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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Brown
Princeton Hosts Brown/Yale at Hobey Baker Rink
February 06, 2019 | Men's Ice Hockey
Brown at Princeton
Friday, Feb. 8 l 7 PM I Hobey Baker Rink I ESPN+ Â
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l  Live Stats l TicketsYale at Princeton
Saturday, Feb. 9 l 7 PM I Hobey Baker Rink  I ESPN+ Â
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EYE ON THE TIGERS
Princeton is 6-13-2 overall and at 4-9-1 in the ECAC, the Tigers are in 11th place in the standings. All-Americans Ryan Kuffner and Max Véronneau lead the offense with 20+ points. Kuffner has 15 goals and 14 assists for 29 points, while Véronneau has 26 with a team-high 19 assists and seven goals. Center Alex Riche and senior defenseman Josh Teves add 16 points each. Junior Jackson Cressey is also in double digits in scoring with 13 points. Sophomore Ryan Ferland has started in all but one game and has a .907 save percentage and a 3.07 goals against average. Â
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SCOUTING THE BEARS
Brown is 8-10-3 overall and 5-6-3 in the ECAC to sit in seventh place along with Union. Senior Tommy Marchin sits atop the scoring column with six goals and seven assists for 13 points. Junior defenseman Zach Giuttari and freshman Tristan Croszier follow with 11 points and senior Alex Brink has 10. Brown has the worst power play in the country at 9.1 percent - converting on just six of 66 chances. Junior Gavin Nieto has started in the majority of games in goal and has a .912 save percentage and a 2.45 GAA. Luke Kania has eight games under his belt this season, with an .895 save percentage and a 3.21 GAA.
THE PRINCETON/BROWN SERIES
Princeton has won the last three meetings with Brown, including a sweep during the quarterfinals last year that started Princeton on a six-game run to the Championship. The Bears did win the regular season game at Hobey Baker, a 3-0 game in November. Last year Princeton outscored Brown 22-8 in those four meetings. Max Véronneau has the best numbers against Brown with 13 points in eight games and a +10. Ryan Kuffner isn't far behind with 12 in eight games and a +9. Ryan Ferland is 3-1 in goal allowing eight goals on 130 shots. Overall, Brown holds an 87-71-11 edge in the all-time series since 1900.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Yale enters the weekend with an 11-7-3 overall record and is receiving votes in the national poll. The squad is tied in second place in the ECAC standings, one point out of first, at 9-4-1. Senior Joe Snively leads the offense with 27 points on 13 goals and 14 assists. He's followed by three skaters with 14 points: junior Robbie DeMontis, freshman Justin Pearson and sophomore Kevin O'Neil. The team has split goaltending duties between senior Sam Tucker and junior Corbin Kaczperski. Tucker is 5-5-1 with a .920 save percentage and a 2.30 GAA, while Kaczperski is 6-2-2 with an .897 save percentage and a 2.70 GAA.
THE PRINCETON/YALE SERIES
Princeton and Yale have split the series in each of the last three years. Last year Princeton took a 5-4 game at Hobey Baker before Yale claimed a 7-2 win at Ingalls. Overall Yale holds a 141-106-11 edge in the all-time series since 1901.
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