#5/6 Boston University (24-10-0, 18-6-0 Hockey East) vs. Vermont (11-19-5, 5-16-3 Hockey East)
Date & Time: Saturday, March 11 - 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey

The No. 5/6 and top-seeded Boston University men's ice hockey team will open the Hockey East playoffs on Saturday when the Terriers host 11th-seeded Vermont in a quarterfinal matchup at Agganis Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Saturday's contest will be televised live on NESN and will also be streamed on ESPN+, with an audio-only broadcast located here. Fans can purchase tickets to Saturday's game by clicking here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU enters the postseason on a four-game win streak thanks to a weekend sweep of Providence in the final two fixtures of the regular season.
• The Terriers clinched their 11th Hockey East regular-season title with a 6-4 home win over the Friars last Friday before junior Drew Commesso stopped all 39 shots he faced in a 2-0 triumph in Providence the next night.
• That was Commesso's second shutout of the year and his second road shutout in as many games, as he made 23 saves in a 3-0 win at Vermont on Feb. 24.
• Senior Sam Stevens was named Hockey East Player of the Week thanks to a pair of two-point games against Providence; he scored a goal on Saturday and assisted on three other goals during the weekend.
• Freshman Lane Hutson, a unanimous Hockey East First Team All-Star, was the Hockey East Rookie of the Week after he scored two goals in Friday's win and assisted on both goals at Providence.
• Hutson is the first defenseman in Hockey East history to lead the league in conference scoring, totaling 34 points (9g, 25a) in 33 league games.
• Two other Terriers - seniors Domenick Fensore and Matt Brown - were also tabbed as Hockey East First Team All-Stars while senior Wilmer Skoog was chosen as a Third Team All-Star.
• Brown (15g, 28a) and Hutson (12g, 31a) are tied for the league lead with 43 points apiece and are tied for seventh nationally in points per game (1.30).
• No other NCAA defenseman has more points (43) and assists (31) than Hutson.
• The Terriers boast the fifth-best scoring offense in the NCAA, averaging 3.91 goals per game.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Terriers and Catamounts have played 91 times since the 1971-72 season, with BU holding a 56-25-10 (.670) advantage.
• BU and Vermont have met four times in the Hockey East playoffs, with the Terriers winning twice in a best-of-three quarterfinal series at Agganis in 2007 and Vermont earning a win in the 2008 Hockey East semifinals.
• The Terriers are 22-5-3 in the past 28 meetings with UVM, including a two-game sweep of the Catamounts in Vermont on Feb. 24-25.
• BU bested UVM, 5-3, on the 24th before securing a 3-0 shutout the next night.
• From 1974-84, the teams shared time in the ECAC, with BU posting a 13-4-1 record against the Catamounts during the span.
• Since the Catamounts joined Hockey East in 2005, the teams have met 50 times and BU holds a 29-14-7 advantage in those contests.
• Overtime has been necessary in 18 meetings and BU is 7-1-10 in those decisions, with the one loss coming last year.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS

• Vermont advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to a 4-2 win in its Opening Round game at sixth-seeded Maine.
• The Catamounts scored the final three goals of the game, as sophomore Andrei Buyalsky evened the score at 2-2 at the 7:20 mark of the third before classmate Isak Walther's power-play goal with 6:05 remaining in regulation gave UVM the lead for good.
• Walther leads Vermont in goals (9) and points (19) while Buyalsky is second in points with 17 thanks to five goals and a team-best 17 assists.
• Junior goaltender Gabe Carriere, who started the Terriers' 5-3 win in Burlington, made 28 saves against Maine to improve to 9-12-3.
• He owns a .914 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average.

• If BU wins, the Terriers will play the lowest remaining seed in the Hockey East semifinals on Friday, March 17, at TD Garden.