University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
#7 Boston University
No. 8 Huskies Set to Battle No. 7 BU Sunday
12/11/2022 11:05:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
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» The UConn Huskies wrap up the first half of the season at home following a 7-3 loss to No.12 Merrimack
 » UConn and the Warriors split the two game series, helping the Huskies maintain first place in Hockey East Standings.
 » The UConn Huskies enther the matchup with the Terriers ranked 8 in the national polls. » This is the Huskies 10th consecutive week in the national polls.
 » The Huskies currently sit 8th in the Pairwise Rankings, while Boston University sits at 9th in the rankings.
 » UConn and Boston University previously faced off twice this season at Agganis Arena, splitting the two game series.
 » UConn has outscored their opponents this season 57-46. 16 different Huskies have reg[1]istered a Goal to start the season while 19 Huskies have registered at least one point.
 » The Huskies special teams continues to be a focus as they have only let in eight power play goals all season out of 80 attempts. The Huskies currently rank 3rd in the country in penalty kill % with a 90.2% kill trailing only Harvard (90.9%) and Ohio State(91.8%)
» The matchup vs. the No.7 ranked Terriers will be UConn's 6th ranked series this season. The Huskeis are currently 4-3-3 vs Ranked opponents this season.
 » The Huskies currently sit second amongst Hockey East Teams in goals scored with 57, trailing only Boston University (60)
» Junior Ryan Tverberg currently tied for 1st in Hockey East with 10 goals scored on the season. » The Huskies continue to receive contributions from all four lines. The Huskies line of Jake Percival, Hudson Schandor and Ryan Tverberg was one of the Huskies most successful lines this season.
» Junior Ryan Tverberg currently leads the Huskies with 10 goals on the season. Followed by Chase Bradley with 7 and Matthew Wood with 5 goals.
» Defenseman Andrew Lucas continues to be a force on both ends of the ice which includes dishing out 12 assists and sitting third on the team in points with 13.
 » The Terriers are coming off a 9-6 loss at Boston College Friday Night
» Senior Matt Brown currently leads the Terriers with 8 goals and 14 assists for 22 poinst.
» The last time these two teams faced off in Hartford in the regular season resulted in a 2-1 OT win for Boston University
