The No. 13 Boston University men's ice hockey team opens up its fourth straight trip to the NCAA tournament with a short drive to Worcester to face No. 4/3 Cornell on Saturday (March 24) in the opening game of the NCAA Northeast Regional at the DCU Center. The game, which will be televised live by ESPNews, will start at 1 p.m.

#13 Men's Ice Hockey (21-13-4) - #4 Seed vs. #4/3 Cornell (25-5-2) - #1 Seed
Date & Time	Saturday, March 24 - 1 p.m.
Venue	DCU Center | Worcester, Mass.
TV	ESPNews
Watch	WatchESPN & TSN Go
Listen	TSRN
Live Stats	NCAA.com
Notes	BU | Cornell
Podcast	Inside BU Hockey - Episode 21
Twitter	@BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey

 

RED HOT REMATCH
• Fresh off the program's ninth Hockey East title, Boston University takes on historic rival Cornell. 
• The Big Red is the top seed in this regional while the Terriers are the No. 4 seed. 
• The team have met at Madison Square Garden every other year since 2007 for Red Hot Hockey. This season's edition went to the Big Red by a score of 4-3 back on Nov. 24.  
• BU is on a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1), second only to Princeton, which defeated Cornell in the ECAC semifinals before topping Clarkson in overtime for the title to push its unbeaten streak to eight (7-0-1).
• BU went 8-11-1 in its first 20 games and has just two losses in the 18 games since (13-2-3). Both losses occurred when Jordan Greenway was away for the Olympics.
• The Terriers are making their fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance, which is tied for the third-longest active streak behind Denver (11) and Providence (5).
• The seniors become the first class at BU to make the NCAAs all four years since the class of 1998, which won the 1995 national title as freshmen and went 6-3 in nine NCAA tournament games. BU made a program-record nine straight NCAA appearances from 1990-98.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the third NCAA tournament meeting for BU and Cornell. The other two were the 1967 and 1972 national title games, won by the Big Red (4-1) and Terriers (4-0), respectively.
• This marks the 47th time Boston University and Cornell have faced off, with Cornell holding a 24-19-3 advantage.
• BU is 7-4-2 in the past 13 meetings, but Cornell is 11-8-2 in the past 21.
• The teams first met on Jan. 10, 1925, on Beebe Lake in Ithaca, with the Terriers posting a 7-2 win. They played again at the same location a little over a year later (a 1-0 BU win) and did not play again until March 11, 1966, in the ECAC Tournament, where the Big Red earned a convincing 8-1 victory.
• As members of the ECAC, the teams met at least once a year for the next 19 years - through the 1983-84 season, after which BU joined the Hockey East Association.
• The Terriers are 7-5-2 in the 14 meetings that have taken place since they moved to Hockey East.

BACK IN NOVEMBER
• A late rally came up just short for Boston University on Nov. 25 at Madison Square Garden as then-No. 7 Cornell held off the Terriers, 4-3, to earn its first Red Hot Hockey win in six tries. 
• Sophomore Dante Fabbro scored a goal and added two assists for the Terriers. 
• Cornell took a 3-0 lead into the third period before Fabbro got BU on the board with a power-play goal from the top of the zone with 15:12 left in regulation. 
• The Big Red made it 4-1 at 11:51 of the third before the Terriers made things interesting by scoring twice in a span of 77 seconds.  
• BU threatened to knot it up with an extra attacker but the Big Red hung on to claim the win. 
• The Terriers were undefeated in the first five Red Hot Hockey games against Cornell (3-0-2). 
• BU recorded 38 shots on goal, which was the most Cornell allowed all season (Union had 36 in a 4-3 Big Red loss on Feb. 24). 
• Fabbro assisted on BU's final two goals to match a career high with three points.   
• Sophomore goaltender Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for the Terriers while Galajda turned aside 35 BU shots.
• The Terriers went 2-of-3 on the power play and killed off two of the Big Red's three chances with the man advantage.
• Sophomore Bobo Carpenter had two assists and Krys added a helper for a two-point night.
• Attendance for the game was 14,606. 

