#2 Boston University (25-8-2, 18-4-2 HE) vs. #7 University of Maine (23-10-2, 14-9-1 HE)
Date and Time: Friday, March 22nd – 7:30pm
Venue: TD Garden – Boston, MA
X/Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey
The No. 2 Boston University men's ice hockey team continued its Hockey East Tournament title defense on Friday, with the No. 7 ranked Terriers and No. 3 No. against Maine State. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.The match will be broadcast live and streamed on NESN. Live on ESPN+with audio-only broadcast here it is.
Terrier trivia
- BU, the defending Hockey East Tournament champion, entered Friday on a six-game winning streak and seven-game unbeaten streak after defeating Northeastern 4-2 in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals last Saturday at Agganis Arena.
- The Terriers haven't lost in regulation since Jan. 27 and are 9-1-1 since the beginning of February.
- Saturday's win marked the 80th win in the Hockey East Tournament for BU, which is appearing in the league semifinals for the 27th time.
- This is the seventh time BU and Maine have met in the semifinals, the last time the teams met in the 2012 round of the tournament.
- new student Macklin Celebrini He became the fourth male player in Hockey East history to be named the league's Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in the same season.
- He leads the nation with 1.67 points per game and is second in the nation with 30 points since lighting the lamp in the quarterfinal win.
- Celebrini, 17, is the fourth rookie to reach the 30-goal milestone since the 2002-03 season and the fourth Hockey East freshman to accomplish that feat in the league's 40-season history.
- Celebrini and the second graders Lane Hutson Selected as one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
- Hutson, a Hovey College finalist and two-time top-10 finisher, leads all NCAA defensemen in points per game (1.33), is tied for first in his group in total points (44) and leads the nation in goals with 12. He ranks third among blue liners.
- He became the first defenseman to record 10 goals and 30 assists in his first two seasons in college since Western Michigan's Mike Posma (1986-88).
- junior Matthew Caron He entered Friday with a .917 save percentage and 2.29 GAA, and has allowed two or fewer runs in his last seven starts.
- He has a 6-0-1 record with a .947 save percentage and a 1.43 GAA in that span.
Series history
- The Terriers and Black Bears have met 145 times since their first meeting in 1923-24, and BU is 75-56-14 (.566), including a 35-14-6 advantage since the start of the 2005-06 season. maintains an advantage. .
- BU has won nine of the last 10 games against Maine.
- The Terriers are 10-2-15 in overtime against the Black Bears.
- The Terriers' longest winning streak in the series is 13 games (January 16, 1982 – February 15, 1986), and the Black Bears' longest winning streak is 11 games (October 31, 1986 – November 10, 1989). Met. Right after the BU winning streak.
Asiatic black bear scouting
- Maine defeated No. 6 seed New Hampshire 5-0 in the quarterfinals on Saturday to move into third place in the league standings and earn a spot at TD Garden.
- Freshman brothers Bradley and Josh Nadeau each had two goals and two assists against the Wildcats and shared Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors.
- They also share the team lead with 45 points. Bradley (19g, 26a) leads Maine with 19 goals and Josh (18g, 27a) leads the Black Bears with 27 assists.
- Freshman goaltender Alvin Voyja made his collegiate debut as a reliever at BU on Nov. 18, but has since become the Black Bears' starting netminder.
- The current Hockey East Goaltender of the Week is 10-5-1 overall and 5-2-0 since February 23, including an 18-save shutout against the Wildcats last Saturday. .
- He boasts a 1.94 goals against average and a .921 save percentage.
next
- The winner of Friday's BU vs. Maine game will face the winner of the night's first semifinal, No. 1 Boston College and No. 13/12 UMass.
- Saturday's title game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
