#5 Boston University (8-3-1, 5-1-1 HE) vs. #3 Quinnipiac (9-3-1, 5-0-1 ECAC)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Nov. 22 - 5 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The No. 5 Boston University men's ice hockey team will conclude its four-game homestand on Wednesday when the Terriers welcome No. 3 Quinnipiac to Agganis Arena. Puck drop against the reigning national champion is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tickets for Wednesday's top-five tilt can be purchased here, with the contest also streamed live on ESPN+. 

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is 3-1-0 this season against top-10 foes, with all four games coming at home.
• The Terriers last hosted a top-five tilt on Oct. 24, 2009, when current associate head coach Joe Pereira broke a 2-2 tie late in the third period to send No. 3 BU past No. 4/5 Michigan, 3-2.
• BU enters Wednesday's contest on a four-game win streak after sweeping a weekend series against No. 9 Maine at Agganis.
• The Terriers defeated the Black Bears, 3-2, on Friday before earning a 5-4 victory on Saturday.
• Freshman Macklin Celebrini was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week after totaling four points (1g, 3a) in two games, including three assists on Saturday.
• Celebrini leads the country with 22 points (9g, 13a) and is one of two players, along with Quinnipiac's Collin Graf, who are averaging 2.0 points per game.
• Sophomore Quinn Hutson also totaled four points (2g, 2a) this past weekend, including two goals and one assist on Saturday.
• He enters Wednesday on a four-game point streak, having notched six goals and three assists for nine points in that span.

HISTORY WITH QUINNIPIAC

• BU is 3-1-0 all-time against Quinnipiac, though the Bobcats won the last meeting, 4-3, thanks to a goal with 2.5 seconds remaining in regulation on Jan. 19, 2019, at Agganis.
• The Terriers are 1-1-0 against the Bobcats at Agganis and 2-0-0 at Quinnipiac.
• BU won the first meeting, 4-1, on Dec. 12, 2015, at Quinnipiac.
• The Terriers followed that with a 3-0 home in on Oct. 22, 2016, and a 3-2 overtime victory in Hamden, Conn., on Oct. 8, 2017.

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS

• Quinnipiac enters Wednesday on a five-game win streak and a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1), including an 8-4 win over then-No. 10 Cornell on Friday.
• All three of the Bobcats' losses this season have been to Hockey East teams and have all been one-goal defeats.
• They dropped 2-1 decisions at home to Boston College (Oct. 7) and Maine (Oct. 27) and fell in overtime at New Hampshire, 5-4, on Oct. 21. 
• Junior Jacob Quillan leads Quinnipiac with 19 points thanks to eight goals and 11 assists, which are both tied for first on the squad with freshman Mason Marcellus and graduate student Jayden Lee, respectively.
• Junior Collin Graf is tied with Terrier freshman Macklin Celebrini for first in the NCAA in points per game, as they are the only two skaters averaging 2.0 ppg.
• Questrom School of Business graduate Vinny Duplessis will make his return to Agganis Arena.
• Duplessis is 7-2-1 with a 2.06 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage.
• Freshman Matej Marinov is 2-1-0 in five appearances, owning a .905 save percentage and a 1.90 goals-against average.