No. 3 Terriers Set for Weekend Series with No. 10/11 Providence

Friday, February 16

Providence, RI

7 PM

Boston University

Providence

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

No. 3 Terriers Set for Weekend Series with No. 10/11 Providence

February 15, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey

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#3 Boston University (19-8-1, 13-4-1 HE) at/vs. #10/11 Providence (16-9-2, 9-6-2 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Feb. 16 - 7 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 17 - 6 p.m.
Venue: Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I. | Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The No. 3 Boston University men's ice hockey team will begin a home-and-home series with No. 10/11 Providence on Friday night at Schneider Arena before returning to Agganis Arena on Saturday night. Puck drop on Friday is scheduled for for 7 p.m., with the teams taking the ice on City of Boston Day at 6 p.m.

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TERRIER TIDBITS

BU enters the weekend having dropped a heartbreaker in overtime to Northeastern, 4-3, in the Beanpot title game on Monday night.
Freshman Macklin Celebrini, sophomore Devin Kaplan and sophomore Lane Hutson each lit the lamp for BU.
Celebrini leads all rookies and is tied for the overall NCAA lead with 23 goals in addition to being tied for third overall in the country with 42 points.
He has scored a goal in six straight games and in 10 of his last 11 appearances.
Hutson leads all NCAA defensemen with 36 points and is second among the nation's blue liners with 11 goals.
He extended his point streak to six games (1g, 7a) with his goal in the Beanpot final.
Graduate student Cade Webber leads the NCAA in both blocked shots per game (3.5) and total blocked shots (91).
Sophomore Jeremy Wilmer has collected an assist in four of his last five games.
Freshman Jack Harvey has recorded five points (2g, 3a) over his last five appearances.

SERIES HISTORY

BU and Providence first met in the 1926-27 season and have played 194 times since that encounter, with the Terriers leading the series, 116-59-19 (.647).
BU is 21-8-6 against Providence in the teams' past 35 meetings, including a 10-4-6 record over the last 20 contests.
The teams have played 30 overtime games and the Friars hold a 7-5-19 edge in them, though BU won the last overtime game, a 2-1 decision in the 2023 Hockey East semifinals.
BU has shut out PC on 19 occasions while only being blanked six times.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS

Providence has split its last two weekend series with UConn and Maine, with the Friars rebounding from a 2-1 loss in Orono on Feb. 9 by defeating the Black Bears in overtime, 4-3, the next night.
Senior Nick Poisson leads the Friars in assists (14) and points (21) after providing the primary helper on junior Guillaume Richard's OT goal at Maine last Saturday.
Senior Chase Yoder paces Providence with nine goals and is third in points (17) behind Poisson and freshman Tanner Adams (5g, 17a).
No Friar has reached double digit goals but 19 different Providence skaters have found the back of the net this season.
Sophomore Philip Svedebäck has started all 27 games for the Friars, posting a 2.19 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage.