‘”It’s awesome seeing him getting this opportunity but he’s not getting his first win tonight,” a smiling Eichel said before the game. “He’s a friend to me, a mentor and he’s been pretty close to me even through my first few years in the NHL. He was so good to me at BU and we have such a good relationship but I think we’re all competitors, right? When you get out there, all you’re doing is trying to help your team win.”‘