Men's Hockey Set to Host St. Lawrence, #20 Clarkson in Weekend Series

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (4-9-2, 2-7-1 ECAC) return to Meehan Auditorium to host the St. Lawrence Saints (6-13-1, 2-5-1 ECAC) and the 20th-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights (12-6-2, 6-2-0 ECAC) on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Friday's game is scheduled for 7 p.m. with Saturday's puck drop set for 4 p.m. Both games will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and on Stretch Internet internationally.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown enters the weekend with a 4-9-2 overall record and 2-7-1 conference mark.
The offense averages 1.9 goals per game with freshman Brian Nicholas leading the team with seven goals and 15 points. Tyler Kopff leads the Bears with nine assists.
Brown's power play clicks at 16.7% (6-36) with Nicholas leading the way with four power play goals.
Defensively, Brown allows 2.5 goals per game to rank third in the ECAC and 20th nationally.
Between the pipes, Lawton Zacher holds a 2.09 goals against average and .935 save percentage in 12 starts.
The Bruno penalty kill ranks seventh in the ECAC at 77.5% (36-46).

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

St. Lawrence enters the weekend with a 6-13-1 overall record and 2-5-1 ECAC mark. Most recently, the Saints split a conference weekend series with a 4-1 win over Rensselaer before an 8-5 loss to Union at home.
Offensively, the Saints average 2.1 goals per game to rank tenth in the conference and 55th nationally.
Greg Lapointe leads the team with nine goals and 15 points. Mason Waite leads the team with eight assists.
The power play clicks at 15.2% (10-66) to rank tenth in the ECAC and 53rd nationally.
Defensively, the Saints allow 3.0 goals per game to rank eighth in the conference and 39th nationally.
Mason Kucenski holds a .916 save percentage and 2.50 goals against average in 15 starts.
The St. Lawrence penalty kill ranks third in the conference and 18th nationally at 82.9% (51-60).

INSIDE THE SERIES

Friday marks the 104th meeting dating back to 1952.
The Saints hold the series edge, 53-35-13 and both teams are 19-19-7 at Meehan Auditorium.

DEAD EVEN

Since the start of the 2018-19 season, Brown is 6-5-3 in the series with six games going to overtime and nine games decided by a goal or less.
Going further, over the last 72 meetings dating back to January 1993 , both teams are 29-29-14 in the series. The teams are split by just two goals in the span with St. Lawrence holding the edge, 198-196.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Clarkson enters the weekend with a 12-6-2 overall record and 6-2-0 conference mark. The Golden Knights are 20th in the nation in both national polls.
The Clarkson offense ranks sixth in the conference and 25th nationally with 3.0 goals per game.
Ayrton Martino leads the team with nine goals and 17 points with Ellis Rickwood leading the squad with 10 assists.
The power play ranks sixth in the ECAC at 19.7% (12-61).
Defensively, Clarkson allows 2.3 goals per game to lead the conference and rank 11th nationally.
Goaltender Ethan Langenegger holds a 2.05 goals against average and .914 save percentage in 18 starts.
The penalty kill leads the ECAC and ranks sixth nationally at 89.2% (58-65) and has allowed just one power play goal in the last 10 games.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 107th meeting between Brown and Clarkson dating back to 1952.
Earlier this season, the Bears took a 1-0 win over the Golden Knights to record consecutive wins in the series for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

NORTH COUNTRY SWEEP

Earlier this season, the Bears picked up the program's first road sweep over Clarkson and St. Lawrence since November 2004.
Brown took a 1-0 victory over Clarkson on Friday (11/22) before following with a 2-1 overtime win against St. Lawrence on Saturday (11/23).
It marked the program's third road sweep over the two opponents with the other coming in February 2002, in that sweep, Yann Danis '04 recorded consecutive shutouts.
It's just the sixth time the Bears have swept the Golden Knights and Saints, with consecutive home wins in November 2005, November 2003, and February 1980.

ZACHER NAMED TO RICHTER WATCH LIST

Sophomore Lawton Zacher was one of 35 goaltenders named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List.
The Hockey Commissioners Association announced the Watch List on Wednesday
The award, given annually since 2014, recognizes the nation's top goaltender.
Zacher is one of six ECAC goaltenders on the list. He is joined by Ben Charette (Harvard), Ethan Langenegger (Clarkson), Arthur Smith (Princeton), Matej Marinov (Quinnipiac), and Dylan Silverstein (Quinnipiac).
The ECAC is tied for the second-most selections with the Big Ten and Hockey East. The NCHC leads the nation with seven selections.

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