BU, No. 18 Northeastern to Renew Rivalry This Weekend

Friday, November 19

Boston, MA

7:30 PM

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BU, No. 18 Northeastern to Renew Rivalry This Weekend

November 18, 2021 | Men's Ice Hockey

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Boston University (4-7-1, 3-4-1 HE) vs./at #18 Northeastern (8-4-0, 4-3-0 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Nov. 19 - 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 20 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass. | Matthews Arena - Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey

The Boston University men's ice hockey team will continue its 100th season this weekend when the Terriers face No. 18 Northeastern in a home-and-home series that begins Friday night at Agganis Arena and concludes Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Puck drop on Friday is at 7:30.

Effective Oct. 15, 2021, all guests 12 years and older will be required to present proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a qualifying negative COVID-19 test to gain access to Agganis Arena and the Case Center for ice hockey and basketball games. To view the full policy and guidelines, click here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU earned a win and a tie in last weekend's series with then-No. 8/9 UMass, skating to a 2-2 tie on Nov. 12 at Agganis before taking a 4-3 overtime win in Amherst the next night.
Junior defenseman Case McCarthy scored in both games, including the overtime-winner. He now has a goal in four of his last five games.
Junior Jay O'Brien returned to the lineup and finished the weekend with three points, including a goal and an assist in the victory at UMass.
Four of the Terriers' top five point producers are juniors, including Wilmer Skoog (5g, 6a) and Robert Mastrosimone (5g, 5a), who are 1-2 in points and tied for the team lead in goals.
Junior Domenick Fensore is third in points (9) thanks to a team-high seven assists.
Twenty-one different Terriers have registered a point this season after O'Brien earned his first assist of the year on Nov. 12.
O'Brien also became the 14th different Terrier goal scorer this season when he lit the lamp in the 4-3 win.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the 243rd meeting between the Terriers and Huskies since they first met during the 1930-31 season, but it will be the first game between the two schools since March 7, 2020.
The only team BU has played more games against is Boston College (282).
BU holds a 167-64-11 (.713) advantage, including wins in 15 of the past 25 meetings (15-7-3) but the Huskies are 6-3-2 in the past 11.
In the eight meetings that have taken place since the start of last season, four have gone to overtime.
BU is 16-8-2 (.654) in the teams' 16 meetings at Agganis Arena.
The two teams have played 30 overtime games in the all-time series, and BU holds a 12-7-11 edge.
The Terriers have recorded 15 of the 18 shutouts between the crosstown rivals.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

Northeastern had its five-game win streak snapped on Nov. 12 in a 2-1 overtime loss at then-No. 20 UMass Lowell.
The Huskies enter the weekend at 8-4-0 overall and 4-3-0 in league play.
Three of their four losses have been against ranked foes.
Junior forward Aidan McDonough leads Northeastern in goals (8) and points (10).
Senior defender Jordan Harris and sophomore forward Ty Jackson are tied for the team lead in assists with seven apiece.
Sophomore goaltender Devon Levi has started all 12 games for the Huskies, posting a .943 save percentage and a 1.59 goals-against average to go along with an NCAA-best four shutouts.

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