Before the Terriers head off
for their holiday break, they will first have to go up to Orono and take on a
scrappy Maine team. BU comes into this game winners of six of their last seven
games. Maine, on the other hand, is riding a hot streak. After a five game winless skid that ended on November 26, the Black Bears have yet to lose a
game.
Maine has won three
straight coming into tonight's game with victories against Clarkson and a sweep
at Vermont last weekend. Maine is currently four points behind BU in the Hockey
East standings with 11. The Black Bears have won enough games against notable opponents
and find themselves in 25th in the PairWise rankings. BU actually is
in a tie with Notre Dame for 6th in the PWR.
Scouting the Black Bears
Seniors Spencer Abbott and
Brian Flynn are both having monster years for the Black Bears. Abbott has 10
goals, 14 assists, and 23 points in 14 games this year. Not to be over-looked,
Flynn has 21 points, but has considerably less goals than Abbott with only 6. Possibly
the leagues most hated player, Joey Diamond has 9 goals and 7 assists, good for
16 points and third on the team in scoring.
In net, Maine has two
goalies that have both played considerable time in the cage this year. Dan
Sullivan has played ten games, with a 5-3-2 record. He has given up 28 goals,
holds an .896 save percentage, and has a 3.01 goals against average. Fellow Sophomore
Martin Ouellette has just one win in 7 games.
Ouellette has only started four games and that's where he picked up his lone
win, a 5-4 overtime victory over Providence. My guess is that Sullivan will get
the start, but it would not surprise me if Ouellette were the starter, either.
The Last Time They Met...
was in a two game series at
Maine towards the end of January. BU won the first game 4-3 and then hung on
for dear life and salvaged a 1-1 tie in game two, despite being vastly out-played.
Blog Note: There will be no
twitter updates tonight and the recap will be up late because I have a family commitment.
I’ve taped the game so I will watch it, but just not live, please no one tell
me what’s going on. Sorry for the inconvenience... Go Terriers!
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