CHESTNUT HILL — The Boston College men’s hockey team left no doubt on Saturday night.

Commonwealth Avenue belongs to the Eagles. For now, anyway.

After dispatching No. 8 Boston University, 6-2, in the first leg of the weekend series on Friday with its rival separated by only a handful of Green Line stops, top-ranked Boston College defended home ice in a 2-0 triumph before a packed Conte Forum in the 297th edition of the timely duel.

Sudbury native Teddy Stiga and Amherst native Ryan Leonard potted the goals for the hosts in the win behind a stellar performance between the pipes by Jacob Fowler (30 saves).

“It’s fun,” Leonard said of the rivalry. “Obviously when you’re on the right side of things, it makes it a whole lot better — especially against those guys. (You’re playing for) school pride and alumni, too especially. You got guys reaching out just knowing how big the weekend is.”

The Terriers (13-9-1, 9-5-1 HE) and freshman goaltender Mikhail Yegorov stepped into a hostile environment of 7,884 rowdy fans at Kelley Rink. Yegorov, who recently joined BU from the USHL’s Omaha Lancers, made his collegiate debut on Saturday and impressed with 23 saves.

“He’s a really good athlete,” said BU head coach Jay Pandolfo of Yegorov. “He’s 6-foot-5, 6-foot-6, and he moves really well. You saw that on display tonight. He’s pretty calm in there.”

It’s safe to say it didn’t start as planned, however. Yegorov was whistled for a delay of game penalty before the opening puck drop for taking the ice for pregame warmups too early. And 24 seconds later, he was greeted by a jumping Conte Forum celebrating an Eagles (18-4-1, 11-3-1 HE) power play tally off the blade of Stiga.

BC coach Greg Brown told reporters he was informed during warmups that the Eagles would start the game on the power play due to the infraction.

Leonard, a Washington Capitals first-round draft choice, buzzed down the right side of the ice on the zone entry, wristing a shot off the right pad of Yegorov that ricocheted to Stiga’s tape for the first score of the game. Stiga, a second-round NHL draft selection by the Nashville Predators, extended his point streak to seven games with the putback.

The Terriers were granted a pair of power plays in the frame with the door open to pot the equalizer, but Boston College’s third-best penalty kill (88.5%) in the nation stood tall with Fowler patrolling the blue paint. Boston University’s fifth-best power play (28.1%) was 0-for-3.

Fowler boasts a fifth-best goals-against average (1.71) in the country and made some timely denials to protect the BC lead, including a point-blank save on BU’s Matt Copponi with 7:01 left in the first. Copponi was left all alone with the puck glued to his stick in the slot, faking a quick shot before sliding the puck to his backhand only to be met by a sprawling Fowler on the doorstep. Fowler made 16 saves in the period.

“We try not to take him for granted, but he’s so consistent,” Brown said. “He gives us a chance every night, and his demeanor is so calm that it really helps spread confidence throughout the team.”

It was Yegorov though, to keep the Terriers within striking distance in the middle frame. Making 10 saves in the period, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound goalie robbed Leonard of a patented backhand tally that would have doubled the Eagle lead.

His positioning even prevented the dangerous Gabe Perreault and Stiga from converting a 2-on-0 at the 11-minute mark of the second.

Following another unsuccessful run on the man advantage to open the third, the Terriers couldn’t solve Fowler the rest of the way. That’s not to say they were without their chances, though. Cole Eiserman had the tying goal on his stick, but the Newburyport native and New York Islanders draft pick missed the net on a breakaway just after the halfway mark of the frame.

And with 1:03 left in the contest, Leonard’s empty-net tally – his 19th goal of the season – put the finishing touches on the Eagles’ weekend sweep.

Despite a 2-0 weekend over their arch-nemesis, the Eagles already have their attention on the upcoming slate of games.

“Just from the way the guys were in the locker room, they understand that these were big games,” Brown said. “But there’s big games coming next week and the week after. The older guys really said the right things about staying calm and keeping our presence. Relax and enjoy this, but right away we have to be focused on Friday.”