WINONA, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's hockey team kicks of a busy weekend of nonconference play on Friday, hosting St. Scholastica in a 7 p.m. contest at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-6-2 Overall) vs. St. Scholastica Saints (8-5-0 Overall)
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
Live Stats * Live Video | Video Preview | GameDay Program
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Milwaukee School of Engineering scored four goals—one in the first, two in the second, and one in the third—as the Raiders handed the Cardinals a 4-0 nonconference setback Sunday in Milwaukee, Wis. | Recap
• St. Scholastica: The Saints are coming off a 1-1 showing at the Oswego Classic last weekend in Oswego, N.Y. St. Scholastica fell to Nazareth 4-3 in overtime on Friday, before rebounding with a 9-2 victory over Tufts on Saturday | Nazareth Recap * Tufts Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Scholastica—Their Last Meeting:
• November 3, 2012: Last season, Saint Mary's scored just one shorthanded goal in its 25-game schedule. Against St. Scholastica, the Cardinals scored a pair of shorthanded goals—not to mention a pair of power play tallies—as Saint Mary's cruised to a 5-2 nonconference win over the Saints at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals close out the nonconference portion of their schedule on Saturday, hosting Northland in a 7 p.m. matchup at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
• St. Scholastica: The Saints are back on the road on Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Gustavus.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
The Cardinals' game against St. Scholastica is their first home game since dropping a 3-2 decision to St. Thomas on November 10—a span of seven straight road games. … Friday's game is also just the second home game of the season for Saint Mary's, which has played 10 of its first 11 games away from the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. … The Cardinals' first 11 games have included five against nationally ranked opponents. … Seven of Saint Mary's first 11 games this season have been decided by two goals or less. … Saint Mary's 4-0 loss to MSOE last Sunday marked just the second time this season they have failed to net at least one goal—the Cardinals were blanked by Augsburg 2-0 in their season-opener against Augsburg on Oct. 31. … The Cardinals' 11 goals in their 11-2 rout of Aurora on Dec. 6 were a season high—and the most scored in a game since Saint Mary's netted 14 in a 14-3 rout of Concordia during the 2007-08 season. … Six of Saint Mary's 11 goals vs. the Spartans on Dec. 6 came on special teams—four power play and two shorthanded. … Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) had a goal and an assist in both games vs. Aurora on Dec. 5-6—and has now had a goal and an assist in three straight games. … Kellen Wasell (Edmonds, Wash.) netted his first collegiate goal vs. the Spartans on Dec. 5, then added collegiate goal No. 2 in the rematch on Dec. 6. … Saint Mary's 11 goals vs. Aurora on Dec. 6 came from eight different players. Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.) and Michael Cimba (Wilmette, Ill.) each scored twice—marking the first collegiate two-goal game for both. … Gruse also added a pair of assists in the 11-2 rout for his first four-point game as a Cardinal. … Saint Mary's had four players—Cimba, Kyle Blondin (Kent, Wash.), Johnny Morales (Torrance, Calif.) and Joey VanAntwerp (Farmington Hills, Mich.)—score their first goals in a Cardinal uniform in the Dec. 6 win over Aurora. … The Cardinals now boast nine players who have netted their first collegiate goals this season—Wasell, Cimba, Blondin, Morales, VanAntwerp, Kelvin Walz (Woodbury, Minn.), Jude Warner (Pickerington, Ohio), Taylor Portner (Andover, Minn.) and Chad Cesarz (Jackson, Mich. … Cesarz's goal with 1:06 remaining in the first period vs. Concordia on Nov. 2 was officially the Cardinals' first goal of the season. … Gruse heads into Friday's showdown with St. Scholastica as the team-leader in goals (7) and points (14). … Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa) owns a team-best eight assists. … Gruse (14), McGlasson (11), and Marx (11) give