SCOUTING THE BIG RED
• Cornell is enjoying its best season in over a decade, claiming the ECAC regular-season title and Ivy League titles with a nation-low five losses. 
• BU is the only team in the top 15 of the RPI that the Big Red has defeated this season.
• Cornell fell to Princeton in the ECAC semifinals after sweeping Quinnpiac in the quarterfinals.
• The Big Red boasts the nation's best defense, allowing only 1.53 goals per game.
• The Big Red is allowing 25.3 shots per contest while sporting an 11.1 shooting percentage on the other end. Both marks rank fifth in the nation. 
• Matthew Galajda is the first freshman goaltender in NCAA history to be a Hobey Baker top-10 finalist. He sports a nation-best 1.49 GAA and his .940 save percentage is good for third. 
• On offense, junior Anthony Angello leads the squad in both points (26) and goals (13). Senior Trevor Yates is right behind with 25 pionts (12g, 13a) while senior Alex Rauter (11g, 9a) and junior Mitch Vanderlaan (7g, 13a) have 20 points apiece. 

SEE YOU SUNDAY?
• Potential Sunday opponents include crosstown rival Northeastern and Michigan, a frequent non-conference opponent.
• BU has dropped three games to the Huskies this year, including the Beanpot title game, and hasn't lost four straight to them since the 1988-89 season.
• Northeastern and BU have never met in the NCAA tournament while Michigan is the Terriers' most common opponent in the NCAAs. 
• BU holds a 5-4 edge in nine NCAA meetings with the Wolverines.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• BU is making its 36th NCAA tournament appearance (21 in last 29 years), which ranks third all-time (Minnesota and Michigan have 37). 
• For the first time in 20 years (1990-98), the Terriers are making a fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance.

TOURNAMENT RECORD
• The Terriers enter Saturday's game with an all-time record of 42-36-0 (.538) in NCAA tournament play. The 42 wins represent the fifth-highest total in tournament history. 
• The only programs with more victories are Minnesota (55), North Dakota (52), Michigan (51) and Boston College (49). 
• The Terriers won the title in 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995 and 2009. They finished second six times (1950, 1967, 1991, 1994, 1997 and 2015), third five times (1951, 1960, 1974, 1975 and 1977) and fourth three times (1953, 1966 and 1976). 
• There was no consolation game in 1990 and 1993 to determine if BU finished third or fourth.

QUICK BITES
• In all, the Terriers have faced 29 different teams in NCAA play and have the most meetings and wins against Michigan (5-4-0).
• BU is 15-17 (.469) vs. the WCHA, 10-7 (.558) vs. the CCHA, 10-4 (.714) vs. the ECAC, 1-1 (.500) vs. the Tri-State League, 2-2 (.500) vs. the NCHC and 4-5-0 (.444) vs. Hockey East.
• The Terriers are 5-6 (.455) in the championship game, 5-3 (.625) in the consolation game, 11-11 (.500) in the semifinals, 13-10 (.565) in the quarterfinals and 8-6 (.571) in the first round.
• BU is 12-11 (.522) in one-goal games and 4-5 (.500) in overtime games.
• The Terriers are 2-8-0 against this year's field with both wins coming against Providence.
• BU is 15-11 in its 26 NCAA tournament games that have taken place in Massachusetts.

SEEDING STORY
• This is the first time since 1992, when the NCAA moved to a regional format, that BU has been a number four seed.
• The Terriers were a one seed seven times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2009, 2015), a two seed six times (1993, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2017) and a three seed five times (2000, 2005, 2012, 2016).
• The Terriers were a one seed seven times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2009, 2015), a two seed six times (1993, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2017) and a three seed five times (2000, 2005, 2012, 2016).

REGIONAL PLAY
• The Terriers own a 13-11 (.542) record in their 24 previous regional contests. 
• BU has appeared in regionals in seven cities previously -— Worcester, Mass., Albany, N.Y., Providence, R.I., Grand Rapids, Mich., Manchester, N.H., St. Paul, Minn. and Fargo, N.D.
• BU served as host for the Northeast Regional at the DCU Center nine times (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006).
• The Terriers went 5-4 in their previous nine NCAA regional games in Worcester.

CURRENT TERRIERS IN THE TOURNAMENT
• Thirteen current skaters and a goaltender have played at least one contest in the NCAA tournament and have combined for 14 points (3g, 11a). 
• Patrick Harper tallied three points (1g, 2a) last year as a freshman, while senior Brien Diffley and junior Jordan Greenway earned two assists apiece.
• Sophomore Jake Oettinger posted a .927 save percentage and a 2.34 goals-against average as a rookie, including a 56-save performance in a double-overtime win over North Dakota.