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Friday, February 28
Hamden, CT
7:00 PM
Brown University
at
Quinnipiac
Men’s Hockey Visits No. 17 Quinnipiac, Princeton to Close Regular Season
2/26/2020 11:24:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's hockey team will wrap up the regular season with a pair of road games at No. 17 Quinnipiac and Princeton this weekend. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Matchup: Brown (7-18-2, 7-11-2 ECAC) at Quinnipiac (19-11-2, 12-6-2 ECAC)
Date: Friday, February 28
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Hamden, Conn. (Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena)
Stream: ESPN+
Matchup: Brown (7-18-2, 7-11-2 ECAC) at Princeton (4-18-5, 2-14-4)
Date: Saturday, February 29
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Princeton, N.J. (Hobey Baker Rink)
Stream: ESPN+
ECAC/Ivy League on ESPN
Video of all home contests and all ECAC/Ivy League games, home and away (excluding at RPI), will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe and view games by purchasing a monthly package for $4.99 or a yearly package for $49.99.
Last Time Out
Brown split its final home weekend of the regular season with a win over Colgate (3-1) and a loss to No. 2 Cornell (3-0). Colin Burston, Trey Dodd and Cole Quisenberry provided the scoring against Colgate to complete the season sweep, while Gavin Nieto stopped 25 shots. Defenseman Dorian Dawson chipped in with two assists. Brown went 1-for-9 on the penalty kill over the two games.
Scouting Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac is 2-2 over its last four games since the Bobcats tied Brown in Providence. Odeen Tufto is ranked second in the ECAC in scoring with 36 points and leads the Bobcats with 29 assists. Wyatt Bongiovanni and Alex Whelan are tied for the team lead with 13 goals apiece, while four players have at least 20 points. Quinnipiac is averaging 2.72 goals per game and is ranked third in the conference in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 2.41 goals per game. Keith Petruzzelli has started all 32 games and is ranked third in goals-against average (2.11) and sixth in save percentage (.917).
Brown vs. Quinnipiac All-Time
Quinnipiac holds a 24-10-7 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams. Brown is 3-1-1 against Quinnipiac since the start of last season. The two teams played to a 2-2 draw two weeks ago in Providence.
Scouting Princeton
Princeton is 1-6-1 over its last eight games and most recently tied Union and fell to RPI over the weekend. Corey Andonovski and Jackson Cressey are tied for the team lead with 18 points apiece, while Luke Keenan and Liam Grande each have seven goals. Derek Topatigh has scored five times on the power play as the Tigers ranks fourth in the ECAC in that category at 22.2 percent. Princeton is averaging 2.07 goals per game and is allowing 3.30 goals per game. Jeremie Forget (3-8-2) has started the last four games in net and heads into the weekend with a 2.84 GAA and a .911 save percentage.
Scouting Princeton
Brown holds a 91-72-12 advantage over Princeton in the all-time series, which dates back to a 4-4 tie during the 1899-1900 season. Brown is 4-1 against the Tigers since the start of last season, including a two-game sweep in the first round of the 2019 ECAC Tournament. Brown claimed the first meeting this season, 4-3, as the Bears scored all four goals in the third period.
Playoff Picture
Brown is currently in ninth place in the ECAC standings with two games left in the regular season. The top four teams earn a bye and the next four secure home ice for the first round in a best-of-three series. Brown has 146 points and sits three points back behind Colgate for home ice. Brown can finish between seventh and 10th in the standings.
Bears on the PK
Brown is 17-of-18 on the penalty kill over its last five games, including 8-for-9 against Colgate and Cornell this past weekend. The Bears rank fourth in the ECAC on the PK at 82.1 percent.
Nieto in Net
Senior Gavin Nieto is ranked fourth in save percentage at .923 in games against conference opponents. He currently ranks fifth in program history with 2,114 career saves.
Shooting Gallery
Zach Giuttari ranks second among all ECAC defensemen with 2.81 shots per game, trailing only Jack Rathbone of Harvard (2.96).
Matchup: Brown (7-18-2, 7-11-2 ECAC) at Quinnipiac (19-11-2, 12-6-2 ECAC)
Date: Friday, February 28
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Hamden, Conn. (Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena)
Stream: ESPN+
Matchup: Brown (7-18-2, 7-11-2 ECAC) at Princeton (4-18-5, 2-14-4)
Date: Saturday, February 29
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Princeton, N.J. (Hobey Baker Rink)
Stream: ESPN+
ECAC/Ivy League on ESPN
Video of all home contests and all ECAC/Ivy League games, home and away (excluding at RPI), will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe and view games by purchasing a monthly package for $4.99 or a yearly package for $49.99.
Last Time Out
Brown split its final home weekend of the regular season with a win over Colgate (3-1) and a loss to No. 2 Cornell (3-0). Colin Burston, Trey Dodd and Cole Quisenberry provided the scoring against Colgate to complete the season sweep, while Gavin Nieto stopped 25 shots. Defenseman Dorian Dawson chipped in with two assists. Brown went 1-for-9 on the penalty kill over the two games.
Scouting Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac is 2-2 over its last four games since the Bobcats tied Brown in Providence. Odeen Tufto is ranked second in the ECAC in scoring with 36 points and leads the Bobcats with 29 assists. Wyatt Bongiovanni and Alex Whelan are tied for the team lead with 13 goals apiece, while four players have at least 20 points. Quinnipiac is averaging 2.72 goals per game and is ranked third in the conference in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 2.41 goals per game. Keith Petruzzelli has started all 32 games and is ranked third in goals-against average (2.11) and sixth in save percentage (.917).
Brown vs. Quinnipiac All-Time
Quinnipiac holds a 24-10-7 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams. Brown is 3-1-1 against Quinnipiac since the start of last season. The two teams played to a 2-2 draw two weeks ago in Providence.
Scouting Princeton
Princeton is 1-6-1 over its last eight games and most recently tied Union and fell to RPI over the weekend. Corey Andonovski and Jackson Cressey are tied for the team lead with 18 points apiece, while Luke Keenan and Liam Grande each have seven goals. Derek Topatigh has scored five times on the power play as the Tigers ranks fourth in the ECAC in that category at 22.2 percent. Princeton is averaging 2.07 goals per game and is allowing 3.30 goals per game. Jeremie Forget (3-8-2) has started the last four games in net and heads into the weekend with a 2.84 GAA and a .911 save percentage.
Scouting Princeton
Brown holds a 91-72-12 advantage over Princeton in the all-time series, which dates back to a 4-4 tie during the 1899-1900 season. Brown is 4-1 against the Tigers since the start of last season, including a two-game sweep in the first round of the 2019 ECAC Tournament. Brown claimed the first meeting this season, 4-3, as the Bears scored all four goals in the third period.
Playoff Picture
Brown is currently in ninth place in the ECAC standings with two games left in the regular season. The top four teams earn a bye and the next four secure home ice for the first round in a best-of-three series. Brown has 146 points and sits three points back behind Colgate for home ice. Brown can finish between seventh and 10th in the standings.
Bears on the PK
Brown is 17-of-18 on the penalty kill over its last five games, including 8-for-9 against Colgate and Cornell this past weekend. The Bears rank fourth in the ECAC on the PK at 82.1 percent.
Nieto in Net
Senior Gavin Nieto is ranked fourth in save percentage at .923 in games against conference opponents. He currently ranks fifth in program history with 2,114 career saves.
Shooting Gallery
Zach Giuttari ranks second among all ECAC defensemen with 2.81 shots per game, trailing only Jack Rathbone of Harvard (2.96).
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