Game 35 Game 1 • Mar

#9 VERMONT (9-18-7 • 6-12-6 HEA) @ #8 UMASS (15-17-2 • 9-13-2 HEA) > GAME 35 GAME 1 • MAR. 1, 2018 • 7:00 P.M. • MULLINS CENTER • AMHERST, MASS. SCHEDULE & RESULTS BROADCAST INFO OVERALL 9-18-7 VIDEO: HockeyEastOnline.TV CONFERENCE 6-12-6 HOME 3-10-4 RADIO: WVMT 620-AM ROAD 6-8-3 2017-18 NEUTRAL 0-0-0 Play-by-Play: Alastair Ingram Analyst: Andy Merritt OCTOBER (2-4-1) #9 VERMONT #8 UMASS 1 WATERLOO (Exh.) W, 6-1 AUDIO: CatamounTV.com 6 COLORADO COLLEGE W, 3-0 CATAMOUNTS MINUTEMEN 7 COLORADO COLLEGE L, 4-3 9-18-6 (6-11-5 HEA) 15-17-2 (9-13-2 HEA) STATS: UMassAthletics.com 14 at #17 Quinnipiac L, 3-2 (OT) 15 at Union W, 3-2 LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT 20 at Michigan L, 4-1 T 1-1 at Boston Univ. W 1-0 vs. Providence 21 at Michigan L, 3-2 SERIES HISTORY 28 #12 NEW HAMPSHIRE + T, 4-4 LEADERS LEADERS NOVEMBER (2-5-0) Goals Goals Meeting: 73rd 3 at UConn + L, 5-1 Colton (15) Chaffee (12) All-Time: 44-20-8 4 at UConn + W, 4-2 Home: 26-8-5 10 BOSTON COLLEGE + L, 4-3 Assists Assists 11 BOSTON COLLEGE + L, 5-1 Alvaro (11) Ferraro (17) Away: 16-10-3 17 at #12 Northeastern + L, 2-1 Neutral: 2-2-0 21 UCONN + L, 4-1 Points Points 25 at Dartmouth W, 2-1 (OT) Colton (21) Leonard (23) DECEMBER (0-3-2) OFFICIALS 1 at Maine + T, 2-2 Goals Against Average Goals Against Average 2 at Maine + L, 6-2 Lekkas (2.79) Murray (2.72) Referee: John Gravallese 9 BROWN T, 2-2 Referee: Scott Hansen 29 ST. LAWRENCE # L, 3-2 Save Percentage Save Percentage Linesman: Nick Briganti 30 HARVARD # L, 4-1 Lekkas (.915) Murray (.913) JANUARY (3-3-1) Linesman: Kevin Briganti 5 at UMass Lowell + L, 6-0 TEAM STATS TEAM STATS 12 UMASS + T, 2-2 Goals Per Game Goals Per Game COACHING STAFF 13 UMASS + L, 6-3 2.12 2.62 19 UMASS LOWELL + L, 3-2 (OT) Head Coach: 20 UMASS LOWELL + W, 6-3 Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92) 26 at Merrimack + W, 2-1 2.97 3.00 27 at Merrimack + W, 2-1 (OT) Career: 283-356-93 (20th) FEBRUARY (2-3-3) Power Play Power Play Vermont: 233-257-75 (15th) 2 #8 PROVIDENCE + T, 2-2 19.0% (26-137) 15.2% (20-132) 3 #8 PROVIDENCE + W, 4-3 Associate Head Coach: 9 at New Hampshire + W, 2-1 Penalty Kill Penalty Kill Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92) 10 at New Hampshire + T, 2-2 80.0% (104-130) 79.9% (115-144) 16 #12 NORTHEASTERN + L, 4-3 (OT) Associate Head Coach: 17 #12 NORTHEASTERN + L, 4-1 Penalty Minutes Penalty Minutes Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97) 23 at Boston University + L, 2-0 12.3 10.9 24 at Boston University + T, 1-1 MARCH Shots Per Game Shots Per Game Assistant Coach: 1 at UMass (Game 1) 7:00 pm 29.3 27.2 Kyle Reynolds (Vermont ‘15) 2 at UMass (Game 2) 7:00 pm 4 at UMass (Game 3)* 3:00 pm SETTING THE SCENE 9-11 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA 16-17 HEA Championship & TBA • 9-seed Vermont enters the Hockey East playoffs with the opening game of a best-of- three First Round series on the road at eighth-seeded UMass in Amherst Home games in ALL CAPS + Hockey East game • UVM will face the Minutemen for just the second time in the postseason after edging # TD Bank Catamount Cup (Burlington, Vt.) UMass 2-1 in Burlington during a one-game elimination back in 2014 * If necessary • The Catamounts own a 7-2-1 record in the last 10 meetings with Massachusetts, but had @ Campus Locations & TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) an 11-game unbeaten streak in the series snapped on Jan. 13 at Gutterson All times EST and subject to change due to TV • The series winner advances to the Hockey East Quarterfinals (March 9-11) 1 FINAL HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS GAME NOTES BU RECAP PL TEAM GP RECORD PTS • Needing a sweep to guarantee home ice in the Hockey East First 1. Boston College 24 18-6-0 36 Round, Vermont registered a loss and a tie last weekend at BU to 2. Northeastern 24 15-6-3 33 finish the season in ninth place in league standings 3. Providence 24 13-7-4 30 • UVM fell to the Terriers 2-0 on Friday night before skating to a 1-1 4. Boston University 24 12-8-4 28 tie the following night at Agganis Arena 5. UConn 24 11-12-1 23 • The Terriers took the lead on a power play goal