Hockey East Play on Tap This Weekend

No. 2/3 Boston College (4-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA)
vs. Maine (1-3-0, 1-1-0 HEA)

Saturday, Oct. 17 | 2 p.m.
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, Mass.)

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TONIGHT'S HEADLINES

BC opens the Hockey East play this weekend, hosting Maine on Saturday and New Hampshire on Sunday at Kelley Rink
The Eagles were picked first in the preseason Hockey East poll, securing all eight available first-place votes
BC is 153-86-28 all-time in Hockey East regular-season play and has gone undefeated in league play since Feb. 15, 2014 (24-0-1)
Boston College has gone 12-for-12 on the penalty kill so far this season, as well as 5-for-18 on the power play
BC is averaging 5.50 goals per game to start the season, but is allowing 2.50 goals per contest after ranking fourth nationally in 2014-15 allowing 1.21 goals per game

BC AGAINST MAINE

Saturday's match is the first of three Hockey East contests between the two teams this year ... the teams will meet for a two-game set in Orono, Dec. 5-6
Boston College is 31-15-6 all-time against Maine and the Eagles have won the last 12 matches against the Black Bears, dating back to the 2011-12 season
BC is 15-9-2 against Maine at home, 14-6-4 vs. the Black Bears on the road and 1-0-0 at a neutral site
The Eagles have won their last six home matches vs. Maine, including 6-0 and 4-1 wins in 2014-15
Since the start of Hockey East in 2002-03, BC is 28-10-4 against Maine ... five of the Black Bears' wins came in 2002-03 and 2003-04
The two teams met twice before Maine began varsity play - with BC winning both games during the team's inaugural varsity season of 1994-95
The teams' first meeting with both squads at the varsity level came in 1998-99, when Maine won both games
Head coach Katie Crowley has a 19-4-2 career mark against Maine

EAGLES vs. THE BLACK BEARS

Haley Skarupa is the Eagles' active leading scorer against Maine with 20 points from 14 goals and 6 assists
Alex Carpenter has 14 career points against Maine, including 5 goals and 9 assists
Dana Trivigno has recorded 12 points - 5 goals, 7 assists - against the Black Bears
Andie Anastos has 6 points (2-4-6) against Maine in 6 career games
Lexi Bender has tallied 7 points (2g, 5a) in her career against Maine
Kristyn Capizzano scored her first career goal - in her first-ever college game - against Maine on Oct. 6, 2013 ... overall, she has 2 goals and 2 assists vs. UM
Haley McLean has scored three of her eight career goals against Maine, including the first-ever goal of her collegiate career (Oct. 6, 2013)
Kelli Stack '11 is the Eagles' career scoring leader against Maine, recording 22 points from 14 goals (including 7 power-play strikes) and 6 assists
Katie Burt posted wins in both games she played against Maine last year, recording a GAA of 0.50 in 120 minutes of play
Gabri Switaj went 1-0-0 against the Black Bears last year, picking up a win in a 32:03 relief appearance on Feb. 14, 2015

HOCKEY EAST PLAY NOW UNDERWAY
Boston College is set to open Hockey East play this weekend, hosting Maine on Saturday and New Hampshire on Sunday ... this is the 14th year of the HEA women's league ... BC is 153-86-28 all-time in Hockey East play, winning two regular-season crowns (2013-14, 2014-15) and one tournament title (2011).

SIGHTS SET HIGH IN LEAGUE PLAY
Boston College was the unanimous choice to win the 2015-16 Hockey East crown, claiming all eight available first-place votes from the league's other eight head coaches ... in 2014-15, BC was picked to finish second in the preseason poll and went on to a 20-0-1 mark in league play ... the Eagles posted the conference's first undefeated season since 2007-08 when New Hampshire also went 20-0-1.

STREAK'S STILL STRONG IN HOCKEY EAST
BC starts the 2015-16 conference season riding a 25-game undefeated streak in Hockey East regular-season play that dates back to the 2013-14 season ... the Eagles' last loss in league play was Feb. 8, 2014, a 2-0 setback at Connecticut ... since that loss, BC is 24-0-1 in regular-season action, including last year's 20-0-1 season ... since the start of the 2012-13 season, BC is 55-4-3 in regular-season Hockey East games.

POWER PLAY KICKING INTO GEAR
So far this season, BC is 5-for-18 on the power play for a .278 mark ... Alex Carpenter (2), Megan Keller (2) and Haley Skarupa have all scored with the man-advantage this season ... BC has scored at least one power-play goal in three of the team's four games, scoring a season-high three PPGs against St. Lawrence on Oct. 11 ... the Eagles are tied with Clarkson for fifth nationally in PP effectiveness as Minnesota (.600), Northeastern (.364), St. Cloud State (.357) and Merrimack (.333) are ranked Nos. 1-4 ... individually, both Carpenter and Keller are tied for the national lead with two PPGs each.

PENALTY KILL ON POINT
BC's penalty kill is a perfect 12-for-12 on the season so far ... the Eagles have averaged three penalties per game, but have killed off each of their opponents' 12 changes with the man advantage ... in the 12 power-play chances against them this year, the Eagles have only surrendered 14 shots ... the Eagles are one of five teams nationally with a perfect PK, joining Clarkson (14/14), UConn (10/10), Mercyhurst (2/2) and Minnesota (8/8).

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Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Lexi Bender

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Megan Keller

Haley McLean

Haley Skarupa

Gabri Switaj

Dana Trivigno