CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Both Maine and Boston College need points. Badly. As of tonight, the Black Bears and the Eagles are tied for seventh and sixth, respectively, in the Hockey East standings. Someone can help their cause tonight with some points, and as of late, neither team has had much luck in getting those. In their last 12 combinedgames, BC and Maine are a combined 0-8-4 entering tonight's game - four points between the two. If anyone wants to start thinking about playoffs and/or playoff positioning, tonight's the night to start.

Starting lineups:
Maine
Forwards
Robby Dee-Chris Hahn-Spencer Abbott
Brian Flynn-Tanner House-Gustav Nyquist
Kevin Swallow-Keif Orsini-Lem Randall
Nick Payson-Kyle Solomon-Jeff Marshall

Defensemen
Ryan Hegarty-Matt Duffy
Mike Banwell-Simon Danis-Pepin
Will O'Neill-Jeff Dimmen

Goalies
Dave Wilson
Scott Darling

Boston College
Forwards
Brock Bradford-Brian Gibbons-Benn Ferriero
Barry Almeida-Cam Atkinson-Ben Smith
Joe Whitney-Matt Price-Jimmy Hayes
Kyle Kucharski-Matt Lombardi-Andrew Orpik

Defense
Tim Filangieri-Malcolm Lyles
Nick Petrecki-Tommy Cross
Tim Kunes-Edwin Shea

Goalie
John Muse
Alex Kremer
Chris Venti

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