Take away last weekend vs. Northeastern, UVM has played really strong hockey down the stretch.
\nUVM 3, BU 2<\/strong><\/p>\nSaturday, Feb.\u00a024<\/strong><\/p>\nMaine at Boston College\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Eagles seal the deal, taking sole ownership of the regular season crown along with the top playoff seed. Maine finishes its feel-good regular season on a downer, losing five of six while still holding onto playoff home ice.
\nBC 5, Maine 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: BC completes a solid Hockey East regular season and will need to remain hot in hopes of winning the tournament to earn an NCAA bid..
\nBC 4, Maine 3<\/strong><\/p>\nVermont at Boston University<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Fourth place isn’t what BU was shooting for this year, but it’s what the Terriers will get. Meanwhile, the Catamounts will cling to their home ice berth by virtue of the three teams below them also getting swept.
\nBU 3, UVM 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I see this weekend as a split with BU winning to clinch fourth place.
\nBU 4, UVM 2<\/strong><\/p>\nProvidence at Massachusetts<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Providence won’t finish first, but will close out the schedule on a high note. UMass, however, will end an oft-promising regular season on a 3-8-1 sour one.
\nPC 4, UMass 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Friars remain pretty hot down the stretch and enter the playoffs with momentum.
\nPC 3, UMass 2<\/strong><\/p>\nMerrimack at UMass Lowell<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Lowell uses a sweep of the Warriors to get rid of some of the bad taste–though only some–from losing four straight.
\nUML 4, MC 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Norm Bazin says he wants his team playing well heading into the playoffs. Two wins will certainly help the team’s confidence.
\nUML 4, MC 2<\/strong><\/p>\nNortheastern at New Hampshire\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Huskies leapfrog Providence into second place. For UNH, it’s a 1-13-5 closing mark since early December. Ouch!
\nNU 4, UNH 3<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I’d like to think UNH would give their coach a victory in his final regular season game. But alas, they’re not strong enough for the Huskies.
\nNU 5, UNH 4<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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