by Drew Melanson Maine 24 10-11-3 23 at 5:37 in the opening period on Friday for the eventual game-winner 7. UMass Lowell 24 11-13-0 22 • BU took a first period lead in the regular season finale, but Alex 8. UMass 24 9-13-2 20 Esposito netted his 10th goal of the season on the power play in the 9. Vermont 24 6-12-6 18 third period to force overtime 10. Merrimack 24 7-15-2 16 • Stefanos Lekkas stopped 33 shots both nights for the Catamounts 11. New Hampshire 24 5-14-5 15 CATS IN THE FIRST ROUND • Vermont is 6-1-0 in the Hockey East First Round since the start of the best-of-three format in 2015 CATS IN THE POLLS • The Catamounts have advanced to the Quarterfinals all three times, outscoring their opponent 25-13 in the seven contests POLL USCHO USA HOCKEY • UVM has swept its First Round series the last two season with wins Sept. 25 RV NA at home against Maine in 2017 and on the road at UConn in 2016 Oct. 2 NA -- • Vermont has advanced through the First Round to play Boston Oct. 9 RV -- College in the Quarterfinals each of the last three years, doing so as Oct. 16 RV -- the No. 9 seed during the 2015-16 campaign Oct. 23 RV -- • Prior to the best-of-three format, the Cats were victorious over Oct. 30 -- -- UMass 2-1 in the 2014 First Round at home in a one-game playoff Nov. 6 -- -- SCOUTING THE MINUTEMEN Nov. 13 -- -- Nov. 20 -- -- • UMass closed the regular season by going 4-1-1 in its final six Nov. 27 -- -- games to clinch playoff home ice for the first time since 2007 Dec. 4 -- -- • The Minutemen beat UConn 3-2 last Thursday in Hartford on a late Dec. 11 -- -- goal from rookie Cale Makar, then shut out Providence in Amherst Jan. 2 -- -- 1-0 on Saturday night at the Mullins Center Jan. 8 -- -- • UMass has the top-scoring rookie class in the nation with 144 Jan. 15 -- -- points, 33 more than second place Bowling Green Jan. 22 -- -- • The top-5 scorers for Massachusetts this season are all freshmen, Jan. 29 -- -- led by forward John Leonard with 23 points Feb. 5 -- -- • Mitchell Chaffee has registered a team-high 12 goals, while Feb. 12 -- -- defenseman Mario Ferraro leads the squad with 17 assists Feb. 19 -- -- • Freshman goalie Matt Murray is the Hockey East Defensive Player Feb. 26 -- -- of the Week after posting a 1.01 GAA and .965 SV% last weekend • He is 8-11-2 on the season in 21 starts with a 2.72 GAA and .913 SV% and set the UMass single-season shutout record (4) last Saturday • Former St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel is in his second season after a five-year stint at St. Lawrence, posting a 20-46-4 record CATS IN THE RANKINGS • Last year, the Minutemen finished 5-29-2 (2-19-1 HEA) before falling to Providence in two games in the Hockey East First Round STAT HEA NCAA G/GM 11 57 REGULAR SEASON SERIES GAA 9 34 • UMass took three of four points from Vermont in Burlington back PP 5 28 on Jan. 12-13 after a 2-2 tie and 6-3 victory PK 7 T-39 • The Catamounts came back from a pair of one-goal deficits in the PIM 5 25 opener through a pair of third period goals from sophomores Derek Lodermeier and Matt O’Donnell • The Minutemen used a pair of shorthanded goals in the first period and a four-goal third period to win the series finale • Niko Hildenbrand had a pair of tallies in the win for Massachusetts 2 SERIES HISTORY GAME NOTES VERMONT vs. UMASS • Jake Massie is the league’s third-ranked shot blocker with 58, while his D-partner Matt O’Donnell is tied for 10th with 52 MEETING: 73rd • Massie is also top-30 nationally in shot blocking ALL-TIME: 44-20-8 HOME: 26-8-5 ES-PO-SITO AWAY: 16-10-3 NEUTRAL: 2-2-0 • Since netting his first collegiate goal against Northeastern on Nov. 17, Alex Esposito has scored 10 goals, which is tied for sixth LAST 10 MEETINGS (7-1-2) nationally among freshmen during that span • The rookie has at least one point in seven of his last 12 games and Date Venue Result has factored into each of the team’s last four game-winners Nov. 24, 2013 Gutterson W, 2-0 • Esposito was second in Hockey East in rookie scoring during the Mar. 7, 2014 Gutterson (1) W, 2-1 month of January, trailing only UMass defenseman Mario Ferraro Nov.

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