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The Providence College Friars pay a visit to Alfond Arena Friday night where they will face off against the Men’s Ice Hockey team for the third (and possibly final) time this season. Here’s how the two squads match up by the numbers:

Record:
Maine: 7-14-4, 3-9-4 Hockey East, 10th place, 10 pts.
PC: 10-10-4, 8-6-3 Hockey East, 4th place, 19 pts.

Maine: 1-8-3 at home
PC: 5-7-2 on the road

Maine: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: W2
PC: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: T1

Goaltending:
Maine: Martin Ouellette, Jr, 17 GP/17 starts, 5-7-4, 2.08 GAA, .924 SV %
PC: Jon Gillies, Fr, 21GP/21 starts, 10-8-3, 2.20 GAA, .926 SV%

Leading Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (24 GP, 7-5-12)
PC: Derek Army, Jr, F (24 GP, 10-8-18)/Ross Mauermann, So, F (24 GP, 9-9-18)

Leading Goal Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (24 GP, 7 goals)
PC: Derek Army…

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The Men’s Ice Hockey team is back in action this weekend as they head south to Chestnut Hill, MA to take on the Eagles of Boston College in a two game set. BC is currently ranked third in the USCHO.com poll and is coming off a weekend in which they fell to UMass 5-2 only to rebound against Northeastern, defeating the Huskies 9-3. Here’s how Maine and Boston College matchup by the numbers:

Record:
Maine: 5-14-4, 1-9-4 Hockey East, 10th place, 6 pts.
BC: 14-5-2, 11-4-1 Hockey East, 1st place, 23 pts.

Maine: 1-5-1 on the road
BC: 8-1-1 at home

Maine: 0-3-2 in last 5 games, streak: T1
BC: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: W1

Goalies:
Maine: Martin Ouellette, Jr, 15 GP/15 starts, 3-7-4, 2.24 GAA, .918 SV %
BC: Parker Milner, Sr, 21GP/21 starts, 14-5-2, 2.58 GAA, .915 SV%

Leading Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (22 GP, 6-5-11)
BC:…

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After suffering an embarrassing 6-0 defeat at Merrimack’s Lawler Arena this past Saturday, the Men’s Ice Hockey Team will yet again face the Warriors, this time up at the Alfond for a two game set. Here’s an updated look at how the two schools match up by the numbers:

Record:
Mane: 5-13-3, 1-8-3 Hockey East, 10th place
Merrimack: 8-9-4, 6-5-1 Hockey East, 5th place

Maine: 1-7-2 at home
Merrimack: 4-3-0 on the road

Maine: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: L1
Merrimack: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: W1

Goalies:
Maine: Martin Ouellette, Jr, 13 GP/13 starts, 3-6-3, 2.29 GAA, .916 SV %
Merrimack:
Sam Marotta, Jr, 11 GP/11 starts, 5-4-2, 2.15 GAA, .924 SV %
Rasmus Tirronen, So, 10 GP/10 starts, 3-5-2, 2.58 GAA, .905 SV %

Leading Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (20 GP, 5-5-10)
Merrimack: Mike Collins, Jr, F (21 GP, 11-13-24, 3rd leading scorer in Hockey East)

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Starting Saturday night, Maine and Merrimack will play their next three games against each other. This should be welcome news to anyone who enjoyed the penalty-filled quarterfinal series the two played in Orono last March. Here’s how this year’s teams match up by the numbers:

Record:
Mane: 5-12-3, 1-7-3 Hockey East, 10th place
Merrimack: 7-9-4, 5-5-1 Hockey East, 5th place

Maine: 1-4-1 on the road
Merrimack: 3-4-3 at home

Maine: 3-1-1 in last 5 games, streak: T1
Merrimack: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: L1

Goalies:
Maine: Martin Ouellette, Jr, 12 GP/12 starts, 3-5-3, 2.03 GAA, .925 SV %
Merrimack:
Sam Marotta, Jr, 10 GP/10 starts, 4-4-2, 2.36 GAA, .916 SV %
Rasmus Tirronen, So, 10 GP/10 starts, 3-5-2, 2.58 GAA, .905 SV %

Leading Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (19 GP, 5-5-10)
Merrimack: Mike Collins, Jr, F (20 GP, 9-12-21)

Leading Goal Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F…

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