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Vermont travels to Durham, New Hampshire for a two-game Hockey East series at the Whittemore Center against rival UNH on Friday (Feb. 12) at 7 p.m. and Saturday (Feb. 13) at 5 p.m. The series will be streamed live on a pay-per-view basis at UNHwildcats.TV, and radio coverage begins 30 minutes before faceoff each night on WVMT 620-AM, SportsJuice.com, and the TuneIn app with Alastair Ingram and Andy Merritt on the call.

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SETTING THE SCENE
With six contests remaining in the regular season, UVM and UNH are two of four teams currently tied for sixth place in the league standings with 12 points through 16 Hockey East games. Vermont has won four of the last five meetings against its longest standing men's hockey rival, including the last two in Durham. The Catamounts defeated the Wildcats 3-2 in overtime just after New Year's on Jan. 2 during a non-conference game in Burlington.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
UNH enters the weekend at 10-14-4 with a 4-8-4 record in Hockey East and sits in a four-way tie for sixth place with UVM, UConn, and Northeastern. The Wildcats' loss at Gutterson on Jan. 2 began a seven-game losing streak but they have rebounded with two wins in their last three outings, including one-goal road victories over top-10 teams Providence and UMass Lowell in league play.

Andrew Poturalski ranks second in the nation in points (44) and fourth in goals (21), while his linemate Tyler Kelleher leads the country in assists (33). Sophomore Daniel Tirone has started 25 games in net with an 8-13-4 record, 3.38 goals against average and .899 save percentage. 26th year head coach Dick Umile has compiled 570 career victories during his tenure and will coach his 1,000th NCAA game on Saturday.

SERIES HISTORY
Friday marks the 107th all-time meeting in the series, which dates back to the Catamounts' first season as a varsity men's hockey program in 1963. UVM has faced New Hampshire more often than any other school in program history, with St. Lawrence ranking second overall at 93 all-time meetings. The Catamounts have just one loss in their last six games against the Wildcats (4-1-1) and swept their last weekend series at the Whittemore Center 5-2 and 2-1 on Feb. 7-8, 2014.

PRIVITERA NETS OT WINNER | Highlights
Jarrid Privitera's second goal of the game just 40 seconds into overtime won the game as the Catamounts snapped the Wildcats' six-game unbeaten streak. Privitera registered his second multi-goal game of the season, while captain Yvan Pattyn collected a career-high three assists. Brady Shaw eclipsed the 50-point plateau for his NCAA career with a goal and an assist, both in the first period. UVM held a 37-19 edge in shots, including a 30-10 mark in the first 40 minutes.

IRISH TAKE PAIR AT THE GUT
Vermont dropped a pair of tight Hockey East games to 10th-ranked Notre Dame last weekend 2-1 and 3-1 at Gutterson. All three new assistant captains Mario Puskarich, Travis Blanleil and Anthony Petruzzelli each collected a point in the series. Cal Peterson stopped 62 Catamount shots in net for a pair of wins, while Packy Munson posted 52 saves for UVM. Vermont finished the weekend 8-for-9 on the penalty kill.

WHO'S NEXT
UVM returns to Gutterson for Senior Weekend to host No. 3 Boston College on Friday (Feb. 19) and Saturday (Feb. 20) at 7:05 p.m. Prior to Saturday's game, the Catamounts will honor the four members of the Class of 2016: Yvan Pattyn, Alexx Privitera, Dan Senkbeil, and Jonathan Turk.