the Cardinals three players with 10 or more points through 11 games. … Saint Mary's 34 goals have come from 14 different players, while 18 Cardinals have notched at least one point. … Goalie Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) recorded a career-high 51 saves against Saint John's on Nov. 21. … Heinle's 51 saves are the most by a Cardinal goalie since Jason Horstman stopped 52 shots against Gustavus on Feb. 19, 2011. … Heinle, who has started 10 of the team's 11 games, enters Friday's game against St. Scholastica owning a 2.68 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage. … In his final start a year ago against Hamline, Heinle notched his first collegiate assist—marking the first time since Dan Byron during the 2000-2001 season that a Saint Mary's goalie has recorded an assist. … The Cardinals have scored 15 of their 34 goals in the third period. … Two of the Cardinals' four conference games have gone to a shootout—with Saint Mary's winning both. Jonathon Elliott (Bloomfield Hills, Ill.) scored in Saint Mary's 1-0 shootout win over St. Thomas on Nov. 8, while Albergo and Gruse found the back of the net in the Cardinals' 2-1 shootout win over Saint John's on Nov. 21. … The Cardinals' 1-0 win in the shootout vs. St. Thomas on Nov. 8 was their first shootout in the two years since the MIAC added it to the end of tied games prior to the 2013-14 season. … The Cardinals have played three overtime games, going to a shootout vs. both St. Thomas and Saint John's, while dropping a 3-2 OT decision to nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point. … The Cardinals' 1-1 showing at the season-opening MIAC Hockey Showcase marked the third straight season Saint Mary's has gone 1-1 at the conference's season-opening event. Saint Mary's lost to Augsburg (6-2) and beat St. Olaf (3-2), while topping Bethel (7-2) and falling to Saint John's (8-1) in 2012-13. … Saint Mary's season-opening 2-0 loss to Augsburg on Oct. 31 actually snapped its three-game winning streak—the Cardinals had closed out the 2013-14 season with a 5-2 win over Concordia and 6-5 and 8-3 victories over Hamline.
 
Scouting The St. Scholastica Saints:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
Friday's game at Saint Mary's is the seventh of eight straight road games for the Saints, who are 3-5-0 away from home. … The Saints' 9-2 win over Tufts last Saturday snapped their two-game losing streak. It was also just the second win in St. Scholastica's last six games. … Four of St. Scholastica's five losses have been by one goal—the lone exception a 4-2 loss to St. Thomas on Dec. 13. … Friday's overtime loss to Nazareth snapped a string of 96 consecutive games in which the Saints had won when leading after two periods (87-0-9). The last time it had happened was Dec. 1, 2006 against UW-Stevens Point. … The Saints' nine goals in their 9-2 win over Tufts Saturday were a season high, and marked the third time this season they have scored six or more goals in a game. … St. Scholastica has now scored nine goals in a game in each of the last four seasons. … Steven Phee notched his first collegiate multiple-goal game with two of CSS's three goals in last Friday's loss to Nazareth. … Phee was one of seven different players to net a goal in last Saturday's 9-2 win over Tufts. … Derek Sutliffe enters Friday's game against Saint Mary's with a team-leading eight goals, one more than Luke Simpson. … Dylan Nowakowski is the team-leader in both assists (11) and points (16). … Nowakowski is one of five Saints with 10 or more points through 13 games—Simpson (15), Sutliffe (14), Keegan Bruce (10), and Dave Williams (10) are the others. … The Saints have scored 16 special-teams goals—13 on the powerplay and three shorthanded. … Tyler Bruggeman and Corey Koop have shared the goaltending duties for the Saints. Bruggeman owns a 2.48 goals-against-average and .911 save percentage in eight starts, while Koops has a 2.42 GAA and .923 save percentage in five appearances. … Bruggeman has made a team-high 194 saves—including a season-high 39 against MSOE on Oct. 31. … St. Scholastica has outscored its opponents 48-34, including 11-7 in the first period and 19-11 in the second. … Friday's 4-3 loss to Nazareth was the Saints' first overtime game of the season.