University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
New Hampshire
Huskies Set To Face Wildcats Saturday
2/24/2023 7:14:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
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» The UConn Huskies return home to host a Saturday afternoon matchup vs. the University of New Hampshire Wildcats
» These two teams faced off two weeks ago where UNH took both games at the Whittemore center, a 4-1 win Friday night and a 3-2 OT win Saturday afternoon.
» New Hampshire is coming off a two game border battle series vs. the University of Maine which resulted in both games heading into a shootout, UNH came away victorious in both shootout victories.
» The last time these two teams faced, UNH dominated the faceoff circle and are 50% on the year in faceoffs.
» With the Hockey East season wrapping up, UConn has the opportunity to finish anywhere from 1st to 8th place based on the current standings.
» UConn currently sits one point behind UMass Lowell for the 4th seed in Hockey East. The battle for Home Ice in the Hockey East playoffs will come down to the wire, as all teams will be scoreboard watching heading into the final weekend.
» The UConn Huskies enter the weekend ranked 16 in the national polls following a weekend off.
» Hudson Schandor continues to be a force, registering a point in his last 8 games.
» This is the Huskies 17th consecutive week in the national polls.
» UConn has outscored their opponents this season 97-83. 16 different Huskies have registered a Goal to start the season while 20 Huskies have registered at least one point.
» The Huskies special teams continues to be a focus as they have only let in 16 power play goals all season out of 117 attempts. The Huskies currently boast a 86.6% penalty kill unit.
» UConn goaltenders, Logan Terness and Arsenii Sergeev have both been named to the Richter Award Watchlist for National Goaltender of the year. Currently Terness is posting a 2.41 GAA and .914 Save% while Sergeev is posting a 2.59 GAA and .916 SV%
» Freshman Matthew Wood has recently been named to the Tim Taylor Rookie of the Year Award Watchlist. Wood currently leads the team with 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points.
» The Huskies continue to receive contributions from all four lines. The Huskies line of Hudson Schandor, Justin Pearson and Matthew Wood has been one of the Huskies most successful lines in the second half of the season. The line registered 5 total points over the weekend the last time the two teams faced off.
