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Noel Acciari had a short-handed goal against Army last season.

Men's Hockey Hosts Army Tuesday Night At Schneider Arena

11/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Nov. 24, 2014

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TALKING POINTS
• After a stretch of seven consecutive Hockey East games, the Friars play host to Army on Tuesday night (Nov. 25) in a non-conference tilt at Schneider Arena.
• The Friars are coming off a 1-0 win over New Hampshire on Saturday night (Nov. 22) and have won two of their last three games and are 4-2-0 in their last six games.
• Tuesday night's game will mark Army's first trip to Schneider Arena since Providence posted 6-2 win on Feb. 12, 1999.
• The Friars are 10-0-1 in the teams' last 11 meetings and 16-7-1 all-time, dating back to a 6-3 Providence win at the Smith Rink (1/7/53).
• After going 4-for-4 against New Hampshire last Saturday night (Nov. 22), the Friar penalty kill has killed off 22 consecutive opponent power-play opportunities (dating back to Nov. 7 vs. Merrimack).
• Junior Trevor Mingoia has six points in the last five games (3-3-6) and he has a three-game point streak (2-2-4).
• Mingoia also has two game-winning goals in Providence's last three games (he played the first 52 games of his collegiate career without netting a game winner).

SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
• Army enters Tuesday night with a 3-8-2 overall record and a 3-7-2 mark in Atlantic Hockey play.
• Last weekend, the Black Knights dropped a pair of games at Niagara, falling 3-1 on Friday (Nov. 21) and 6-1 on Saturday ( Nov. 22).
• Freshman forward Tyler Pham (power play) and senior forward Josh Richards scored the Army goals against Niagara.
• For the season, Pham leads the Black Knights in goals (5), assists (7) and points (12).
• In net, sophomore Parker Gahagen (nine games played) and freshman Cole Bruns (five games played) have each seen time in net.
• Gahagen is 3-5-1 with a 3.21 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage, while Bruns is 0-3-1 with a 3.18 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage.
THE ARMY SERIES
• After not playing since the 1999-2000 season, the Friars and Black Knights will meet for a second-consecutive season on Tuesday night.
• Last year, Providence posted a 4-1 win at Army's Tate Rink (Dec. 20, 2013).
• Tuesday night's game will mark Army's first trip to Schneider Arena since Providence posted a 6-2 win on Feb. 12, 1999.
• The Friars are 10-0-1 in the teams' last 11 meetings and 16-7-1 all-time, dating back to a 6-3 Providence win at the Smith Rink (1/7/53).

LAST SEASON: PROVIDENCE 4, at ARMY 1
• Kevin Rooney and Noel Acciari scored back-to-back third period, shorthanded tallies to pull away from Army en route to a 4-1 win at Tate Rink on Friday night (Dec. 20, 2013).
• Freshman goaltender Nick Ellis (Millersville, Md.) stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced to earn his second win of the season in his second career start.
• Junior Rob Tadazak made 42 saves for Army, including 18 in the second period.
• Trevor Mingoia scored his first career goal as a Friar and Mark Jankowski had a pair of assists in the win.
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