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Friday, March 7
Providence, R.I.
7 p.m.
Brown University
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Princeton
Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo
Men's Hockey Hosts Princeton in ECAC Opening Round
3/6/2025 1:01:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (13-13-3, 9-11-2 ECAC) host the Princeton Tigers (12-14-3, 7-12-3 ECAC) in the ECAC Opening Round Friday night at Meehan Auditorium.
Friday's puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and on Stretch Internet internationally.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
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Friday's puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and on Stretch Internet internationally.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- Brown enters the ECAC playoffs with a 13-13-3 overall record and 9-11-2 conference mark.
- The Bears closed out the regular season with a Senior Night tie against the Harvard Crimson with a shootout win for the extra league point.
- Brown's offense averages 2.6 goals per game to rank eighth in the ECAC and 43rd nationally. Tyler Kopff leads the team with 19 assists and 26 points with three Bears tied for second on the team with 25 points – Brian Nicholas, Max Scott, and Ryan St. Louis.
- Brown's power play converts at 17.9% (14-78) to rank eighth in the ECAC. Nicholas leads the Bears with 10 power play points with Kopff ranking second with nine points.
- Defensively, the Bears allow 2.6 goals per game to rank fourth in the ECAC and 20th nationally.
- Goaltender Lawton Zacher holds a 2.46 goals against average and .920 save percentage in 20 starts.
- Brown's penalty kill enters the playoffs at 77.3% (75-97) to rank eighth in the conference.
- Princeton enters the ECAC playoffs with a 12-14-3 overall record and 7-12-1 conference mark.
- Princeton closed out the regular season with consecutive wins over St. Lawrence and 19th-ranked Clarkson.
- Offensively, the Tigers average 2.4 goals per game to rank 10th in the conference and tied for 49th nationally.
- Brendan Gorman leads the team with 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points. Seven other Tigers have recorded double-digit points this season.
- Princeton's power play is tied for fourth in the ECAC and 34th nationally at 20.2% (17-84).
- Defensively, Princeton allows 2.9 goals per game to rank sixth in the league and 32nd nationally.
- Senior goaltender Ethan Pearson holds a 2.34 goals against average and .912 save percentage in 16 starts.
- Princeton's penalty kill clicks at 77.4% (65-84) to rank seventh in the ECAC and 42nd nationally.
- Friday marks the 175th meeting between Brown and Princeton dating back to 1900.
- The Bears hold a 93-78-13 all-time record against the Tigers along with a 41-41-7 home record. At Meehan, Brown is 40-37-5.
- Brown and Princeton meet in the ECAC Playoffs for the seventh time on Friday.
- Princeton has advanced past Brown four times with the Bears winning two series.
- Most recently, Brown and Princeton met in the 2019 ECAC First Round Series at Meehan Auditorium.
- Brown took a 3-0 win in game one before a 6-5 triple overtime win in game two, the longest game in Brown's program history.
- In 15 playoff games, Brown holds a 7-8 record against Princeton. Princeton has outscored Brown 48-44 in playoff games.
- Brown holds a 6-4 home playoff record against Princeton with a 2-2 series record.
- Ryan St. Louis scored twice, including the overtime winner 51 seconds into the extra frame, to stun the Princeton Tigers and give the Bears a 3-2 road win on Friday (Feb. 21).
- With 3:07 remaining in regulation, Ivan Zadvernyuk found the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2.
- St. Louis collected a pass from Alex Pineau in overtime and wired a shot past Ethan Pearson for his second of the night.
- Max Scott finished with two assists in the win with Lawton Zacher making 26 saves.
- Brown and Princeton met in mid-November at Meehan Auditorium and skated to a 1-1 tie with Brown winning the shootout for the extra ECAC point.
- David Ma scored 14:28 into the opening period to give Princeton the lead.
- Max Scott evened the game 2:44 into the second period off a Tyler Kopff assist.
- Kopff and Scott beat Princeton goalie Ethan Pearson in the shootout.
- Zacher finished the night with 26 saves along with a pair of shootout saves.
- #8 Brown hosts #9 Princeton on Friday.
- #7 Harvard hosts #10 RPI on Friday.
- #6 Cornell hosts #11 Yale on Saturday.
- #5 Dartmouth hosts #12 St. Lawrence on Saturday.
- #1 Quinnipiac, #2 Clarkson, #3 Colgate, and #4 Union have the bye and await their respective quarterfinal opponents.
- The Opening Round winners will re-seed for the Quarterfinal series.
- Brown's 13-win regular season marks the most regular season wins for the program since a 14-win regular season in 2004-05.
- Brown finished each month this season with a .500 record.
- The Bears were 3-3-2 in November, 1-1-0 in December, 5-5-0 in January, 4-4-0 in February, and 0-0-1 in March.
- Brown has four skaters with 20+ points this season - Kopff (26), Nicholas (25), Scott (25), and St. Louis (25).
- It marks the first season since 2015-16 that four Bears have reached the 20-point milestone.
- Nick Lappin (33), Tommy Marchin (27), Mark Naclerio (22), and Max Gottlieb (21) reached the milestone.
- St. Louis is tied for second on the Bears with 25 points despite only playing in 20 games this season.
- St. Louis is third on the team with nine goals and second on the team with 16 assists.
- He recorded an eight-game point streak earlier this season and has nine multi-point games.
- The Bears are 7-1-1 this season when St. Louis records multiple points.
- Sophomore defenseman Alex Pineau leads the NCAA with 27:34 average time on ice per game.
- Captain Max Scott leads all forwards in the NCAA and ranks 29th among all skaters with 23:41 time on ice per game.
- Sophomore Tyler Kopff ranks second in the NCAA among forwards and 31st overall with 23:31 time on ice per game.
- Sophomore Tyler Kopff leads the Bears with 26 points and 19 assists this season. His seven goals are tied for the fourth-most on the team.
- He is tied for ninth in the ECAC in total assists.
- His 0.66 assists per game ranks fourth in the ECAC and 35th nationally.
- His 0.90 points per game are tied for 10th in the ECAC and 67th nationally.
- Kopff is one assist shy of becoming the first Bear since Sam Lafferty to record 20 assists in a season. Lafferty tallied 22 assists in 2016-17.
- The Bears are 3-2-1 this season when Kopff records multiple points.
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the backbone of our athletics program, playing a crucial role in enhancing the student-athlete experience. This is possible through philanthropic support from our alumni, parents, fans, and friends. Your gift through the Sports Foundation can immediately impact today's Brown Bears, helping them excel in the classroom, in competition, and, most importantly, in the community. Please click here to learn more about how you can support the Bears.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on X and @BrownU_Bears on Instagram. Like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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