Dave D'Onofrio and Gavin Faretra of the Monitor sports staff sit down to look at the Sprint Cup Series' visit to Las Vegas in the latest installment of Race Day Preview.

Welcome to Matthews Arena in Boston, where the University of New Hampshire takes on Northeastern University in what it hopes will become a big step toward clinching Hockey East's regular-season championship. This is the first of a home-and-home weekend series -- which surely won't be easy for the Wildcats, considering the Huskies enter with seven wins in their last eight skates.