By the Numbers: #13 UMass Lowell vs. Maine

The Black Bears and River Hawks will play some matinee hockey on Superbowl Sunday at Alfond Arena. UMass Lowell has been red hot as of late while Maine is trying to climb back into the Hockey East playoff race. Here’s how the two teams match up by the numbers:

*As of Saturday afternoon

Record:
Maine: 7-14-5, 3-9-5 Hockey East, T9th place, 11 pts.
Lowell: 14-8-2, 8-7-2 Hockey East, 6th place, 18 pts.

Maine: 1-8-4 at home
Lowell: 8-4-1 on the road

Maine: 2-1-2 in last 5 games, streak: T1
Lowell: 3-1-1 in last 5 games, streak: L1

Goaltending:
Maine: Martin Ouellette, Jr, 18 GP/18 starts, 5-7-5, 2.07 GAA, .926 SV %
Lowell: Doug Carr, Jr, 18GP/17 starts, 8-7-1, 2.73 GAA, .900 SV%

Leading Scorer:
Maine:
Connor Leen, Jr, F (25 GP, 7-5-12)
Joey Diamond, Sr, F (23 GP, 8-4-12)
Devin Shore Fr, F (26 GP, 2-10-12)
Lowell:
Joseph Pendenza, Jr, F (24 GP, 9-12-21)
Scott Wilson, So, F (24 GP, 7-14-21)

Leading Goal Scorer:
Maine: Joey Diamond, Sr, F (23 GP, 8 goals)
Lowell: Scott Wilson, So, F (24 GP, 14 goals)

Power Play Goals:
Maine: Joey Diamond, Sr, F (3 PP goals)
Lowell: Derek Arnold, Jr, F (4 PP goals)

Team Offense:
Maine: 58/59 in the nation (1.69 G/GM), 10/10 in Hockey East play (1.59 G/GM)
Lowell: 22/59 in the nation (2.96 G/GM), T4/10 in Hockey East play (2.82 G/GM)

Team Defense:
Maine: T24/59 in the nation (2.58 G/GM), 3/10 in Hockey East play (2.41 G/GM)
Lowell: 16/59 in the nation (2.42 G/GM), 6/10 in Hockey East play (2.71 G/GM)

Power Play:
Maine: 58/59 in the nation (11/124, 8.87%), 10/10 in Hockey East play (7/81, 8.6%)
Lowell: 33/59 in the nation (18/114, 15.79%), 6/10 in Hockey East play (14/94, 14.9%)

Penalty Kill:
Maine: T22/59 in the nation (84.0%), 7/10 in Hockey East play (83.1%)
Lowell: 16/59 in the nation (85.1%), 6/10 in Hockey East play (83.6%)

Penalty Minutes:
Maine: 11/59 in the nation (14.62 PIM/G), 2/10 in Hockey East play (14.5 PIM/G)
Lowell: 38/59 in the nation (12.30 PIM/G), 8/10 in Hockey East play (10.9 PIM/G)