ORONO, Maine – The #9 University of Maine men's hockey team will return to Alfond Arena this weekend for two games against the Northeastern Huskies on Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24.
Puck drop between the Black Bears and Huskies is set for 7 p.m. on both nights. Both games will air on ESPN+ with an international stream available via Hockey East/Stretch Internet. The games can also be listened to via 95.7 FM in eastern Maine, 100.5 FM in southern Maine or online at GoBlackBears.com/MIHRadio.
GAME 29 | #9Â Maine vs RVÂ Northeastern
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 | 7:00 P.M.Â
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
GAME 30 | #9Â Maine vs RVÂ Northeastern
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 | 7:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• The University of Maine and Northeastern will meet for two games at Alfond Arena this weekend.
• Maine and Northeastern faced off in Boston on Feb. 2, with the Huskies skating to a 6-3 win.
• The Black Bears were swept on the road this past weekend by rival New Hampshire while the Huskies split a home-and-home series with UMass Lowell.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
• Bump the Black Bears to 19-8-2 overall on the season and 11-6-1 in Hockey East.
• Move Maine to 57-57-21 in the all-time series with Northeastern.
• Snap Maine's five-game winless streak in the series.
ABOUT MAINE
• The Black Bears sit at 18-8-2 overall and 10-7-1 in Hockey East play after dropping a pair of games at New Hampshire last weekend.
• Maine is 2-3-0 in the last five games and 5-5-0 in the last 10.
• Josh Nadeau leads Maine in scoring with 37 points on 15 goals and 22 assists … Bradly Nadeau is second with 36 points from 14 goals and 22 assists.
• Between the pipes, Victor Ostman is 13-5-1 with a 2.79 goals against average and .894 save percentage while Albin Boija is 5-3-1 with a 2.00 goals against average and .917 save percentage.
• Maine has been ranked 15 consecutive weeks for the first time since the 2010-11 season ... additionally, the program has spent 13 straight weeks in the top 10 for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
• The Huskies enter the weekend at 14-13-2 overall and 7-12-0 in Hockey East play.
• Northeastern won the 2024 Men's Beanpot title on Feb. 12 with a 4-3 overtime win over #3 Boston University.
• The Huskies are 4-1-0 in the last five games and 8-2-0 in the last 10 games.
• Jack Williams leads Northeastern with 33 points on 16 goals and 17 assists while Alex Campbell has 31 points on 16 goals and 15 helpers … Justin Hryckowian has 30 points from eight goals and a team-high 22 assists
• Northeastern has the third-best power play in Hockey East, converting on 23.7 percent of chances … the Huskies are killing 82.9 percent of penalties, fourth best in the league, while scoring a nation leading eight short-handed goals.
SERIES HISTORY vs NORTHEASTERN
• Maine stands at 56-57-21 in the all-time series with Northeastern ... the Black Bears are 36-21-10 at home against the Huskies.
• These two teams squared off back on Feb. 2 in Boston, with Northeastern skating to a 6-3 win ... Cole Hanson had two goals for Maine in the loss.
• Last season, they played twice at Alfond Arena ... in the first game, they played to a 2-2 tie (and Maine won the shootout) and in the second game, Northeastern picked up a 4-1 win.
• Hanson, Ben Poisson (2-0-2), Donavan Villeneuve-Houle (1-1-2) and Josh Nadeau (1-1-2) are Maine's active leading scorers against Northeastern with two points each ... nine current Black Bears have at least one point against the Huskies.
• The Black Bears are winless in the last five games against the Huskies at 0-4-1 ... Maine's last win came on Feb. 7, 2020 in a 4-2 win at Alfond Arena.
• The first ever meeting in the series was on Dec. 1, 1977 at then-Boston Arena where Northeastern won, 7-4.
UP NEXT
• Maine will travel to Vermont next weekend for two games against the Catamounts.
• Puck drop is slated for 7 p.m. Friday, March 1 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.
