Series Information
No. 13 Northeastern (13-7-2, 7-6-1) Hockey East) vs. No. 8 Providence (14-6-5, 8-5-2 Hockey East) |
| When |
Friday, Jan. 31 | 7 p.m. |
| Where |
Boston, Mass. | Matthews Arena |
| Broadcast & Statistics |
Watch (CBS All Access)
Listen (98.5 The Sports Hub HD2)
Live Stats |
| Game Notes |
Northeastern (PDF) |
| Social Media |
Facebook: @GoNUmhockey
Twitter: @GoNUmhockey
Instagram: @GoNUmhockey
Use #HowlinHuskies |
BOSTON—The No. 13 Northeastern men's hockey team (13-7-2, 7-6-1 Hockey East) returns to action against conference foe No. 8 Providence (14-6-5, 8-5-2, Hockey East). The Huskies will take on the Friars this Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Matthews Arena.
SKATING STRIDES
Friday night will be Northeastern's Hockey East Skating Strides night at Matthews Arena. The team will be wearing specialty jerseys that will be live auctioned during the game. We will also be raffling off two autographed official team jerseys. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each. All proceeds from the auction and raffle will benefit Hockey East's Skating Strides initiative. Hockey East will also be selling special Skating Strides merchandise at the game.
LAST TIME OUT
Before having a week off from gameplay, Northeastern fell to Connecticut 3-2 in a hard-fought overtime thriller.
Grant Jozefek led the Huskies with a two-goal game and helped the team recover after being down 1-0 in the first period.
Craig Pantano remained strong in between the pipes, registering a season-high 41 saves for the Huskies. After three periods, the teams were tied at 2-2 and headed into overtime where UConn finalized the game with a goal with 2:49 left in extra time.
HUSKIES VS. FRIARS
The last time Northeastern and Providence faced off was back in November where the teams split a home-and-home series. The Huskies dropped a close one in the first game 3-2, but came back with a strong 7-3 win over the Friars at home to close out the series. The seven goals by the Huskies were the most by one time in the series since 1996.
MADDEN FOR HOBEY
Sophomore
Tyler Madden has been named a nominee for the 2020 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Madden has posted a team-high 31 points through 21 games this season and currently ranks within the top three in points per game and within the top five in goals per game on the national level.
Tyler Madden has continued to be an offensive powerhouse for the Huskies, collecting three goals and four assists in the past four games.
UP NEXT
The Northeastern men's hockey team will battle Harvard in the first round of the Beanpot on Monday, Feb. 3
rd at 5 p.m. at TD Garden.
