NO. 2 BOSTON U. (23-11-3) VS. NO. 3 NORTH DAKOTA (21-15-3)

Game time: Today, 3 p.m., ESPN2

BU path to victory: There are 96 NHL draft picks in the 16-team tournament and 21 (11 for BU) will be in the BU-ND game, including six first-rounders. This should be the best run-andgun matchup of the tournament, but one area to watch closely is BU's start. The Terriers can't afford to let the potent defensive champions grab a comfort zone. ND path to victory: North Dakota returns several players from its NCAA champion team but will feature only one senior — defenseman Gage Ausmus. Injuries have plagued star forward Brock Boeser (16-17-33). This will come down to who wins the individual matchups. As BU's Quinn said, “On the 50-50 puck battles, you don't want to be fishing.”