January 6, 2011

Boston College hosts Providence College Friday night on NESN

No. 3 Boston College vs. Providence - Two-Game Series (Fri. at BC, NESN; Sat. at PC)

- The Eagles swept the season series with PC last year by a combined score of 12-4 in 2009-10.

- PC's senior class has accounted for 29 (62%) of the team's 47 goals and 60 (49%) of the teams 122 pts.

- Junior forward Cam Atkinson enters Friday's game with 98 points in 96 collegiate games for the Eagles

- PC finished the first half of the season with a 7-6-5 (.528) overall record, the first time that the Friars have been over .500 at the Christmas break since the 2005-06 season.

- BC goalie John Muse is 6-2-2 with a 1.87 GAA and a .932 save% in 10 career games against the Friars.

UMass-Lowell at No. 4 UNH (Fri. at the Whittemore Center)

- UNH was victorious in the first meeting of the season series back on Nov. 6 (2-1) at the Tsongas Center

- Maury Edwards has notched seven points (2g,5a) in 10 career games against the Wildcats.

- The Wildcats are 8-0-1 when leading after two periods this season.

Northeastern (Fri.), No. 4 UNH (Sat.) at Massachusetts (at the Mullins Center)

- The Huskies won the season series with the Minutemen last year, 2-1-0, which included a 6-3 NU win on Feb. 13 at Matthews Arena in the last meeting between the two schools

- UNH's Paul Thompson has notched 10 points (2g,8a) in eight career games against the Minutemen.

- The Wildcats are 1-0-1 on the season vs. UMass, including a 3-3 tie in the last meeting on Nov. 13.

- Against Wisconsin, the penalty kill unit was UMass' bright spot going 8-for-9 against the Badgers' No. 2 nationally ranked power play unit.

- Senior Wade MacLeod leads Northeastern in points (8), goals (5) and games played (12) against UMass.

No. 11 Maine at No. 17 Merrimack (Sat. at Lawler Arena, 4pm)

- The Black Bears won the season series last year, 2-1-0 with Maine coming out with a 5-1 victory in the last meeting on Feb. 27 at Lawler Arena. Maine leads the all-time series 58-11-6.

- Joe Cannata's 2.06 GAA ranks 11th in the nation among Division I goaltenders.

UMass-Lowell at Northeastern (Sat. at Matthews Arena)

- NU goalie Chris Rawlings' .925 save percentage ranks second among conference netminders.

- The River Hawks power play currently ranks third in the conference at 17.4%.

No. 15 Boston University at Vermont (Sun. at Gutterson Fieldhouse, CBSCSN)

- Vermont won the season series with BU last year, 2-0-1. The schools last met of Feb. 28 of last season, a 3-2 Catamounts win at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

- The Catamounts have allowed a league-low seven goals in the first period this season.