By Scott McLaughlin/DFP Staff(1) Boston College vs. (8) University of MassachusettsThe Eagles are 10-1-1 in their last 12. The Minutemen are 0-9-3. If you really need to know any more than that, BC ranks first in offense (3.85 goals per game), defense (2.24 goals-against average) and special teams (+24 net). UMass ranks seventh (2.58), ninth (3.45) and ninth (-16) in those same categories. All that said, the Minutemen were at least competitive against the Eagles two weekends, as BC squeaked out a pair of one-goal wins. In fact, UMass’ last eight games have all been decided by a goal or less. Still, I fully expect the Eagles to take care of business and sweep the Minutemen out of the playoffs for the second year in a row.Prediction: BC in two(2) University of New Hampshire vs. (7) University of VermontThis is also a rematch from a season ago. And much like last year, neither team is playing all that great right now. The Wildcats stumbled to a 2-4-2 finish that dropped them out of first, while the Catamounts went 2-3-3 over their final eight. UNH took three of four points from Vermont when they met three weekends ago, though. And the Wildcats hold a decisive advantage in offense (3.50 GPG to 2.29), defense (2.56 GAA to 3.21) and special teams (+4 net to -14). Nothing ever comes easy for UNH in the postseason, however, so I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see the Catamounts make a series of it or even pull off a repeat of last year’s upset.Prediction: UNH in three(3) Boston University vs. (6) Northeastern UniversityIt might not seem like it because of the two Beanpot losses in the middle, but the Terriers were one of the hottest teams in the stretch run of Hockey East play. They went 8-1-2 in their final 11 league games. The only loss came against none other than Northeastern in Saturday’s regular-season finale. The Huskies started the semester 6-2-3 in conference play, but went 1-2-1 over the final two weekends. Regardless, these are two evenly matched teams. BU holds a slight edge in offense (2.92 GPG to 2.74) and special teams (+3 net to -1) and Northeastern has a narrow lead in defense (2.59 GAA to 2.81). All three meetings this season have been decided by a single goal, so it should be a great series. I could see it going either way, but I’ll give BU the edge since it’s at Agganis.Prediction: BU in three(4) Merrimack College vs. (5) University of MaineThis is definitely the hardest series to predict, not just because it’s the 4-5 matchup, but also because these two teams are hard to get an accurate read on right now. The Warriors started this semester 10-1-0 in league play, but then they got outscored 11-1 in two losses at Maine and split the final weekend of the season against lowly Providence College. The Black Bears, on the other hand, started the semester just 2-5-2 before righting the ship and finishing with a seven-game unbeaten streak. The polar opposite of BU-Northeastern, all three meetings between these two were decided by four goals or more. I have literally no idea at all what to expect in this series, so I had my roommate make my prediction for me by picking results out of a hat.Prediction: Maine in two