GAME NOTES
GAME DETAILS - #11/11 Union (14-5-2, 8-1-1 ECACH) vs. Darmouth (5-7-3, 2-4-2 ECACH)
Date/Time: January 13/7 p.m
Location/Venue: Schenectady, N.Y./Messa Rink
All-Time Series: Union leads, 24-23-7
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GAME DETAILS - #11/11 Union (14-5-2, 8-1-1 ECACH) vs. #2/3 Harvard (11-2-1, 7-1-1 ECACH)
Date/Time: January 14/7 p.m
Location/Venue: Schenectady, N.Y./Messa Rink
All-Time Series: Union leads, 24-23-7
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--The 11th-ranked Union College men's hockey team returns to ECAC Hockey play for the first time since Dec. 10, hosting Dartmouth and No. 2/3 Harvard this weekend.
LAST TIME OUT
#10/10 Union 4, #5/5 Boston University 5 (OT) - Jan. 5 - Agganis Arena
Union Goals: Luc Brown,
Cole Maier,
Sebastian Vidmar,
Brett Supinski
Multiple Points: Brown (1G-1A), Supinski (1G-1A), Vidmar (1G-1A), Vecchione (2A)
BU Goalie: Connor LaCouvee (W) - 35 saves, 39 shots
Union Goalie:
Alex Sakellaropoulos (L) - 29 saves, 34 shots
Power Play: Union 2-4, BU 2-4
Noteworthy: Foo extended his Division I-best and program-record point streak to 19 games with an assist … Brown registered his first career multi-point game … Union suffered its first overtime loss since a 2-1 defeat at Cornell on March 5, 2016 in game two of the ECAC Hockey First Round.
UNION VS. DARTMOUTH ALL-TIME SERIES
Union is 24-23-7 against Dartmouth in its Division I era, winning 10 of the last 12 meetings. The Big Green's last road win against Union was a 4-3 overtime victory on November 7, 2014. The Dutchmen swept the season series last year, posting a 3-0 win at home behind Alex Sakellaropoulous' third career shutout and winning 4-1 on the road.
UNION VS. HARVARD ALL-TIME SERIES
Harvard leads the all-time series 31-14-6, but Union is 9-3-1 in the last 13 contests. The Dutchmen have not lost to the Crimson at Messa Rink since January 21, 2010. Last season, Foo had a career-best four points (1G-3A) in a 4-4 tie at Union on December 4.
SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
Dartmouth went 1-1-0 last weekend, registering a 5-0 win against Princeton before falling to Quinnipiac, 4-2. Junior goaltender Devin Buffalo posted his second career shutout against the Tigers, while freshman Will Graber scored a pair of goals. The Big Green is 0-3-1 in league road games this season. Dartmouth ranks tied for 40th in scoring offense (2.60 goals/gm) and 33rd in scoring defense (2.93 GAA).
SCOUTING HARVARD
Harvard enters the weekend winner of six straight, having outscored its opponents 31-12 in that span. Last weekend, the Crimson picked up back-to-back 5-2 wins at Quinnipiac and Princeton. Harvard leads the nation in scoring offense (4.57 goals/gm) and sits tied for 10th in team defense (2.21 GAA). Freshman Nathan Krusko tallied a hat trick against the Bobcats, while senior Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists against the Tigers.
QUICK HITS
- Union has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
- Last Thursday's loss at Boston University was Union's first this season when leading after two periods (11-1-1).
- It was also Union's first loss this season when having 38 or more shots (6-1-1).
- The Dutchmen had a season-high 20 shots in the second period against the Terriers.
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Cole Maier has six points (3G-6A) in the last five games.
- Union scored two power-play goals in a period against the Terriers, marking the third time it accomplished the feat this season.
