Hockey East - Bye, Home, and Road: by the numbers - 2016-17 edition

[steakbomb]

A Lowell loss and a BU tie means Lowell is still #4. They'd be tied with 28 points and tied with 12 league wins. 3rd tie-breaker is record vs 1st place team. Lowell swept UMass, BU didn't.

Or you can just get run out of the building in the first period and head straight to Lowell next weekend

[TheRevengeance]

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Not only that, UVM also played Lowell to a tie last night in order to keep the door open for BU. Sneddon getting his revenge on Lowell for Star Wars Night.

[cavbim]

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So the fact 4th spot still up for grabs and would seem to give BU a fairly good shot at 4th would be a result of Sneddon pulling the goalie in overtime essentially in a last ditch effort to slip in with 4 must wins to go.

[BlackI]

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this will be umo's super bowl!!

remember the pudding!!!

That's right... no pudding, and no thought control....

https://youtu.be/pJHvmOy8W5w

[mookie1995]

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this will be umo's super bowl!!

remember the pudding!!!

[chickod]

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Let us not start lickin each other’s lollipops just yet, mkay priceless

I would agree; however, after last night's results the game means NOTHING to Maine. I'm thinking they might "rest" Swayman. Regardless, if they can't get up for a game that means home ice for 2 or possibly three games, they don't deserve it. (and this is what some of the Lowell fans were saying last night after they couldn't beat Vermont)

[mookie1995]

Unh @ uma
bc @ pc
me @ ne
bu @ ml

Let us not start lickin each other’s lollipops just yet, mkay priceless

[bu98]

Unh @ uma
bc @ pc
me @ ne
bu @ ml

A BU win tomorrow night gives them the 4 based on second tiebreaker (league wins - 13) since they were even head to head. A tie or loss vs Maine and UML gets the 4.

[ticapnews]

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Unh @ uma
bc @ pc
me @ ne
bu @ ml

[ericredaxe]

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Psst.... northeastern is “NU” not NE”

[ScottK]

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ML is #3 with a win AND NE loss. #4 with a win AND NE win or tie; OR tie and BU loss or tie. #5 with a loss AND BU win or tie.
BU is #3 with a win AND NE loss AND ML loss or tie. #4 with a win AND ML loss AND NE win or tie.

A Lowell loss and a BU tie means Lowell is still #4. They'd be tied with 28 points and tied with 12 league wins. 3rd tie-breaker is record vs 1st place team. Lowell swept UMass, BU didn't.

[ticapnews]

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MA 36 (18) 38 1 at UC

PC 31 (14) 31 2

NE 29 (14) 31 3-5 UNH
ML 28 (12) 30 3-5 at UVM
BU 27 (12) 29 3-5 at ME

ME 24 (10) 26 6 BU

BC 23 (10) 25 7-8
NH 22 (8) 24 7-8 at NE

UMass has finished #1.
PC has finished #2.

NE is #3 with a win or tie. #4 with a loss AND a ML win AND a BU loss or tie. #5 with a loss AND BU win AND ML win.
ML is #3 with a win AND NE loss. #4 with a win AND NE win or tie; OR tie and BU loss or tie. #5 with a loss AND BU win or tie.
BU is #3 with a win AND NE loss AND ML loss or tie. #4 with a win AND ML loss AND NE win or tie.

Maine is #6. The Black Bears win a possible tie with UNH.

BC is #7 with a UNH loss. #8 with a UNH win or tie.
UNH is #7 with a win or tie. #8 a loss.

[ticapnews]

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As things stand today

MA 36 (18) 38 1 at UC

PC 29 (13) 31 2-4 BC
NE 29 (14) 31 2-5 UNH
ML 28 (12) 30 2-5 at UVM
BU 27 (12) 29 3-5 at ME

ME 24 (10) 26 6-7 BU
BC 23 (10) 25 6-8 at PC
NH 22 (8) 24 7-8 at NE

Thursday night
BC at PC (NBC Sports Boston) Providence wins all tiebreakers at 31, 30 or 29 points. The Friars clinch #2 with a win. They fall to #3 by losing or tying while Northeastern wins. They fall to #4 with a loss, a NE win or tie while Lowell also defeats UVM. Boston College can jump to #6 with a win and a Maine loss. The Eagles lose the tb to both Maine and UNH so must finish ahead of them on points.

Will update again after the Thursday evening game to preview Friday's meaningful games.

[ticapnews]

#11 UNH @ #6 Maine
#10 Merrimack @ #7 Lowell
#9 Vermont @ #8 UMass

#1 BC
#2 Northeastern
#3 Providence
#4 BU
#5 UConn

[Yuppie Scum]

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Even in a down year, you gotta love the "seeding Saturday" in Hockey East. Everything still up in the air for the first round.