2013-14 Boston College Hockey: Maine Game Thread (7:30 PM, Fox College Sports)

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No. 7/7 Boston College Eagles (8-2-2, 4-0-1 Hockey East) vs. Maine Black Bears (5-4-1, 2-2-1 Hockey East)

Time: 7:30 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Place: Orono, Me.
Arena: Alfond Arena
Capacity: 5,124

TV: Fox College Sports
Radio: WEEI 850 AM, bceagles.com/allaccess
Announcers: Jon Rish (play-by-play) and Andy Powers (analyst)
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Series: BC and Maine have previously met 114 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 60-44-9.
First Meeting: Maine 6, Boston College 3 (December 11, 1979)
Last Meeting: Maine 3, Boston College 1 (January 26, 2013)
Last Meeting at Alfond: Boston College 4, Maine 2 (November 2, 2012)

Last Five Meetings:

L - Maine 3, Boston College 1 (January 26, 2013)
L - Maine 4, Boston College 1 (January 25, 2013)
W - Boston College 4, Maine 2 (November 2, 2012)
W - Boston College 4, Maine 1 (March 17, 2012)
L - Maine 7, Boston College 4 (January 21, 2012)

Trends: Boston College is 5-5-0 in the last 10 vs. Maine. The Eagles have lost two straight. Prior to that, the Eagles ran up a 7-0-1 streak from January 24, 2009 to November 21, 2010. Last season's win at Alfond snapped a four-game winless streak (0-3-1). Johnny Gaudreau #JohnnyHockey is tied for the national lead in scoring, averaging 1.92 points per game (12-11-23). Boston College's offense is the top-ranked unit in the country, averaging 4.50 goals per game.

Maine's Leading Scorers: Fr. Cam Brown (1-8-9), Blaine Byron (4-4-8), three tied at 7 points
Maine's Leading Goaltender: Sr. Martin Ouellette (5-4-1, 2.08 GAA, .930 SV%)

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