#6 Boston University (1-1-0, 0-1-0 HE) at Notre Dame (1-2-0, 0-0-0 B1G)
Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 20 – 7 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 21 – 6 p.m.
Venue: Compton Family Ice Arena- South Bend, Ind.
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The sixth-ranked Boston University men’s ice hockey team will travel to Notre Dame for the first time since 2016 as the Terriers travel to South Bend to face Notre Dame. Both games will be streamed on Peacock. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m., on Friday night and 6 p.m., on Saturday.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU dropped to No. 6 in both polls after a pair of defeats, including a 6-4 loss at New Hampshire on Friday.
• Freshman Macklin Celebrini scored twice against the Wildcats and currently leads all of Hockey East with three goals.
• Celebrini also has one assist for four points through his first two NCAA games.
• Frreshman Tom Willander had the primary assist on senior Luke Tuch’s goal at UNH and also lit the lamp that night for his first collegiate goal.
• Sophomore Lane Hutson recorded his 50th career point with an assist on Celebrini’s second goal of the night.
• Hutson reached 50 points in just 41 games, totaling 16 goals and 34 assists in that span.
• He is the fastest Terrier defenseman to reach that milestone since John Danby did it in 25 games across two seasons (1976-77 and 1977-78).
• Freshman Jack Harvey notched his first assist in his collegiate debut last weekend while classmate Aiden Celebrini collected his first two assists as a Terrier.
• Twelve different Terriers have recorded a point this season, including five freshmen.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU is 6-8-2 in 16 meetings against Notre Dame, though the Terriers have won the last two contests against the Irish.
• Both those victories were at Agganis Arena, including last season’s 5-2 triumph; BU is 1-5-0 at Compton Family Ice Arena.
• The Terriers’ last trip to South Bend was in 2016 when Notre Dame was still in Hockey East, with the teams splitting a weekend series.
• BU won the first-ever meeting between the two schools on Dec. 29, 1970, at Boston Arena.
• Terrier head coach Jay Pandolfo has never lost to Notre Dame as either a coach or a player, as in addition to guiding BU to last year’s win he captained the 1995-96 squad that earned a 7-3 win over the Fighting Irish on Dec. 29, 1995.
• BU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in five of the six seasons it has defeated the Irish.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH

• Notre Dame dropped to 1-2-0 after a 3-0 loss at RIT on Saturday. 
• The Fighting Irish began their season with a weekend split at home against Clarkson and have scored just four goals through three games.
• Senior Landon Slaggert leads Notre Dame with two goals and is the only Irish skater with multiple points.
• Freshmen Danny Nelson and Jayden Davis have also lit the lamp for Notre Dame this season.
• Five different Irish skaters have recorded an assist this season.
• Graduate student and reigning Big Ten Goaltender of the Year Ryan Bischel owns a 1.68 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage in three starts this season, including a 22-save shutout of Clarkson on Oct. 8.
• Bischel allowed five goals and made 38 saves against the Terriers last season.

UP NEXT

• BU will host UMass on Friday night at Agganis Arena in the Terriers’ first Hockey East home game of the season.
• Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
• Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.