BOSTON — The Northeastern men's ice hockey team will travel to Holy Cross for a single contest on Saturday, Nov. 7. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday night and the game will stream live on FloHockey and be broadcast live on NESN+.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- HAVING A LAWTON OF FUN: Lawton Zacher received Hockey East Goalie of the Week honors on Monday (Nov. 2) after posting 91 saves on 97 shots in a weekend split with Boston College. On Friday night (Oct. 30), Zacher stopped 45 shots, setting a career high. Then, on Saturday, he made 46 saves in the 4-3 overtime win, besting the career high he set the night before. 46 saves is tied for the most by a Hockey East goaltender this season. He is the only Hockey East goaltender to post back-to-back 40-plus save performances this season and is the first Husky to do so since Devon Levi (Feb. 25-26, 2022).
- POWERING THE OFFENSE: The Huskies' power play has been a highlight through the first five games of the season. Converting at a 30 percent clip, Northeastern leads Hockey East and ranks ninth in the NCAA in that category. Three of the Huskies' six goals against Boston College came on the power play. Miguel Marques (3-5--8) and Tyler Fukakusa (1-5--6) are both off to a five-game point streaks to start the season. Marques leads Hockey East with 1.60 points per game and had a three-point weekend against Boston College (1-2--3), while Fukakusa scored the overtime winner in Saturday night's 4-3 win.
- WOO BABY: Northeastern and Holy Cross will meet for the 12th time in history, with Northeastern leading the series 8-2-1. This will be just the second time the Huskies have traveled to Holy Cross to play a game. Last season, Northeastern opened its season with the Crusaders and won, 6-4, at Matthews Arena. The Crusaders are 4-6-0 this season. Junior Owen Kim (6-6—12) leads the team in points and Danick Leroux has made nine starts in net, posting a 2.46 GAA and a .916 save percentage.
The Huskies will next head to UConn for a weekend series with the Huskies beginning Friday, Nov. 13.
