No. 2 Terriers Trek To No. 11/10 Providence on Thursday

Thursday, March 7

Providence, RI

7 PM

Boston University

Providence

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No. 2 Terriers Trek To No. 11/10 Providence on Thursday

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#2 Boston University (22-8-2, 16-4-2 HE) at #11/10 Providence (18-11-3, 11-8-3 HE)
Date & Time: Thursday, March 7 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.
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The No. 2 Boston University men's ice hockey team will travel to Schneider Arena on Thursday night to face No. 11/10 Providence. Puck drop on Thursday is scheduled for for 7 p.m. Fans can watch the game live on ESPN+, with an audio-only broadcast located here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU is coming off its a bye week on a three-game win streak, having swept a home-and-home series with UConn on Feb. 23-24.
The Terriers' winning ways began on Feb. 17 against Providence when they defeated the Friars, 5-2, at Agganis after losing a shootout at Schneider Arena the previous evening.
BU has earned at least one point in its last seven Hockey East contests en route to locking up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming league tournament.
Junior Mathieu Caron was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month on Tuesday after going 6-1-1 in February with a league-leading 2.01 goals-against average.
Caron stopped all 23 shots he faced in his last start, a 6-0 win over UConn on Feb. 24.
Sophomore Jeremy Wilmer leads BU with 29 assists after he set new career highs in assists (4) and points (5) in that 6-0 victory over UConn.
Freshman Macklin Celebrini is second in the country (first among rookies) with 26 goals and is also third in the NCAA in points per game (1.60).
Sophomore Lane Hutson leads all NCAA defensemen in points per game (1.30) and is second among the nation's blue liners with 12 goals and 39 points.
BU has killed off 11 straight penalties, a streak that started with a 6-for-6 performance against Providence on Feb. 17.

SERIES HISTORY

BU and Providence first met in the 1926-27 season and have played 196 times since that encounter, with the Terriers leading the series, 117-59-20 (.648).
BU is 22-8-7 against Providence in the teams' past 37 meetings, including a 10-4-6 record over the last 20 contests.
The teams have played 31 overtime games and the Friars hold a 7-5-20 edge in them.
The Terriers do have the last overtime win over Providence, however, as they defeated the Friars, 2-1, in overtime during last year's Hockey East semifinals at TD Garden.
BU has shut out PC on 19 occasions while only being blanked six times.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS

Providence is 4-4-1 since the start of February, including a weekend split against Merrimack on Feb. 29 and March 1.
The Friars won at home, 4-2, before a 2-1 setback in North Andover.
Senior Nick Poisson leads the Friars with 21 points and is tied with junior Guillaume Richard for the team lead in assists (14).
Senior Chase Yoder paces Providence with 10 goals and is second in points with 19.
Yoder is the only Friar to reach double digits in goals, but 20 different Providence skaters have found the back of the net this season.
Sophomore Philip Svedebäck has started all 32 games for the Friars, posting a 2.22 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.
He has allowed two goals or fewer in four of his last five starts, with the exception being the Terriers' 5-2 win on Feb. 17.