2013-14 Boston College Hockey: Maine Game Thread (7:00 PM, WEEI 850 AM)

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No. 3/4 Boston College Eagles (15-4-3, 9-1-1 Hockey East) vs. No. 19/NR Maine Black Bears (11-7-3, 5-2-2 Hockey East)

Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2014
Place: Chestnut Hill, MA
Arena: Conte Forum
Capacity: 7,884

TV: bceagles.com/allaccess
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 115 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 60-45-9.
First Meeting: Maine 6, Boston College 3 (December 11, 1979)
Last Meeting: Maine 5, Boston College 1 (November 23, 2013)
Last Meeting at Conte: Maine 3, Maine 1 (January 26, 2013)

Last Five Meetings:

L- Maine 5, Boston College 1 (November 23, 2013)
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)

Trends: Boston College is 4-6-0 in the last 10 vs. Maine. The Eagles have lost three straight. Prior to that, the Eagles ran up a 7-0-1 streak from January 24, 2009 to November 21, 2010. Johnny Gaudreau #JohnnyHockey is all alone in the national lead in scoring, averaging 1.91 points per game (21-21--42). Boston College's offense is the top-ranked unit in the country, averaging 4.45 goals per game.

Maine's Leading Scorers: So. Devin Shore (11-15--26), Jr. Connor Leen (3-15--18), So. Ben Hutton (9-8--17)
Maine's Leading Goaltender: Sr. Martin Ouellette (10-7-3, 1.88 GAA, .937 SV%)

Leave your thoughts on the game below. Go Eagles!