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Troy, NY -- Union goes for its tenth straight victory over RPI Saturday night at Houston Field House on the campus of Rensselaer. The Engineers haven't defeated Union since November 13, 2010. The Dutchmen led 2-1 after 40 minutes on Friday, but scored two quick goals in the third period to go up 4-1. Matt Neal brought RPI within one with two goals of his own in the third period, but Seth Appert's team couldn't get the equalizer.
Let's take a look at some key figures and stats in tonight's game:
- RPI is 6-0-2 when junior Ryan Haggerty scores a goal and 4-1-1 when Brock Higgs finds the back of the net.
- Union is 4-1-1 when Colin Stevens plays in net compared to 1-2-1 when he does not play.
- Union is actually better on the road. Rick Bennett's team is 2-0-1 away from Messa Rink. RPI is 3-0-2 on home ice.
Breaking Down the Matchup
| Rensselaer | Union | |
| Record | 6-3-2, 2-2-1 ECAC | 5-3-2, 4-1-0 ECAC |
| Road/Home Records | 3-0-2 (Home) | 2-0-1 (Away) |
| Goals Per Game | 4.00 (1st) | 3.80 (3rd) |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.36 (4th) | 2.80 (5th) |
| Power Play Percentage | 24.4 (4th) | 21.2 (6th) |
| Penalty Kill Percentage | 83.7 (3rd) | 79.5 (8th) |
| Top Scorer | Ryan Haggerty (13-4--17) | Daniel Carr (6-7--13) |
| Starting Goaltender | Scot Diebold (2.02/.926) | Colin Stevens (2.16/.891) |
UNION
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Daniel Carr | Eli Lichtenwald | Matt Wilkins |
| Cole Ikkala | Mark Bennett | Sam Coatta |
| Matt Hatch | Mike Vecchione | Kevin Sullivan |
| Daniel Ciampini | Max Novak | Nick Cruice |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | Jeff Taylor |
| Mat Bodie | Charlie Vasaturo |
| Matt Krug | Sebastien Gingras |
| Goaltenders |
| Colin Stevens |
| Alex Sakellaropoulos |
| Dillon Pieri |
RPI
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Matt Tinordi | Brock Higgs | Johnny Rogic |
| Mike Zalewski | Matt Neal | Ryan Haggerty |
| Jacob Laliberte | Mark McGowan | Milos Bubela |
| Jake Wood | Mark Miller | Zach Schoeder |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Guy Leboeuf | Bo Dolan |
| Curtis Leonard | Chris Bradley |
| Luke Curadi | Parker Reno |
| Goaltenders |
| Scott Diebold |
| Jake Soffer |
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