Men’s Hockey Hosts Princeton, No. 16 Quinnipiac

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's hockey team returns to Providence this weekend for a pair of home games against Princeton (2/7) and No. 16 Quinnipiac (2/8). Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Matchup: Princeton (3-14-4, 1-10-3 ECAC) at Brown (5-16-0, 5-9-0 ECAC)
Date: Friday, February 7
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Providence, R.I. (Meehan Auditorium)
Stream: ESPN+

Matchup: Quinnipiac (16-9-1, 9-4-1 ECAC) at Brown (5-16-0, 5-9-0 ECAC)
Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Providence, R.I. (Meehan Auditorium)
Stream: ESPN+

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Last Time Out
Brown split the annual trip to the North Country this past weekend with a shutout win at St. Lawrence (2-0) and a loss to No. 6 Clarkson (4-1). Gavin Nieto made 25 saves against the Saints to earn his first shutout of the season and fourth of his career. Brent Beaudoin broke a scoreless game in the third period for his second game-winning goal of the season and also went 12-1 on faceoffs. Michael Maloney sealed the game with an empty-net goal. Colin Burston scored the team's lone goal against Clarkson on Saturday as the Golden Knights took a three-goal lead into the third period to come away with the win.

Scouting Princeton
Princeton (3-14-4, 1-10-3) is 1-4-1 over its last six games with three overtime contests in that span. The Tigers dropped a pair of home games to Cornell and Colgate last weekend. Sophomore Corey Andonovski paces the lineup with six goals, 11 assists and 17 points, in addition to three power-play goals. The Tigers have three players with at least five goals and are averaging 1.90 goals per game as a team. Princeton is fifth in the ECAC on the power play (20.3). Princeton has used three goalies over the course of the season. Jeremie Forget (2-6-1) has started the last six games in net and heads into Friday with a 2.69 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

Brown vs. Princeton All-Time
Brown holds a 90-72-12 advantage over Princeton in the all-time series, which dates back to a 4-4 tie during the 1899-1900 season. Brown went 3-1 against the Tigers last season, including a two-game sweep in the first round of the ECAC Tournament. Brown won a triple-overtime thriller in the last meeting between these two teams, 6-5, which ended up as the longest game in the history of both programs.

Scouting Quinnipiac
No. 16 Quinnipiac is 10-2-0 over its last 12 games and most recently swept Cornell and Colgate over the weekend. Quinnipiac is currently tied for third in the ECAC standings and will visit Yale on Friday before heading to Providence on Saturday. Junior Odeen Tufto leads the team with 26 assists and 29 points and ranks first among ECAC schools in assist scoring at 1.00 assists per game. Wyatt Bongiovanni is the team's top scorer with 13 goals. Keith Petruzzelli is 16-8-1 in net and enters with weekend with a 2.13 GAA and a .917 save percentage. QU is averaging 2.73 goals per game and is 16.8 percent on the power play.

Brown vs. Quinnipiac All-Time
Quinnipiac holds a 24-10-6 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams. Brown went 3-1 against QU last season, including a road sweep against the top-seeded Bobcats in the quarterfinals of the ECAC Tournament.

Up Next
Brown will play four of its final six games on the road, starting with a trip to Dartmouth (2/14) and Harvard (2/15) next weekend.

Men’s Hockey Hosts Princeton, No. 16 Quinnipiac

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Brent Beaudoin

Colin Burston

Michael Maloney

Gavin Nieto

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