ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Stop me if you've heard this before: The Boston College Eagles' incredible all-freshman line combined for an early goal that set the tone for the rest of the game.

Will Smith scored his 24th goal (and NCAA-leading 70th point) of the year on a feed from Ryan Leonard just 80 seconds into the game, converting a 2-on-1 that, at this point, has become almost elementary.

It's the kind of thing they've done all year, and there was little reason to expect they were going to stop on this stage. The top-seeded Eagles rolled to a 4-0 win. The Eagles, who return to the national title game for the first time since 2012, have won 15 games in a row.

However, the Eagles gave up a ton of shot attempts (73 in all), a fair number of odd-man rushes, and perhaps a few more high-danger chances –