No. 17 Men’s hockey will face No. 19 Boston University in the biennial Red Hot Hockey matchup at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The Numbers:
Records: Cornell (6-2-0, 5-1-0 ECAC) Boston University (6-7-1,4-3-1 Hockey East).
Power play percentage: Cornell 25.0 % (11th) Boston University 18.6% (35th).
Penalty kill percentage: Cornell 83.3% (16th) Boston University 83.6% (15th).
Faceoff win percentage: Cornell 55.1% (3rd) Boston University 48.3% (47th).
Goals scored per game on average: Cornell 3.1 (27th) Boston University 3.5 (13th).
Goals against per game on average: Cornell 1.4 (2nd) Boston University 3.9 (57th).
Shots per game: Cornell 27.0 (45th) Boston University 30.6 (23rd).
Penalties minutes per game: Cornell 6.3 (62nd) Boston University 13.0 (13th).
Average age: Cornell 21.5 (54th) Boston University 20.1 (63rd).
NHL draft picks: Cornell 9, Boston University 19.
Series History:
In the 100th year of this rivalry, these spirited foes will once again face off in the Big Apple for the 10th iteration of Red Hot Hockey — competing for the Kelley-Harkness Cup.
Since Boston University left the ECAC and joined Hockey East, the rivalry has been saved for special events like this biennial matchup or, in recent years, the NCAA tournament. Overall, Cornell has the edge over the Terriers with a record of 27-23-3.
Cornell has also won the last four meetings at Madison Square Garden, most recently in a 2-1 comeback victory in 2023.
The two-storied programs' last meeting was this past March in Toledo, Ohio, in the NCAA regional final, where BU legged out a 3-2 overtime win to eliminate Cornell and move onto the Frozen Four.
The Red and Terriers have played very close games in recent memory, with each of the last four meetings being decided by just one goal.
The Team Leaders:
Ranking indicates top-50 in NCAA
Points
Cornell: Ryan Walsh, 9. Boston University: Cole Hutson, 18 (14th).
Assists
Cornell: Ryan Walsh, 6. Boston University: Cole Hutson, 11 (16th).
Goals
Cornell: Jonathan Castagna and Gio DiGiulian, 4. Boston University: Cole Hutson 7 (25th).
Powerplay goals
Cornell: Xavier Veilleux, 2. Boston University: Cole Eiserman 3 (24th).
Plus/minus
Cornell: Ryan Walsh, Nick DesSantis and Jack O’Brien, +6. Boston University: Gavin McCarthy, +10 (33rd).
Points (freshmen)
Cornell: Caton Ryan, 6. Boston University: Ryder Ritchie, 7.
Points per game
Cornell: Charlie Major, 1.17 (34th). Boston University: Cole Hutson, 1.29 (19th).
Time on ice per game
Cornell: Xavier Veilleux, 24:12 (15th). Boston University: Cole Hutson, 26:32 (3rd).
Goaltending Stats:
Ranking indicates top-50 in NCAA
Save percentage
Cornell: Alexis Cournoyer, .953 percent (2nd). Boston University: Mikhail Yegorov .886 percent.
Goals against average
Cornell: Alexis Cournoyer, 1.30 (3rd). Boston University Mikhail Yegorov 3.60.
Expected goals against
Cornell: Alexis Cournoyer, +8.40 (6th). Boston University: Mikhail Yegorov, -5.95.
