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The Vermont Catamounts (1-7-0, 0-5-0 HEAM) hit the road for the first time in November to take on the Boston University Terriers (3-4-4, 2-3-3 HEAM) this Friday (Nov. 22) and Saturday (Nov. 23).
 
Friday's game is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. while Saturday's game will begin at 4 p.m. and air on NESN.
 
RELATED LINKS
CatamounTV Preview
Friday: Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Game Notes (.pdf)
Saturday: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
 
SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
Boston University enters the weekend with a 3-4-4 overall record and 2-3-3 conference mark. The Terriers are 1-3-2 in their last six games, with their lone win over UMass last weekend.
 
BU is tied with BC and Wisconsin for second in the country with 12 NHL Draft picks. Trevor Zegras was selected ninth overall by Anaheim in the 2019 Entry Draft. Zegras is fifth among rookies and 34th-nationally with 0.82 assists/game. His 1.18 PPG mark is fifth among all NCAA rookies.
 
David Farrance leads the Terriers in goals (9), ranks fifth in the country in goals per game (0.82), leads defensemen and ranks  15th-nationally with 1.45 points/game. Farrance leads the country with seven power play goals. Patrick Curry trails Farrance with eight goals. He ranked 14th-nationally in goals per game (0.73) and 38th-nationally with 1.18 points/game. Patrick Harper is fourth in the country with 1.22 assists/game. Senior transfer Sam Tucker has made 10 starts between the pipes for BU. He holds a 2.81 GA, a .904 save percentage, and a 3-2-4 record.
 
SERIES HISTORY UNDER SNEDDON
Vermont has a 13-23-7 record against the Terriers under head coach Kevin Sneddon. A total of 11 games between UVM and BU have gone to overtime since 2003. The Catamounts have met the Terriers three times in the playoffs. BU took a three-game quarterfinal series in 2007. Vermont took a 3-1 win in the HEA Semifinal in 2008. BU took a 5-4 win in the 2009 National Semifinal in Washington D.C.
 
Vermont is 7-11-4 on the road under Sneddon. That record is 7-10-4 since Agganis Arena opened in January 2005.
 
LEKKAS AGAINST THE TERRIERS
Stefanos Lekkas holds a 1.64 goals against average and .945 save percentage in six career games against the Terriers.
 
At Agganis Arena, Lekkas holds a 1.47 GAA and .957 save percentage in two career games. Lekkas is 0-1-1 on the road against Boston University.
 
OLD VERSUS YOUNG
The 2019-20 Vermont roster is the oldest in Hockey East and tied for 13th-oldest in the country with an average age of 22.3 years. The 2019-20 Boston University roster is the youngest team in the country with an average age of 20.09 years.
 
BROVEMBER TO BENEFIT UVM CANCER CENTER | DONATE
The Catamounts have partnered with the UVM Cancer Center to participate in the University's Brovember fundraiser. Vermont is raising money through the month of November for the UVM Cancer Center, with a goal of $5,000 raised.
 
2019 DEE PT DIAPER DRIVE TO BENEFIT COTS
The Catamounts once again helped kick off the annual Dee Physical Therapy Diaper Drive to benefit COTS Vermont, a charity that aids the local homeless community. Head coach Kevin Sneddon and players joined members of the community and local media at the kick-off event on Monday, Oct. 28.
 
At its diaper collection in its game against Boston College on November 16, UVM collected over 3,000 diapers for COTS. The drive's goal is to collect 80,000 diapers.
 
Handy Toyota is the presenting sponsor of the 2019-20 men's hockey season