Men's Hockey Closes Regular Season at Dartmouth, Harvard

Friday, March 1

Hanover, NH

7 p.m.

Brown University

Dartmouth

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Men's Hockey Closes Regular Season at Dartmouth, Harvard

2/29/2024 2:04:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (8-17-2, 6-13-1 ECAC) close out the 2023-24 regular season on the road against a pair of Ivy foes. The Bears take on the Dartmouth Big Green (9-9-9, 7-6-7 ECAC) on Friday before squaring off against the Harvard Crimson (5-17-5, 5-10-5 ECAC) on Saturday.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown enters the weekend with an 8-17-2 overall record and 6-13-1 ECAC mark. The Bears look to climb the conference standings for home ice in the ECAC Opening Round with a pair of wins.
Brown's offense scores 2.1 goals per game and are led by sophomore Ryan St. Louis. The Old Greenwich, Connecticut native has 12 goals and 23 points this season and had points in consecutive games last weekend.
Brown's power play clicks at 15.9% with 14 goals in 88 attempts. Alex Pineau leads the team with four power play goals and leads the team in power play points alongside St. Louis and Max Scott.
Defensively, the Bears rank seventh in the conference with 3.2 goals against per game.
Between the pipes, freshman Lawton Zacher holds a 2.85 goals against average and .908 save percentage in 23 starts. Sophomore Tyler Shea holds a 3.31 goals against average and .903 save percentage in nine games.
Bruno's penalty kill clicks at 80.2% (65-81) to rank fifth in the conference and 35th in the NCAA.

SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN

Dartmouth enters the weekend with a 9-9-9 overall record and 7-6-7 ECAC mark.
The Big Green are tied for fourth in the conference standings alongside Clarkson and look to secure an opening round bye.
Offensively, the Big Green average 2.7 goals per game to rank sixth in the conference and 41st in the NCAA.
Luke Haymes leads the Big Green with 16 goals and 31 points while Nikita Nikora leads the team with 17 assists.
Dartmouth's power play has 24 goals in 109 attempts (22%) to rank fourth in the league and 21st nationally.
Defensively, Dartmouth allows 2.9 goals per game to rank fourth in the ECAC and 27th in the nation.
Between the pipes, Cooper Black holds a 2.65 goals against average and .909 save percentage in 25 starts.
Dartmouth's penalty kill clicks at 80% (76-95) to rank sixth in the ECAC.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Friday marks the 168th meeting between Brown and Dartmouth in a series dating back to 1928.
Dartmouth holds the series edge, 85-72-10, along with a 29-18-2 record at Thompson Arena.
Brown holds a 6-3-1 record in the last 10 meetings.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON

Harvard enters the weekend with a 5-17-5 overall record and 5-10-5 ECAC mark. The Crimson sit eighth in the league standings with 25 points.
Harvard's offense ranks ninth in the conference with 2.3 goals per game.
Joe Miller leads the Crimson with 11 goals and 22 points through 27 games. Ryan Healey leads the team with 12 assists and ranks second in points (21).
Harvard's power play enters the weekend at 26.5% (16-68) to rank second in the conference and sixth in the NCAA.
Defensively, Harvard allows 3.6 goals per game to rank 11th in the conference and 60th in the NCAA.
Between the pipes, Aku Koskenvuo holds a 3.25 goals against average and .903 save percentage in 12 starts. Derek Mullahy holds a 3.39 goals against average and .895 save percentage in 15 starts.
Harvard's penalty kill clicks at 78.4% (58-74) to rank eighth in the conference.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 184th meeting between Brown and Harvard dating back to 1898.
The Crimson hold the series edge, 119-50-14.
Brown looks to make it three straight wins against the Crimson and hold a 4-5-1 record in the last 10 meetings.

OUT OF THE BOX

Brown's 6.6 penalty minutes per game rank second in the conference and in the NCAA.
Harvard is the least penalized team in the nation with 6.5 PIMs per game.
Dartmouth's 9.3 penalty minutes per game rank fifth in the conference and 17th in the country.

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