By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff

It would be hard to blame the No. 13 Boston University and Northeastern University men’s hockey teams if the two are sick of each other by the end of this weekend.

The Terriers and Huskies will face off Thursday night for the second consecutive weekend as the two teams open a best-of-three Hockey East tournament quarterfinal series at Agganis Arena. Both teams are familiar with how the other plays, and both teams are fighting to keep their seasons alive, so the games could easily be decided by heart rather than by skill.

“Desire, determination and the will to win is what’s important here,” said BU coach Jack Parker. “It’s not skill. Skill is the last thing that will win out here.”

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