Time, site: Friday, 7:30 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono
Records: Maine 3-6-1 (2-2 Hockey East), BU 5-1-1 (3-1-1 HE)
Series, last meeting: BU leads 58-50-13, Maine 7-3 on Jan. 11
Key players: Maine — C Cam Brown (5 goals, 4 assists), RW Blaine Byron (3 & 4), C-RW Steven Swavely (2 & 5), C Devin Shore (4 & 2), D Ben Hutton (1 & 2), G Matt Morris (2-3-1, 3.02 goals-against average, .899 save percentage), G Sean Romeo (1-3, 3.52, .888); Boston U. — C Jack Eichel (5 & 8), RW Danny O’Regan (5 & 6), LW Evan Rodrigues (3 & 7), RW Cason Hohmann (1 & 4), D Matt Grzelcyk (0 & 3), D Brandon Fortunato (0 & 3), G Matt O’Connor (4-1, 1.61, .947)
Game notes: Eichel, a two-time Rookie of the Week already, is projected as one of the top two selections in the 2015 NHL draft. He has 13 points and also leads the team in shots (39) and plus-minus (plus-13). Eichel is flanked by O’Regan and Rodrigues. All rank among the top 10 in the country in points per game. Maine has to be cognizant of their presence on the ice and not give them room to operate. BU has outscored its opponents 17-3 in the third period. Maine is coming off a two-game series in Vermont in which it was outscored 3-0 and outshot 26-6 in the third period. Shore has 10 points (4 & 6) in five games vs. BU. Maine holds a 5-4-3 edge in the last 12 meetings. The Terriers are the nation’s seventh highest scoring team (3.71 gpg) and eighth stingiest (1.86 gpg allowed) while Maine is tied for 37th (2.40 gpg) and tied for 50th (3.50 gpg allowed), respectively. Maine needs to get better goaltending as Morris and Romeo have combined for a 3.45 GAA and a .895 save percentage.