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Stat Pack: Overtime is Eichel's Time
BU freshman has quickly proven to be a difference maker, plus more in this week's Stat Pack.

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BU is 3-1-4 in overtime this season, with Jack Eichel scoring all three game-winners.

In our Stat Pack feature, College Hockey Inc. highlights five obscure but telling statistics from the world of college hockey. You can find many more in our filtered stats database.

1. Jack Eichel (N. Chelmsford, Mass./U.S. NTDP) is just the fifth player in the last 10 years to score three overtime goals in a season; he's the first freshman to do so in that time and the first player in that time to do so in the regular season.

Most Career OT Goals, Active Players
3 - Jack Eichel, Boston University (22 GP)
3 - Brett Switzer, Bentley (134 GP)
3 - Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (139 GP)
3 - Kyle Rau, Minnesota (143 GP)

2. Here are the top performers at the faceoff dot, both as teams and individuals:

Best Faceoff Percentage, Team
56.6% - Miami
55.8% - Minnesota
55.5% - Union
54.9% - Michigan
54.3% - North Dakota

Best Faceoff Percentage, Individual
67.9% - A.J. Reid, Air Force
67.7% - Ben Dalpe, Clarkson
66.7% - Danny O'Regan, Boston University (SJ)
65.3% - Blake Coleman, Miami (NJ)
61.7% - Jedd Soleway, Wisconsin (ARI)
Minimum 50 faceoffs attempted

3. As January comes to a close, the two largest schools in Michigan have posted the month's best special teams performances:

Best Power Play, January
41.2% - Michigan
36.4% - Colorado College
29.0% - Boston University
27.6% - American International
27.6% - Providence

Best Penalty Kill, January
100% - Michigan State
97.2% - Bowling Green
95.7% - Clarkson
93.1% - Air Force
91.7% - Alabama-Huntsville
91.7% - Minnesota State

4. Here's a look at the top players - at defense and forward - in terms of blocking opponents' shots this season:

Most Blocked Shots, Defensemen
3.00 - Kevin Schulze, Wisconsin
2.58 - Andy Simpson, Dartmouth
2.56 - Matt Roy, Michigan Tech
2.54 - Brandon Carlson, Alabama-Huntsville
2.50 - Max Everson, Harvard (TOR)

Most Blacked Shots, Forwards
1.79 - Patrick Kirkland, Connecticut
1.60 - Brayden Jaw, Harvard
1.43 - Nolan LaPorte, Western Michigan
1.43 - Kenny Babinski, Ferris State
1.42 - Tyler Vesel, Nebraska Omaha (EDM)

5. Eleven teams have had multiple hat tricks already this season:

Most Hat Tricks
4 - Minnesota State (4 players: Blueger, Gervais, Knowles, Margonari)
3 - Ohio State (2 players: Greco-2, Johnson)
3 - Robert Morris (2 players: Wydo-2, Friedmann)
2 - Bentley (French, Gladiuk)
2 - Canisius (Cuddemi-2)
2 - Denver (Shore, Moore)
2 - Michigan (Hyman, Selman)
2 - North Dakota (MacMillan, O'Donnell)
2 - Notre Dame (Lucia, Russo)
2 - Union (Ciampini-2)
2 - Western Michigan (LaPorte, Tiffels)