{"id":36376,"date":"2023-02-03T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=36376"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:01:41","slug":"mens-hockey-no-3-terriers-look-for-season-sweep-of-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2023\/02\/03\/mens-hockey-no-3-terriers-look-for-season-sweep-of-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Hockey: No. 3 Terriers Look for Season Sweep of Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Stevie Potter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

After coming off a weekend sweep of their rival Boston College, No. 3 Boston University Men\u2019s Ice Hockey (19-6-0, 13-4-0 HE) gets set to play their third and final regular season tilt against the University of Maine Black Bears (11-12-2, 5-8-1 HE). A win this weekend would mean a regular season sweep against Maine for the Terriers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The last two times this season that these teams faced off was the weekend of Jan. 20. BU opened that weekend with a 5-1 win on Jan. 20 and closed it out with a 9-6 victory on Jan. 21. Both games took place at Agganis Arena, while Friday’s matchup will take place at Maine\u2019s Alfond Arena, where the Black Bears sport an impressive 8-3-1 record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a tough place to play. \u2026 Things happen really quick there, so you have to be ready for that,\u201d BU Head Coach Jay Pandolfo said about Alfond Arena. \u201cWe have to make sure we’re ready right from the start. It’s going to be tough, and it’s going to be a tough atmosphere. But I think for the most part, our guys have responded to that this year and I expect us to be ready.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Both teams currently are on hot streaks, with BU boasting the longer of the two with six games compared to Maine\u2019s two-game winning streak. But with Maine\u2019s home ice advantage, and what is sure to be a strong drive for redemption, the Terriers will have to stay on their toes and be ready for anything.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers will need keep an eye out for Maine’s point leader, junior forward Lynden Breen. Breen currently has 20 points, consisting of 11 goals and nine assists. In the 9-6 loss to BU on Jan. 21, Breen had a goal and an assist with two shots on goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the Terriers\u2019 side, senior forward Matt Brown will likely play a big role in the Friday game. Coming into Friday\u2019s matchup, Brown leads the Terriers in goals (11), assists (24), and points (35). Brown had a game-high four points (1g, 3a) in the 9-6 win over UMaine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think because of his speed, he backs the defenders off, and it gives him time and space to make a play,\u201d said Pandolfo when asked about Brown\u2019s impressive number of assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Terriers\u2019 senior defenseman and captain Domenick Fensore will be a game-time decision, according to Pandolfo. Fensore was injured in the 9-6 victory over Maine and missed both games last weekend against Boston College.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puck drop for Friday night\u2019s showdown will be at 7 pm in Orono, MN, and streaming for the game will be available on ESPN+. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Stevie Potter After coming off a weekend sweep of their rival Boston College, No. 3 Boston University Men\u2019s Ice Hockey (19-6-0, 13-4-0 HE) gets set to play their third and final regular season tilt against the University of Maine Black Bears (11-12-2, 5-8-1 HE). A win this weekend would mean a regular season sweep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19885,"featured_media":36281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1026,1028,19,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19885"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36376"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36379,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36376\/revisions\/36379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}