WINONA, Minn. — The Cardinals complete a six-game homestand on Saturday, as the Cardinals host Lake Forest Saturday for the second game of their two-game nonconference series. Puck drops at 2 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-5-0 Overall) vs. Lake Forest Foresters (5-3-0 Overall)

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Last Night:
Jonathon Elliott (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Scott Deur (Big Rapids, Mich.) scored goals and Christian Gaffy (Scandia, Minn.) stopped 28 Lake Forest shots, as the Cardinals handed the Foresters a 2-1 nonconference setback at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. Lake Forest — A Year Ago:
December 7, 2012: SMU got off to a flying start in its nonconference game against Lake Forest. The problem was, as quickly as the Cardinals took flight, the Foresters grounded them. Lake Forest scored a pair of first-period shorthanded goals and added three goals in the second period in handing SMU a 5-3 nonconference setback at the Alumni Memorial Rink in Lake Forest, Ill.
December 8, 2012: After scoring 40 goals in their first eight games, SMU decided to head out for Christmas break a little too early as the Cardinals managed just three goals in their two nonconference games against Lake Forest. Just a day after managing three goals in a 5-3 loss to the Foresters on Friday, the Cardinals came up empty on Saturday, as Lake Forest completed the nonconference sweep with a 2-0 victory at the Alumni Memorial Rink in Lake Forest, Ill. | Recap

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out the first semester portion of their 2013-14 season on Dec. 10, when SMU heads to Appleton, Wis., for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Lawrence. Lake Forest heads to Duluth, Minn., next weekend, as the Foresters square off against the Saints for a pair of NCHA contests Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (4 p.m.).

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against Lake Forest is the sixth straight home games for the Cardinals, who close out the first semester portion of their schedule on Dec. 10, when they travel to Appleton, Wis., for a nonconference game against Lawrence. … Jonathon Elliott (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Scott Deur (Big Rapids, Mich.) scored SMU's two goals vs. Lake Forest Friday. It was Deur's first of the season and Elliott's first collegiate game. … Elliott has now recorded three points in SMU's last two Friday games — having notched his first collegiate multiple-point game with a pair of assists in SMU's 4-3 loss to Saint John's last Friday. … Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.) picked up his team-leading fifth assist of the season on Deur's second-period goal Friday, giving the senior a team-best eight points — one more than Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa). … Marx — who recorded his third collegiate two-goal game with a pair of goals against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 — leads the team in goals with four, one more than Thompson. … Brad Denney (Fishers, Ind.) picked up assists on two of SMU's three goals in its 3-2 win over Saint John's last Saturday. It was the sixth time in his career that Denney has recorded two assists in game. … Elliott, Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.), Mike Mezzano (Woodbury, Minn.), Nick Albergo (Elmhurst, Ill.) and Mike Wolter (Antigo, Wis.) have all scored their first collegiate goals this season. … Eight of SMU's 21 goals this season have come on the power-play — including two of the Cardinals' three in its 3-2 win over Saint John's on Nov. 23. … Christian Gaffy (Scandia, Minn.) — who stopped a career-high 46 shots against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 — finished with 28 saves against the Foresters Friday night. … Gaffy's 46 saves against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 were the most saves by a Cardinal goalie since Jason Horstman stopped 52 on Feb. 19, 2011. … Gaffy heads into Friday's nonconference game against Lake Forest with a 2.66 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage. … As a team, the Cardinals posted a season-high 41 shots on goal against UW-Superior on Nov. 16. … Elliott's goal at 8:07 of the first period Friday marked just the second time this season SMU has scored a first-period goal. … SMU's 2-1 win over Lake Forest Friday marked the third straight game decided by one goal — a run that includes a 4-3 loss and 3-2 win vs. Saint John's and Friday's 2-1 victory over the Foresters. … Seven of SMU's nine games have been decided by two goals or less. … The Cardinals' four goals against UW-Stevens Point were the most in a loss since scoring four in a 5-4 overtime setback against Augsburg on Jan. 28, 2012. … SMU, which went 5-3-0 when scoring first a year ago, has scored the game's first goal in five of its nine games this season — going 3-2-0. … Last Saturday's 3-2 win over Saint John's marked the first time this year the Cardinals have won when their opponent scores first (1-3-0).

Scouting The Lake Forest Foresters:
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Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is just the fourth road game of the season for the Foresters, who have played five of their first eight games on their home ice. … Friday's 2-1 loss to Saint Mary's snapped the Foresters' two-game winning streak. … The Foresters have sandwiched winning streaks of three games and two games around back-to-back losses to nationally ranked St. Norbert. … Lake Forest has scored three goals in three of its five wins. The Foresters have netted 15 goals in their other two victories — 5-3 and 13-2 wins over Northland. … Jack Lewis netted Lake Forest's lone goal against Saint Mary's Friday. … With his three goals against Finlandia last weekend, Bobby Barrett pushed his team-leading goal total to eight. … Barrett also leads the team in points with 13, while Mike Violette owns a team-best seven assists — including one on Lewis' goal against SMU Friday. … Lake Forest's 30 goals have come from 12 different players, while 18 Foresters have notched at least one point. … Billy Cooper and Leo Podolsky have shared the goaltending duties, with both having started four games. … Podolsky owns a team-leading 2.80 goals-against-average and an .897 save percentage, while Cooper — who finished with 19 saves against Saint Mary's Friday — has a 2.95 GAA and an .870 save percentage. … Lake Forest has scored 20 of its 30 goals after the first period, while the Foresters have surrendered 12 of their 23 goals after the game's opening 20 minutes. … Lake Forest is a perfect 4-0-0 when scoring the game's first goal, but are just 1-3-0 when its opponent scores first.