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Orono, Maine -- Maine will attempt to sweep its second consecutive series at Alfond Arena Saturday night against Vermont. The Black Bears received tremendous goaltending from Martin Ouellette which allowed for the heroics of Ben Hutton and Steven Swavely who scored power play goals in the last five minutes of the game.
The Catamounts were done in by Ouellette who made some terrific saves, and the untimely penalties that gave the Black Bears a two-man advantage in the last five minutes.
Vermont has made a lot of switches to its lineup after last night's game, including in goal where Michael Santaguida will get the nod. Maine moves some parts around, but the only real difference is Connor Leen in for the injured Andrew Cerretani.
Breaking Down the Matchup
| Statistic (Conference Rank) | Vermont | Maine |
| Record | 2-3-1, 1-2-0 HE | 4-3-1, 1-1-1 HE |
| Road/Home Records | 0-2-1 (Away) | 4-0-0 (Home) |
| Goals Per Game | 2.33 (T-9th) | 2.50 (T-6th) |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.50 (6th) | 2.25 (5th) |
| Power Play Percentage | 8.6 (11th) | 19.1 (4th) |
| Penalty Kill Percentage | 86.1 (3rd) | 83.8 (6th) |
| Top Scorer | Rob Hamilton (1-4--5) | Mark Anthoine (4-2--6) |
| Top Goaltender | Brody Hoffman (2.02/.947) | Martin Ouellette (2.10/.927) |
VERMONT
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Mario Puskarich | Jake Fallon | Chris McCarthy |
| Brady Shaw | Mike Stenerson | Brendan Bradley |
| Tom Forgione | Robert Polesello | Malcolm McKinney |
| Peter Massar | Jonathan Turk | H.T. Lenz |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Nick Luukko | Michael Paliotta |
| Rob Hamilton | Nick Bruneteau |
| Chris Muscoby | Yvan Pattyn |
| Goaltenders |
| Michael Santaguida |
| Brody Hoffman |
MAINE
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Connor Leen | Devin Shore | Ryan Lomberg |
| Mark Anthoine | Steven Swavely | Brady Campbell |
| Bill Norman | Stu Higgins | Jon Swavely |
| Brian Morgan | Cam Brown | Blaine Byron |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Ben Hutton | Brice O'Connor |
| Jake Rutt | Conor Riley |
| Dan Renouf | Eric Schurhamer |
| Goaltenders |
| Martin Ouellette |
| Dan Sullivan |
| Matt Strickrott |
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