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No. 13 Vermont at No. 20 Notre Dame
Friday, Oct. 31, 8:05 p.m. | TV: NBC Sports Network
Saturday, Nov. 1, 7:05 p.m. | Video: NBC Sports Live Extra
Video: Friday | Saturday | Audio | Live Stats: Friday | Saturday | CaTV Preview | Game Notes (.pdf)

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VERMONT MEN'S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
The 13th-ranked Vermont men's hockey team (4-0-0, 2-0-0 HEA) travels to South Bend, Indiana this weekend to face No. 20 Notre Dame (4-2-0, 0-0-0 HEA) on Friday (Oct. 31) at 8:05 p.m. and Saturday (Nov. 1) at 7:05 p.m. The Friday game will be televised live on NBC Sports Network, and a video stream of both games is available online via NBC Sports Live Extra (cable subsciption required). Pre-game radio coverage begins 35 minutes prior to faceoff each night on WVMT 620-AM and SportsJuice.com with Alastair Ingram on the call.

FRIDAY TO AIR ON NBCSN | Channel Listings
NBC Sports Network will televise the opening game of the weekend series on Friday night at 8:05 p.m. John Walton and Anson Carter will have the call from the Compton Family Ice Arena. NBC Sports Network can be found on channel 126 on Comcast, channel 774 on Comcast HD, channel 220 on DirecTV, channel 159 on Dish Network, and channel 9466 on Dish Network HD. Click the link above to find the local NBCSN channel in your local area.

SATURDAY FAN RECEPTION
In South Bend this weekend to watch the Catamounts? If so, stop by Legends of Notre Dame Restaurant & Alehouse Pub on Notre Dame's campus near the Compton Family Ice Arena before the game on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for a pre-game gathering and reception hosted by former Catamount captain Ian Boyce '89. Appetizers, a cash bar, and a short speaking program highlight the event as the Vermont hockey program makes its first Hockey East visit to Notre Dame!

SETTING THE SCENE
The Catamounts have won their first four games of the year to match their best start since 2005 when UVM began the season 7-0-0. Last season, Vermont officially welcomed Notre Dame to Hockey East in early November as the teams split a weekend set with a pair of one-goal games in Burlington during the 50th anniversary weekend. The Cats moved up four spots to No. 13 in this week's USCHO.com Poll and entered the USA Today/USA Hockey Poll at No. 14.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH | Website
Notre Dame entered the USCHO.com poll at No. 20 this week after sweeping Niagara at home last weekend by a combined score of 13-3. The Fighting Irish has won four straight games after losing its first two of the season and has played all six of its contests at home. Mario Lucia leads the team with six goals and is tied with Robbie Russo for the team-lead in points with eight, while Russo has added five assists through six games. Freshman Cal Petersen (1.34 GAA, .950 SV%) and sophomore Chad Katunar (3.03 GAA, .895 SV%) have each started three games in net with 2-1-0 records.

SERIES HISTORY
This weekend marks the fifth and sixth all-time meetings between Vermont and Notre Dame. The teams split their first-ever Hockey East series last season in Burlington as UVM earned a 2-1 victory followed by a 3-2 loss at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The first two meetings of the series came on neutral ice during tournaments hosted by New Hampshire (1999) and Dartmouth (2002).

LAST TIME OUT: VERMONT 2, UCONN 1 | Highlights
Brody Hoffman stopped 21 of 22 shots as then-No. 17 Vermont held off UConn 2-1 at sold out Gutterson Fieldhouse on Saturday night in the first Hockey East matchup between the schools. Alexx Privitera scored his first goal in a UVM jersey on the power play in the second period, and Mike Stenerson added an insurance goal in the third for the eventual game-winner. Trevor Gerling got the Huskies on the board with seven minutes left in regulation, but Vermont held on to extend its unbeaten start. UVM was 3-for-3 on the kill to remain perfect on the year (14-for-14).

PERFECTION THROUGH FOUR
With a perfect 4-0-0 record, Vermont is one of only five unbeaten teams in the nation along with Boston University, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, and Northern Michigan. UVM has out-scored its opponents 13-4 through the first four games and has not trailed for a single second this season. The Cats had a shutout streak of 135:31 snapped in the third period against UConn on Saturday which dated back to Oct. 17 vs. Clarkson. 11 different skaters have registered a point in the winning streak, and eight different players have netted at least one goal.

WHO'S NEXT | Schedule
Vermont returns to Gutterson Fieldhouse next weekend when it hosts Maine in a two-game Hockey East series at 7:05 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 7) and Saturday (Nov. 8). Pre-game radio coverage begins at 6:30 each night on WVMT 620-AM and SportsJuice.com, and live video is available for free in high definition via CatamounTV.com. Tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com/Tickets, in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office in Patrick Gym, or by calling 802-656-4410.