Need To Know
A look at the UPEI, Saint Mary’s first-round men’s hockey playoff series:
Saint Mary’s
Record – 18-10-2, fourth in the conference.
Goals for – 118.
Goals against – 86.
Top scorers – Hunter Garlent (10-31-41), Jake Coughler (13-2134), Anthony Repaci (19-10-29), Calder Brooks (8-19-27) and Aaron Berisha (10-15-25).
Top goalie – Eric Brassard, 9-8 record, 2.71 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage.
UPEI
Record – 11-18-1, fifth in the conference.
Goals for – 101.
Goals against – 136. Top scorers – Kameron Kielly (13-29-42), Ryan MacKinnon (524-29), Marcus Power (17-12-29), Darcy Ashley (10-13-23), Gabe Guertler (10-12-22), Beau McCue (9-13-22) and Cody Payne (1210-22).
Top goalie – Matt Mahalak, 6-9 record, 3.91 goals-against average and .862 save percentage.
Head to head
A look at the games this season between the Saint Mary’s Huskies and UPEI Panthers.
Pre-season
Sept. 23
Saint Mary’s 7 UPEI 2 (in Bridgewater, N.S.)
Regular season
Oct. 20
UPEI 0 at Saint Mary’s 6
Oct. 27
Saint Mary’s 4 at UPEI 3 OTL Dec. 2
UPEI 4 at Saint Mary’s 5
Jan. 20
Saint Mary’s 5 at UPEI 2
Feb. 3
UPEI 1 at Saint Mary’s 9
Last year’s first-round playoff series
Saint Mary’s 5 UPEI 1
UPEI 7 Saint Mary’s 2
Saint Mary’s 4 UPEI 3 ———
Panthers forward Cody Payne:
“We’ve gotten better and better and it seems like we’re going full speed into playoffs, so it’s perfect timing.”
Head coach Forbes MacPherson: “Whether we win or lose, this series is over in five days . . . We have to understand there’s urgency.”