Maine at No. 2 Boston U., pregame
BOSTON - Things have been shaken up, as one look at tonight's lineup for Maine will tell you. Maine's top line of Brian Flynn, Tanner House and Gustav Nyquist is the only line that has remained intact for tonight's game against No. 2 Boston University, less than a week after a 5-4 loss to No. 13 New Hampshire.
While defense and discipline are top priorites for Maine tonight against the Terriers, a shakeup might also send a message to the team - that it's time to get serious about things. Maine might have 10 wins, but the Black Bears haven't won a Hockey East game in more than a month, after a 3-2 win Dec. 7 at Merrimack.
Consider the nonconference schedule, which includes games against Niagara, Union and Bentley. Quality Hockey East wins are critical. There's no such thing as a "quality" loss.
Lineups for tonight:
* = starters
Maine:
Forwards
Robby Dee-Chris Hahn-Kevin Swallow*
Brian Flynn-Tanner House-Gustav Nyquist
Spencer Abbott-Keif Orsini-Lem Randall
Nick Payson-David de Kastrozza-Brett Carriere
Defense
Josh Van Dyk-Matt Duffy
Mike Banwell-Jeff Dimmen
Will O'Neill-Simon Danis Pepin*
Goalies:
Dave Wilson
Scott Darling*
Scratches for Maine: Forwards - Jeff Marshall, Glenn Belmore, Theo Andersson, Kyle Solomon; defense - Ryan Hegarty, Mark Nemec.
Boston U:
Forwards
Chris Higgins-Colin Wilson-Jason Lawrence*
John McCarthy-Nick Bonino-Brandon Yip
Chris Connolly-Corey Trivino-Vinny Saponari
Zach Cohen-Luke Popko-Joe Pereira
Defense
Brian Strait-Matt Gilroy*
Colby Cohen-Kevin Shattenkirk
David Warsofsky-Eric Gryba
Goalies
Kieran Millan*
Adam Kraus
Grant Rollheiser
Of note: Marshall is a healthy scratch for tonight's game, after playing the past 18. Brett Carriere, Marshall's usual linemate on Maine's third line, has been moved to the fourth line. Swallow, who played on Maine's fourth line against UNH, has been moved to Maine's second line, replacing Lem Randall. … Danis-Pepin returns to the blue line tonight. He missed the past four games after spraining his left ankle during the holidays.
Posted at 06:33 PM
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