Wildcats To Play At #9 Northeastern; Host UMass

Friday, February 2

Boston, Mass.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

Northeastern

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Marcus Vela

Photo by: Amanda Lee

1/31/2018 8:41:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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2017-2018 New Hampshire Men's Hockey
February 2, 2018; 7:00 p.m.
New Hampshire (9-13-4, 4-9-3 HEA) vs.
#9 Northeastern (15-7-4, 11-5-2 HEA)
Matthews Arena; Boston, Mass.
ESPN3 | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES

February 3, 2018; 7:00 p.m.
New Hampshire (9-13-4, 4-9-3 HEA) vs.
UMass (11-14-1, 5-10-1 HEA)
Whittemore Center; Durham, N.H.
TICKETS | ESPN3 | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE STATS

WILDCATS TRAVEL TO NORTHEASTERN; TAKE ON UMASS AT THE WHITT: The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team will take on No. 9 Northeastern at Matthews Arena on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7:00 p.m. The Wildcats will then return to the Whittemore Center on Saturday, Feb. 3, to take on UMass at 7:00 p.m.

GIVEAWAY: The game on Saturday versus UMass will feature the third Coach Umile commemorative pin giveaway. The first 1,500 fans through the doors will receive a pin.

MASCOT NIGHT: The Saturday game against UMass is also "Mascot Night." Local mascots will be in attendance including Fungo of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Slugger of the Portland Sea Dogs.

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased at the Whittemore Center Box Office, online at UNHWildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000. UNH students can get their free tickets by signing up online here.

NEXT UP: The Wildcats will return to the Whittemore Center on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, to take on Vermont at 7:00 p.m. on Coach Umile Weekend. On Friday, there will be 2,000 Coach Umile Replica Jersey T-Shirts given away, while Saturday 2,000 Coach Umile Bobbleheads will be given out at the game. Also on Saturday, there will be a special edition "Shirt Off Our Back" jersey auction. Both nights there will be special on-ice recognition with family, friends, alumni and hockey notables. Join us for a special weekend at the Whitt honoring Coach Umile.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:

Saturday, February 3, 7 PM: UMass-Mascot Night; Coach Umile Commemorative Pin #3 Giveaway
Friday, February 9, 7 PM (Coach Umile Weekend): Vermont-Coach Umile Replica Jersey T-Shirt
Saturday, February 10, 7 PM (Coach Umile Weekend): Vermont-Coach Umile Bobblehead Giveaway
Wednesday, February 14, 7 PM: Maine-White Out The Whitt
Saturday, February 24, 7 PM: Northeastern-Senior Night; Coach Umile Commemorative Pin #4 Giveaway; $1 hot dogs

ESPN3 BROADCASTS: The following remaining UNH men's hockey regular season games will be streamed live on ESPN3 allowing fans to follow the Wildcats on any device through Watch ESPN:

Friday, February 2, 7 PM at Northeastern
Saturday, February 3, 7 PM vs. UMass
Friday, February 9, 7 PM vs. Vermont
Saturday, February 10, 7 PM vs. Vermont
Wednesday, February 14, 7 PM vs. Maine
Friday, February 23, 7 PM at Northeastern
Saturday, February 24, 7 PM vs. Northeastern

QUICK FACTS:

The Wildcats are 97-62-16 all-time versus Northeastern, but the Huskies are 3-1-1 versus UNH over the last five games.
Northeastern is second in the Hockey East standings with 24 points, while UNH and UMass are tied for eighth with 11 points.
The Wildcats are 3-3-0 versus nationally ranked teams this season.
UNH is 88-21-11 all-time versus UMass. The Wildcats are 3-0-2 versus the Minutemen over the last five games and 7-1-2 over the last 10. UNH defeated UMass earlier this season with a 3-0 victory on the road on Nov. 4.

TOP LINE ON A ROLL: The line of junior Ara Nazarian (Boxford, Mass.), junior Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia) and freshman Charlie Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.) have played four straight games together. The line has combined for 12 of the team's 25 points over the last four games. Kelleher has three goals and two assists for five points, while Nazarian has one goal and three assists for four points, and Vela has one goal and two assists for three points.

STRONG PENALTY KILL: The Wildcats are fourth nationally and first in Hockey East with a .876 penalty kill percentage. UNH is 99-for-113 on the penalty kill only allowing 14 goals.

THE MATCHUPS: UNH is sixth in Hockey East in scoring offense with 2.81 goals scored per game, while Northeastern is first (3.50) and UMass is eighth (2.65). The Wildcats are sixth in scoring defense with 2.77 goals allowed per game, while the Huskies are second (2.31) and the Minutemen are 11th (3.23). UNH is 10th with a .173 power play percentage, while Northeastern is first (.269) and UMass is 11th (.152). The Wildcats lead the league with a .876 penalty kill percentage, while the Huskies are seventh (.793) and UMass is fifth (.805).

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