Both No. 1 BC and No. 8 BU took care of business on Monday, earning their first meeting in the Beanpot title game since 2016.

The Sporting News dives into the 2025 Beanpot finals, and helps you find the best and most affordable tickets to Boston College vs. Boston University in the men's hockey tournament championship at TD Garden in Boston.

The Terriers (15-9-1) punched their ticket to the championship game for the 57th time in the 72-year history of the tourney. Paced by a five-goal second period, the Terriers shook off a brief slow start and crushed Harvard, 7-1. Devin Kaplan and Cole Hutson scored two goals each to lead BU.

NU retaliated with a goal at 14:39. Freshman right wing Ben Poitras redirected Jackson Dorrington’s shot from the blue line past Fowler for his first of the season. BC made it 3-1 at 18:29 when defenseman Eamon Powell crashed the left circle and ripped a wrister that beat Whitehead 5-hole for his second of the season.

The red light bulbs that hang above the nets at TD Garden may need to be replaced after Monday’s Beanpot Tournament semifinal doubleheader, which featured No. 1 Boston College and No. 8 Boston University winning their respective games by a combined score of 15-3.

Boston University beat Harvard 7-1 and Boston College beat Northeastern 8-2 in the opening round of the Beanpot Monday night at TD Garden, setting up the first Eagles vs. Terriers final since 2016.

Fans looking to watch this college hockey rivalry game can do so on NESN for free by using FuboTV ($30 off first month) or DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available for streaming the game.