UConn men’s hockey will close out the regular season with a single game against the Providence Friars on Friday at Freitas Ice Forum, Hockey East announced. Puck drop is set for 5 p.m.
This matchup will have major postseason implications. The Huskies are holding onto fourth place in the Hockey East Power Index — a formula which determines the league standings this season — by .02 points over Providence. The winner will more than likely earn the fourth seed — and with it, home ice — in the conference tournament.
Sixth-place Northeastern (.92 points back from UConn) may have a chance to jump both schools and finish fourth if it beats Boston College and UConn-Providence doesn’t finish in regulation.