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A three-game Thanksgiving week for the Niagara Purple Eagles hockey team kicks off Tuesday night at Lynah Rink with Niagara's first matchup against a nationally-ranked team this season, the Cornell Big Red. The Purple Eagles will have 10 days' rest from game action before taking on Cornell, having previously split a two-game home series with the Army Black Knights on Nov. 10 and 11. Last weekend, Cornell took a 6-1 win over St. Lawrence before enduring its first loss of the season to current No. 5 Clarkson by a score of 4-0.

Opening faceoff on Tuesday night between No. 7/7 Cornell and Niagara is slated for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live online for subscribers of both ESPN3 (USA) and TSN GO (Canada) in addition to the Ivy League Digital Network. Paul Hamilton has the radio play-by-play live from Lynah Rink on WLVL 1340 AM.

Back in the Polls
• On Monday, the Purple Eagles received votes in the USCHO.com poll for the third-straight week, receiving a season-high seven points on Monday.
• It is the first time Niagara has received votes three straight weeks since March 2013 when the Purple Eagles earned the first at-large berth by any Atlantic Hockey team to the NCAA Tournament.
• Niagara is 133-92-17 all-time when ranked or receiving votes in a national poll, including a 48-55-11 record on the road.

Making the Junior Jump
• Niagara's junior class has powered the majority of the team's offense this season, accounting for 42.7 percent of the Niagara scoring (35 of 82 points) through 10 games.
• Juniors Tanner Lomsnes (8+3) is second on the team in scoring with 11 points, while Johnny Curran (5+3) and Sean King (3+5) are tied for fourth at eight points.
• The trio of King, Lomsnes, and Nick Farmer has combined for 19 points in Niagara's last six games. 
• Lomsnes leads the way in that group with nine points; he recorded eight points (6+2) in a four-game scoring streak from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3 before being held to one goal in two games against Army on Nov. 10 and 11.

Cardiac Kids
• Niagara is currently 5-0 in one-goal games after being 2-6 in those situations a year ago.
• Niagara won its first two overtime games to start the season, taking overtime wins over Robert Morris (Oct. 6) and RPI (Oct. 20). before a 3-3 tie against Bentley on Nov. 3.

Scouting the Big Red
• Cornell holds a top-10 ranking in both national polls for the second-straight week. The Big Red opened the season with seven straight wins before the streak was snapped by Clarkson last Saturday in a matchup of two top-10 squads.
• Cornell has won 14 of the 16 matchups all-time with Niagara, and the Purple Eagles have never won in 10 games at Lynah Rink. 
• The Purple Eagles' lone two wins over the Big Red came in consecutive seasons at the Syracuse Invitational Championship; Niagara defeated Cornell 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 27, 1999 and 4-3 on Nov. 26, 2000.
• Most recently, Niagara and Cornell played a home-and-home series on Oct. 30 and 31, 2015. The Purple Eagles pushed the Big Red to the limit in the first game at Dwyer before falling 3-2 in overtime, and Cornell took a 4-0 win at Lynah Rink in the series finale.
• Freshman goaltender Matthew Galayda has led the way this season for the Big Red. He has started all eight games in goal, allowing just 12 goals on 159 shots for a 1.64 goals-against average and .925 save percentage.
• Senior Trevor Yates paces the Big Red offensively with five goals and eight points in eight games. Anthony Angello (2+5), Morgan Barron (3+4), and Jeff Malott (3+4) are all tied at second on the team with seven points.

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