Game-day information: Game 5 at Quinnipiac
When	Saturday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
Where	Hamden, Conn.  |  TD Bank Sports Center  |  Directions
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BOSTON -- The Northeastern men's ice hockey team travels out of conference for the second time this season on Saturday night when the Huskies square off with Quinnipiac for the first time in nearly 12 years. The Huskies carry a four-game losing skid into Saturday's tilt following a 3-2 loss at the hands of Massachusetts last Friday, and is looking to get themselves into the win column before beginning a stretch of six straight Hockey East contests next weekend.
 
Recapping last Friday's loss to Massachusetts
Northeastern men's ice hockey team fired 44 shots on UMass goaltender Henry Dill, but a goal from Emerson Auvenshine with 11:09 left in regulation sent Massachusetts past the Huskies on Friday night at Matthews Arena, 3-2.
 
Torin Snydeman and Dalen Hedges scored for NU, which outshot the Minutemen 44-28, while Derick Roy had 25 saves in his second straight start. UMass held Northeastern to a 0-of-7 showing on the power play and won 37-of-64 faceoffs.
 
Snakebitten
The Husky offense, which was tied for 16th in the nation with 3.16 goals per game in 2013-14, has been held to 1.00 goals per game through four contests this season. NU has had a pair of two-goal efforts bookend two shutouts at No. 6/4 Colgate two weeks ago. Two of the opposing goaltenders, however, rank in the top 15 in the nation in both goals against average and save percentage (Brody Hoffman, Vermont; Charlie Finn, Colgate).
 
Kevin Roy, meanwhile, has been held to one point in Northeastern's four games this season, including three straight games without getting on the score sheet. It's just the second time in his collegiate career that Roy has been held without a point (Oct. 20-27, 2012). The last time it happened, Roy responded with eight points (two goals, six assists) in his next six games, including a four-game point streak directly following the three-game drought.
 
Shuffling the deck
Looking to spark his club, Jim Madigan and the NU coaching staff have utilized 12 different line combinations at forward, and nine combinations on defense through four games this season. Four Huskies have already made their collegiate debuts (Garret Cockerill, Trevor Owens, Dylan Sikura, Nolan Stevens) while two others have made their Northeastern debuts (Brendan Collier, Ryan Rosenthal). So far, the line of Kevin Roy, Dalen Hedges and Zach Aston-Reese have supplied the most offense while playing together (0-3-3).

Platoon between the pipes
For the second straight season, Northeastern's opponents have gotten a look at two of the Huskies' top netminders. Redshirt senior Clay Witt started the team's first two games of the season, while Derick Roy got the nod in each of the last two games. Roy responded by making a career-high 38 saves against one of the nation's top teams in Colgate on Oct. 18.
 
Witt now ranks second all-time at Northeastern in goals against average (2.58) and first in save percentage (.925). He's also tied with Marc Robitaille for fourth all-time in career shutouts (four) in just 50 career games.
 
Jumping into the rush
Freshman defenseman Garret Cockerill has found himself in the middle of the Husky attack early on in his Northeastern career. The Brighton, Mich. native has logged more than 23 minutes of ice time in each of his four games this season, including a season-high 25:05 against Vermont on Oct. 11. Last weekend against UMass, Cockerill collected his first collegiate point with the secondary assist on Torin Snydeman's first period goal. Later in the frame, he also assisted on Dalen Hedges' tally.

Stiff scheduling
There aren't any easy games in college hockey, just ask the Huskies; Northeastern begins the regular season with six of its first seven games against teams that made the NCAA tournament last season. To top that, each of its first 10 games come against team who are either ranked or receiving votes in the USCHO.com preseason, including a pair on the road at Quinnipiac this weekend.

Back in the Nutmeg State
The Huskies will be making their first trip to Connecticut since the 2006-07 season when Northeastern competed in the UConn Hockey Classic. NU is 13-19-2 (.412) all-time in the state of Connecticut, including a 4-1-0 mark in the last five games in the state.
 
The all-time series with the Bobcats
Northeastern and Quinnipiac are meeting for just the second time in the history of the two programs. NU won the lone matchup on Nov. 23, 2002 at Matthews Arena, 2-1. With the game tied midway through the third period, Donny Glover put the hosts up for good on a goal with 6:11 left in regulation. The win set off a hot streak for the Huskies, which won four of its next five games.
 
Scouting Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac hosts Northeastern in the midst of a six-game home stand, and following a 10-day layoff. After winning their second game of the season against Bentley, the Bobcats have dropped two of their last three games, including a 4-1 loss to Connecticut on Oct. 21.
 
Forwards Matthew Peca and Sam Anas lead Quinnipiac in points this season with six apiece. Peca has become a strong distributor for the Bobcats through the early parts of the season with five assists, while Anas has become a strong shooter, scoring four goals and assisting on two others. Landon Smith, a freshman forward, is just behind Peca and Anas on the stat sheet with three points (2-1-3). In all, 15 different Bobcats have registered at least one point through the team's first four games.
 
In between the pipes for Quinnipiac has been Michael Garteig, a junior, and Sean Lawrence, a freshman. Garteig has made three starts this season, allowing 10 goals while making 48 saves. He has a goals against average of 3.61 and a save percentage of .828. The rookie, on the other hand, has made one start but appeared in two games. He has allowed four goals while making 20 saves.
 
Oh, brother
For the second straight season, the Northeastern roster features two sets of brothers in Derick and Kevin Roy and Nolan and John Stevens. The Huskies are one of just two programs in the nation to have at least two sets of brothers on the same team. The other, Quinnipiac, has three sets of brothers this season.
 
The road ahead
Northeastern begins a string of six straight conference games next weekend in a home-and-home set with UMass Lowell, beginning on Friday night at the Tsgonas Center. NU took both games from the River Hawks last season, including a 4-1 victory at Citi Frozen Fenway 2014.

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