2012 College Hockey schedule: Providence hosts Boston College Friday night

In college hockey action on Friday night, the Boston College Eagles hit the road to take on the Providence Friars in one of many games on the national schedule.

The defending national champion Eagles are currently 11-2-0 and 9-2-0 in the Hockey East Association, while Providence currently sits at 7-6-1, with a 5-4-0 record in the Hockey East. Their contest is slated to start at 7 p.m. ET, and can be seen on Cox.

Elsewhere, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Michigan State Spartans at 7:35 p.m. ET in a game that can be seen on the NBC Sports Network. It's the first game of a back-to-back set that concludes Saturday night. The Spartans are struggling, currently at 4-8-2, while Notre Dame is in second place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association with an overall record of 11-4-0.

Massachusetts (5-6-2 overall) hosts Colgate (7-7-2) in the first of a back-to-back weekend series as well, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Friday.

For a complete look at the lineup for college hockey on Friday night, click right here.