A hat trick. Seven points. Three shorthanded goals.

Not a bad weekend for Boston College junior Nathan Gerbe, who authored a pair of sparkling performances to lead the Eagles over Boston University on Friday and Saturday at Conte Forum and Agganis Arena, respectively.

The diminutive left wing netted the first goal of both games, saddling the Terriers with early deficits while setting the tone for an Eagle team that entered Friday’s tilt winless since Oct. 28. After a modest start to the season (nine points in 12 appearances), Gerbe took his game to another level this weekend, terrorizing the Terriers with his speed and quickness en route to four goals — three of the shorthanded variety.

‘He’s certainly a dynamic hockey player,’ said BC coach Jerry York. ‘You’re up in your seat when he has the puck because you know he’s gonna do something. He’s very creative and has a high energy tempo. He’s got a real impact on the game, both defensively and offensively. He’s certainly an excellent leader for us.’

With graduated standout Brian Boyle off to the professional ranks, the Michigan native and U.S. National Under-18 Team product has suitably inherited the role of the BC player BU fans most love to hate. The fiery 5-foot-5, 165-pounder, whose 47 points last season ranked second on the team behind Boyle (53), is a scoring threat on every shift. Gerbe proved as much this weekend, factoring into seven of the Eagles’ 10 goals.

Each of Gerbe’s shorthanded strikes might have originated from BU miscues, but the winger still displayed lethal open-ice agility to make the Terriers pay. Just minutes into both games, Gerbe turned a BU man-advantage into an Eagle goal, sucking the life out of a red-hot Terrier power play that produced five goals on the weekend.

‘Nathan was back on his game tonight,’ York said after Friday’s game, which featured two ‘shorties’ from Gerbe. ‘He was quick and dynamic. He anticipates real well.’

Playing without injured linemate Brock Bradford (broken left humerus) for most of the season, Gerbe’s offensive production through six weeks consequently suffered. Despite his ability to create scoring chances, Gerbe struggled to finish around the net. It turns out all he needed was an injection of the BC-BU rivalry to revitalize his efforts.

‘From a team standpoint, our whole team is excited [to play BU],’ Gerbe said. ‘It raises the level of energy in the locker room, and it also gives me a boost. Emotions are always high between these two teams — you never want to lose.

‘There haven’t been as many [scoring opportunities] for me [this year] as last year,’ he added. ‘But I certainly think there’s been chances. I’ve been looking for the net a little bit more, and luckily [Friday] I got a couple bounces. It feels good to get the confidence back.’

One night after notching a hat trick in BC’s 6-2 victory Friday, the Buffalo Sabres’ draft choice played the role of facilitator, assisting on each of linemate Ben Smith’s three goals Saturday to propel the Eagles to a 4-3 win and two-game sweep of their archrivals. Gerbe and Smith exemplified BC’s monster weekend, combining for eight goals and 12 points against besieged BU goaltenders Brett Bennett and Karson Gillespie.

‘The Gerbe-Smith line killed us [Friday] night and it killed us again [Saturday],’ said BU coach Jack Parker. ‘Both of them played extremely well. Nathan gets a hat trick [Friday] night and then sets up a hat trick for his linemate [Saturday]. That’s pretty good hockey for those guys.’

‘That line was on fire,’ York said. ‘They had an outstanding weekend. It seems we’ll keep that line together.’