#5 Boston University (28-10-0, 18-6-0 Hockey East) vs. #12 Cornell (21-10-2, 15-6-1 ECAC)
Date & Time: Saturday, March 25 - 4 p.m.
Venue: SNHU Arena - Manchester, N.H.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierHockey

The fifth-ranked Boston University men's ice hockey team will continue its quest for a sixth national title on Saturday when the second-seeded Terriers face fourth-seeded and No. 12 Cornell in the NCAA Manchester Regional final at SNHU Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Friday's contest will be televised live on ESPN2 and will also be streamed on ESPN+, with an audio-only broadcast located here. The game will also be streamed in Canada on TSN+.

TOURNAMENT TIDBITS

•  BU is playing in a regional final for the fourth time in its past six NCAA appearances.
• The Terriers enter Saturday with an all-time record of 44-38-0 (.537) in 38 NCAA tournament appearances. The 44 wins represent the fifth-highest total in tournament history.
• The only programs with more victories are Minnesota (59), Michigan (56), North Dakota (53) and Boston College (49).
• BU is a perfect 5-0 in its previous two regional appearances in Manchester, advancing to the 2009 and 2015 Frozen Fours.
• This is the Terriers' fourth time facing Cornell in the NCAA Tournament.
• BU is 2-1 against the Big Red in the NCAA Tournament, most recently earning a 3-1 win in the 2018 regional semifinal in Worcester.
• Cornell (1967, 4-1) and BU (1972, 4-0) have defeated one another for a national title.

• BU advanced to Saturday's regional final with a 5-1 win over No. 9/11 Western Michigan on Thursday.
• Five different Terriers lit the lamp, with Ethan Phillips adding two assists to finish with a game-high three points.
• Both Lane and Quinn Hutson scored, with Quinn's goal proving to be his seventh game-winning goal of the season.
• Seniors Matt Brown and Wilmer Skoog also found the back of the net.
• The Terriers own the nation's longest active win streak at eight games after that win.
• Either Quinn or Lane have scored or assisted on seven of the Terriers' eight game-winning goals during the Terriers' win streak.
• Lane. a Hobey Baker top-10 finalist, is the highest-scoring freshman defenseman in Hockey East history, as his goal on Thursday gave him his 48th point, one better than Brian Leetch in 1986-87.
• Eleven Terriers have recorded at least 20 points this season, which is the most among the 16 tournament teams.
• BU's freshman class has combined for 161 points this season, which is second among NCAA Tournament teams.
• Junior goaltender Drew Commesso owns a 1.67 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage during the postseason.

SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will be the 51st meeting between BU and Cornell, with the Big Red ahead in the all-time series, 26-21-3.
• 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 an 8-1 Cornell win on March 11, 1966, in the ECAC Tournament.
• They have faced off in the NCAA tournament on three occasions with the first two being the 1967 and 1972 national title games, won by the Big Red (4-1) and Terriers (4-0), respectively.
• As members of the ECAC, the teams met at least once a year for the next 19 years until BU joined Hockey East for the 1984-85 season.
• The Terriers are 9-7-2 in the 18 meetings that have taken place since they moved to Hockey East.
• The teams have played to a 3-3-2 record at Red Hot Hockey since the event debuted in 2007.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED

• Cornell knocked off defending national champion and top-seeded Denver, 2-0, on Thursday after losing to Harvard, 1-0, in the ECAC semifinals.
• Jack O'Leary scored 2:49 into the contest and leading goal-getter Ben Berard notched his 11th goal of the season at the 11:28 mark of the opening frame.
• Ian Shane made 16 of his 27 saves in the third period to preserve his fifth shutout of the season; he owns a 1.70 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
• Gabriel Seger leads the Big Red with 29 points thanks to seven goals and a team-best 22 assists.
• Seger is one of six Cornell skaters with 20 or more points, though only Berard has reached double digits in goals.

• If BU wins, the Terriers will advance to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida, to face either Minnesota or St. Cloud State.