Some notes for you Maine fans..
 
* Maine and UNH remained tied for first-place in Hockey East at 4-1-1
(9 pts).  Maine's victory over UNH Friday was a non-conference contest.
 
* Maine's 9-1-1 overall record is the best in Hockey East (UNH second,
8-2-1, BC third, 7-3-1).
 
* Maine has allowed only 16 goals in 11 games.
 
* BC has the top three, and four of the top five scorers in league
games.  Steve Kariya is Maine's top scorer in league games and is tied
for 8th (2-7--9 in 6 GP).
 
* Darren Hydar of UNH is the league's top rookie scorer in league play
with 0-6--6 in 6 GP.
 
* Steve Kariya is tied for fifth in overall scoring with an 8-10--18
mark through 11 games.  David Cullen is tied for 13th with 6-7--13 and
Brendan Walsh is tied for 17th with 12 points (5-7--12).
 
* In league games, Ty Conklin of UNH is the top netminder with a 1.00
goals against average and a .957 save percentage.  Alfie Michaud of
Maine is 2nd with double the games played and a 1.37 goals against
average and a .938 save percentage.  Mike Morrison is third, 2.07 and
.875 respectively.
 
* Conklin also leads the league in overall games.  In 4 games, he's
posted a 1.00 goals against average and a .945 save percentage.  Again,
Michaud is second (and again with double the games played) Michaud has
a 1.44 goals against average and a .940 save percentage.
 
* David Cullen is tied for second in the league in power-play goals in
league games.  Steve Kariya is tied for second in power-play goals in
overall games.  BC's Blake Bellefeuille leads both categories.
 
* Brendan Walsh, Marcus Gustafsson, and Cory Larose are all tied for
the league lead in overall game winning goals, with 2 each.
 
* There have been three shutouts by Hockey East goaltenders this season
in non-league games, Maine's two goaltenders each have one.  (Jason
Braun of Northeastern has the other).
 
* Boston College has the top power play unit, both in league games and
overall.  Maine ranks 3rd overall and fifth in league games.
 
* UNH has the best penalty killing unit, being perfect in league games
and killing off 93.75 percent of the overall power plays.  Maine ranks
second in both categories with over 91 percent ratio.
 
* Boston College averages the most goals of any Hockey East team,
whether in league or non-conference play.  Maine ranks third in overall
games, while they rank sixth in league games.
 
* However, Maine boasts the top defense in the league in both
categories.  Maine only allows 1.64 goals a game in league play and
1.44 goals per game overall.  UNH is second and UMass third in both
categories.
 
* Maine also ranks near the bottom in penalty minutes in both
categories as well.
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"Any idiot can face a crisis -- it's this day-to-day living that wears
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                                        - Anton Chekhov