J.C. Penney Classic

MAINE vs. DALHOUSIE

Time, site: Friday, 8 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono

Records: Maine 7-7-1, Dalhousie 7-5-2

Series: Maine leads 3-0

Key players: Maine – C Shawn Wansborough (5 goals, 13 assists), RW Steve Kariya (8 & 9), RW Cory Larose (4 & 12), LW Scott Parmentier (10 & 1), D Jason Mansoff (4 & 5), G Javier Gorriti (2-1-0 record, 2.86 goals-against average, .878 save percentage), G Alfie Michaud (5-6-1, 3.84, .832); Dalhousie – LW Ted Naylor (4 & 14), RW Luke Naylor (10 & 7), C Chad Kalmakoff (8 & 9), D Martin Lapointe (6 & 12), RW David Haynes (4 & 4), G Fred Corkum (5-1, 3.34, .890)

Outlook: Dalhousie is very quick and explosive and has knocked off two of Canada’s top 10-ranked teams on the road in No. 1 Acadia and No. 8 St. Francis Xavier. The Tiger power play is operating at an impressive 32.5 percent. Both teams have high-powered lines featuring their leading scorers as Kalmakoff centers for the Naylor twins while Wansborough, Parmentier, and Kariya are linemates. However, assistant Grant Standbrook, who will be guiding the team, has moved Wansborough to center and Kariya back to the wing. Dalhousie has 14 players in their first year with the program. Lapointe is a former Maine recruit. Parmentier has six goals in his last six games.

PRINCETON vs. UNION

Time, site: Friday, 5 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono

Records: Princeton 8-2-2, Union 5-6-1

Series: Princeton leads 7-5-2

Key players: Princeton – LW Scott Bertoli (6 & 8), LW Jason Given (6 & 4), RW Jean Verdon (3 & 6), C Jeff Halpern (3 & 6), D Dominique Auger (2 & 3), G Erasmo Saltarelli (2-1-2, 3.26, .883); Union – C John Sicinski (8 & 1), LW Brent Ozarowski (2 & 6), C Mark Szucs (3 & 3), RW Jay Prentice (3 & 3), D Seabrook Satterlund (0 & 6), G Trevor Koenig (4-6-1, 2.20, .926)

Outlook: Union has the lowest goals-against average in the country at 2.20 and Princeton isn’t far behind, allowing only 2.67 goals per game. However, Princeton is better offensively (3.67-2.25 per game). Princeton is off to its best 12-game start since 1928. Princeton was picked ninth in the preseason ECAC coaches poll, but is currently tied for first with Cornell with a 6-2-1 league mark. Both teams won only seven games a year ago. Union is coached by first-year man Stan Moore. The ECAC rivals haven’t met this year and have split the previous two seasons. Princeton is 4-0-1 in its last five games. Union hasn’t allowed more than four goals in a game this season.