No. 2 Men's Ice Hockey Set for Weekend Series with UConn

Friday, February 23

Storrs, CT

7 PM

Boston University

UConn

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

No. 2 Men's Ice Hockey Set for Weekend Series with UConn

February 22, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey

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#2 Boston University (20-8-2, 14-4-2 HE) at/vs. UConn (12-15-2, 7-11-1 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Feb. 23 - 7 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 24 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Toscano Family Ice Forum - Storrs, Conn. | Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The No. 2 Boston University men's ice hockey team will begin a home-and-home series with UConn on Friday night in Storrs before returning to Agganis Arena on Saturday night. Puck drop on both nights is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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TERRIER TIDBITS

BU enters Friday night having taken four points from then-No. 10/11 Providence, including a 5-2 home win on Saturday.
Senior Nick Zabaneh lit the lamp both nights while freshman Shane Lachance tallied two goals on Saturday.
Sophomore Jeremy Wilmer and junior Jack Hughes each recorded three assists over the weekend.
Wilmer has recorded an assist in six of his last seven games and is now tied with sophomore Lane Hutson for the team lead with 25 assists
Freshman Macklin Celebrini leads all rookies and is second in the entire country with 23 goals in addition to being tied for fifth overall in the country with 43 points.
Hutson leads all NCAA defensemen with 37 points and is second among the nation's blue liners with 12 goals after lighting the lamp in Saturday's win.
Graduate student Cade Webber is the only player in the nation who has blocked over 100 shots, blocking his 101st shot on Saturday against the Friars.
BU went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and 1-for-1 on the power play in Saturday's triumph.

SERIES HISTORY

The Terriers and Huskies have had 25 prior meetings and BU is 14-9-2 (.600) in them, including a 2-1 record last season.
BU won the lone game at UConn last year, 3-2, at XL Center in Hartford.
This will be the first time that the Terriers visit the new Toscano Family Ice Forum on UConn's campus in Storrs.
The only other time BU played on UConn's campus was during the 2020-21 season when the Terriers earned a 3-2 overtime victory.
Luke Tuch scored the winner that day just 44 seconds into the extra session.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

UConn was on a bye last weekend, having last played on Feb. 9-10 when the Huskies were swept by UMass in a home-and-home series.
The Huskies have lost four of five, though all five games were against top-11 foes and three of the four defeats were by two goals or fewer.
Junior Chase Bradley leads UConn in goals (11) and points (22) while senior Hudson Schandor paces the Huskies with 12 assists.
Sophomore Matthew Wood, who played with Macklin Celebrini on Canada's World Junior team, is second on the squad in both goals (8) and points (18).
Graduate student Ethan Haider has started in 18 of his 19 appearances this season.
The transfer from Clarkson is 7-9-2 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.72 goals-against average.
Sophomore Arsenii Sergeev has started all 11 of his appearances this season, going 5-6-0 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.45 goals-against average.
He has been sharp since his return to the goaltender rotation in January, going 3-2-0 with a .943 save percentage and a 2.02 GAA.