CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College men’s hockey’s two-game series against the Vermont Catamounts begins Thursday night at 7 p.m. inside Conte Forum.

There is no doubt about it. The Eagles (2-4-1, 1-1-0 Hockey East) need to get their bearings straight if they want to have a solid chance of being a postseason contender later down the road, because their current form is simply not going to cut it.

BC split its two games with Northeastern last weekend, both of which went into overtime, despite outshooting the Huskies 97-42 overall.

That could potentially prompt a goaltender change at some point, as sophomore Louka Cloutier started both of those contests while freshman Leo Henriquez rode the bench, so that will be something to keep an eye on over the next couple of days.

On the plus side, junior Dean Letourneau has started to round back into the player he was for the majority of last season, in which he totaled the second-most points in Hockey East.

He scored twice and notched an assist in the NU series,…