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UConn enters regular season finale with Hockey East seeding on the line

The Huskies will earn a first round bye with a win and can still finish as high as third.

Author

Shawn McGrath
March 04, 2025

Photo: Ian Bethune

UConn men’s hockey is already assured of an NCAA Tournament bid but it’s still looking for its first Hockey East Tournament crown. The Huskies made the final in 2021-22 but fell to UMass in overtime.

The final weekend of the regular season is here and UConn is in a good place to avoid the first round of the single-elimination tournament. All it requires is a win over Vermont on Thursday.

No team has more than two games remaining and the season will be wrapped up by Saturday evening. Depending on how it shakes out, the Huskies can finish as high as third or as low as sixth.

School

Points

Remaining Games

Boston College

52

Merrimack (Sat.)

Maine

48

at UMass (Fri.), at UMass (Sat.)

Boston University

40

Providence (Thurs.), at Vermont (Sat.)

UConn

37

at Vermont (Thurs.)

Providence

36

at Boston University (Thurs.), at Northeastern (Sat.)

UMass

33

Maine (Fri.), Maine (Sat.)

UMass Lowell

30

New Hampshire (Fri.), at New Hampshire (Sat.)

Merrimack

28

Northeastern (Thurs.), at Boston College (Sat.)

Northeastern

23

at Merrimack (Thurs.), Providence (Sat.)

Vermont

22

UConn (Thurs.), Boston University (Sat.)

New Hampshire

17

at UMass Lowell (Fri.), UMass Lowell (Sat.)

UConn finishes third if…

UConn beats Vermont AND Boston University loses to Providence and Vermont in regulation AND Providence beats Boston University in regulation and gets one point against Northeastern

UConn would host the highest remaining seed of the opening round winners in a quarterfinal on March 15.

UConn finishes fourth if…

UConn beats Vermont in regulation AND Providence gets three points or fewer against Boston University and Northeastern.

OR

UConn gets two points against Vermont AND Providence gets two points or fewer against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets five points or fewer against Maine.

OR

UConn gets one point against Vermont AND Providence gets one or fewer against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets four points or fewer against Maine.

OR

UConn loses in regulation to Vermont AND Providence loses to both Boston University and Northeastern in regulation AND UMass gets three points or fewer against Maine.

UConn would host the 5-seed in a quarterfinal on March 15.

UConn finishes fifth if…

UConn wins in regulation against Vermont AND Providence gets four points or greater against Boston University and Northeastern.

OR

UConn gets two points against Vermont AND Providence gets three points or greater against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass goes to overtime at least once against Maine.

OR

UConn gets two points against Vermont AND Providence gets two points or fewer against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass beats Maine twice in regulation.

OR

UConn gets one point against Vermont AND Providence gets two points or greater against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets four points or fewer against Maine.

OR

UConn gets one point against Vermont AND Providence gets one point or fewer against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets five points or greater against Maine.

OR

UConn loses in regulation against Vermont AND Providence gets one point or greater against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets three points or fewer against Maine.

OR

UConn loses in regulation against Vermont AND Providence gets zero points against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets four points or greater against Maine.

UConn would travel to the 4-seed in a quarterfinal on March 15.

UConn finishes sixth if…

UConn gets two points against Vermont AND Providence gets three points or greater against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass beats Maine twice in regulation.

OR

UConn gets one point against Vermont AND Providence gets two points or greater against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets five points or greater against Maine.

OR

UConn loses in regulation against Vermont AND Providence gets one point or greater against Boston University and Northeastern AND UMass gets four points or greater against Maine.

UConn would host the 11-seed in an opening round game on March 12.