#14 Boston University (4-3-0, 2-2-0 Hockey East) at/vs. #11/10 UMass (5-3-1, 1-3-0 Hockey East)
Date & Time: Friday, Nov. 11 - 7 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 12 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Mullins Center - Amherst, Mass. | Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey

The No. 14 Boston University men's ice hockey team will continue Hockey East play this weekend when the Terriers face No. 10/11 UMass in a home-and-home series that begins Friday at Mullins Center (7 p.m.). The two teams will then face off at Agganis Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Friday's tilt is the Hockey East Game of the Week and will be televised live on NESN. Additionally, both games will be streamed on ESPN+, with an audio-only broadcast of both contests located here. Fans can purchase tickets for Saturday's contest by clicking here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU has not played since the weekend of Oct. 28-29 when the Terriers split a two-game series against No. 18 UMass Lowell.
• After dropping a hard-fought 2-1 decision at Lowell, the Terriers rallied for a 2-1 overtime win over the River Hawks at Agganis the next night.
• Freshman Lane Hutson, the reigning Hockey East Defender of the Month, scored both goals in the win, tying the game with 2:09 remaining in regulation before scoring halfway through overtime.
• Hutson earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors for his heroics against UMass Lowell.
• Senior Matt Brown leads BU in goals (4), assists (6) and points (10), with Hutson (3g, 5a) second in all three of those categories.
• Through seven games this season, 14 different Terriers have scored a goal and 18 different BU skaters have registered a point.
• BU ranks 11th nationally in faceoff percentage, having won 53.8% of the draws it has taken this season.
• The Terriers have not lost in regulation at Agganis in over a full calendar year.
• BU is 10-3-2 in its last 15 games at Agganis Arena, with the three losses all coming in overtime.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Terriers are 67-14-8 all-time against UMass in a series that began on Jan. 16, 1920.
• BU earned its first win in program history against UMass, which was known then as Massachusetts Agricultural College, on Jan. 11, 1923, at Boston Arena.
• The Terriers have gone 4-0-1  2-0-1 against the Minutemen last season.
• BU is 18-3-4 against UMass at Agganis Arena.
• The Terriers are 25-9-4 against the Minutemen at the Mullins Center.

SCOUTING THE MINUTEMEN

• UMass entered last weekend ranked fifth in both national polls but was swept by then-No. 14 Providence, losing 7-4 on the road before suffering a 4-3 overtime setback in Amherst.
• The two losses were the first two times UMass had allowed more than two goals in a game.
• UMass does own a sweep of then-No. 1 Denver, defeating the Pioneers twice in Amherst.
• Freshman Kenny Connors, the reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Month, leads UMass with 11 points and is tied for the team lead in goals (4) and assists (7).
• Sophomore Ryan Ufko is tied with Connors for the lead in assists while classmate Scott Morrow is tied for first with four goals.
• UMass boasts the top power play in the country, as the Minutemen are 10-for-23 (.435) with a man advantage this season.
• Luke Pavicich has started six of the seven games in which he appeared, posting a 2.11 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage.
• Cole Brady, who started last Friday's loss at Providence before being relieved by Pavicich, owns a 2.09 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage in three appearances.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will have yet another home-and-home series with a ranked Hockey East opponent next weekend, as the Terriers open a two-game set with No. 15 Northeastern on Friday, Nov. 18, at Agganis Arena.