BOSTON — Brian Dumoulin’s name wasn’t among the eight on the score sheet for the Boston College Eagles on Friday, but most everyone at the TD Garden, and especially those on the ice skating either with him or against him, knew he was there.

The towering defenseman, a Biddeford native, had two of his shots get through to Providence goalie Alex Beaudry, was on the ice for three of his teams goals and none of his opponents’ and finished with one penalty and a plus-2 rating as he and the Boston College Eagles took out Providence College 4-2 in a Hockey East semifinal game.

“We were fully expecting Lowell to advance, and all of a sudden to see the Friars advance to the Garden, we really started watching the films intently, and they deserved to win that series, so we knew it was going to be a battle,” BC coach Jerry York said. “They were very, very strong against Lowell, so that got our attention in a hurry.”

The Eagles will look to capture a record 11th conference championship Saturday night against either Boston University or Maine at the Garden.

Dumoulin, a junior, has been a mainstay on the BC blue line since his freshman season. Thursday at the league’s awards banquet, he was named the league’s best defensive defenseman for the second consecutive season, and was also named to the league’s all-conference first team.

“I think he’s certainly one of the top defensmen this year at the collegiate level,” York said. “You look at all the different leagues, and there are a lot of top defensemen, but from my vantage point, it’s hard to see anyone who has as much of an impact on the game. He’s an offensive threat with the puck and he’s been a terrific leader for us. We’re excited about how well he’s playing, and he’s getting better and better as the year goes on. It’s fun to watch.”

Friday, Dumoulin wasn’t concerned about points, but about making sure Providence players didn’t get any of their own. They didn’t with Dumoulin on the ice.

“We wanted to get out to a hot start, and we did that,” Dumoulin said. “Our goal was to get on the other team first. Seeing a lot of pucks go in the net, it was good to see Parker (Milner, BC’s goalie) settle down and make some really key saves.”

Paul Carey opened the scoring just 1:15 into the first period with an unassisted goal against PC keeper Alex Beaudry. Barrett Kaib replied for the Friars 1:13 later to knot things at 1-1, and Derek Army, son of former Portland Pirates coach Tim Army, gave Providence the lead at 4:33.

That, too, was short-lived as Destry Straight converted his third goal of the season at 8:35 to tie things back up at 2-2.

“Our immaturity in this kind of an environment, and their maturity made a big difference,” Providence coach Nate Leaman said. “I thought we came out and didn’t execute as well as we wanted to throughout the game.”

BC grabbed its second lead of the contest early in the second on the power play, as Johnny Gaudreau notched his 17th of the season, and the Eagles added an insurance marker off the stick of Steven Whitney at 8:00 of the third to ice the game.

WEALTH OF HONORS

The honors continue to pour in for the Maine hockey team.

For just the third time in Hockey East history, the league’s top three scorers all skate for one team: Maine.

Spencer Abbott heads that group and finished the 2011-12 season as the leading point-producer not only for Maine and Hockey East, but also nation-wide. Abbott’s 59 points in 37 games are tops in Division I hockey.

That fact helped Abbott onto a prestigious list. Abbott is among the ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, handed out each season to the top Division I player in the country. That came in addition to Hockey East naming Abbott its player of the year Thursday, and naming the shifty forward to its first team all-conference squad.

Also Thursday, another Maine connection racked up some hardware, as Dumoulin made the Hobey Baker list and the Hockey East first team all-star list, as well. A shutdown defenseman, Dumoulin was named Thursday as Hockey East’s top defensive defenseman for the second consecutive season. Dumoulin had six goals and 20 assists in 38 games, his plus-20 ranks number one on the team, and he’s a plus-83 in 117 career games for the Eagles.

“I hadn’t even heard (that I was on the list) until that point,” Dumoulin said. “You always think, ‘Well, maybe,’ but I think it reflects our team. We have a really solid team, and I feel like that’s where a lot of my points come from. They make me look good.”