WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's hockey team takes to the ice on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain St. Olaf in the second game of the teams' two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-0-1 MIAC | 3-2-2 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (0-1-2 MIAC | 2-2-3 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Bob Kinne (St. Paul, Minn.) and Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.) each had a goal and two assists in leading the Cardinals to a 4-4 MIAC tie against St. Olaf Friday evening in Northfield, Minn. The Oles beat Saint Mary's 2-0 in the shootout to gain the extra conference point | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—A Year Ago:
• January 30, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) recorded his second shutout in his last three starts—the first coming a week ago in a 3-0 victory over Gustavus—as the Cardinals opened their two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against St. Olaf with a 3-0 win at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• January 31, 2015 * Northfield, Minn.: Thanks to three goals from Chad Cesarz (Jackson, Mich.)—including back-to-back goals in the game's final 40 seconds—the Cardinals snapped an eight-year losing streak at Northfield Arena and completed a two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sweep of St. Olaf with a 5-3 victory | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home ice next weekend, hosting Aurora for a pair of nonconference games at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. Friday's game is set for 8 p.m., with Saturday's rematch starting at 3 p.m.
• St. Olaf: The Oles step out of conference play next weekend, heading to Appleton, Wis., and Fond du Lac, Wis., for nonconference games against Lawrence (Friday) and Marian (Saturday).
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• With their 4-4 tie against St. Olaf on Friday, the Cardinals pushed their unbeaten streak to five (3-0-2). … Saint Mary's five-game unbeaten streak includes Friday's tie at St. Olaf, a sweep of Bethel, and a win and a tie against two teams that were nationally ranked at the time—No. 8 UW-Eau Claire (T, 3-3) and No. 10 UW-River Falls (W, 4-2). … The Cardinals' 10 goals against Bethel in their Nov. 13 10-2 victory were the most since netting 11 against Aurora on Dec. 6, 2014—and the most in a conference game since scoring 14 against Concordia on Dec. 7, 2007. … Saint Mary's 2-0 loss in the shootout vs. St. Olaf Friday marked the first time the Cardinals have lost a shootout since its inception in MIAC games two years ago. The Cardinals beat St. Thomas and Saint John's in its only other shootouts last season. … With their four goals vs. the Oles on Friday, Saint Mary's has scored 39 goals in its first seven games (3.85 gpg)—ranking No. 1 in all of NCAA Division III. … The Cardinals' combined 19 goals in last weekend's sweep of the Royals were the most since scoring 21 in 14-3 and 7-2 victories over Concordia on Dec. 7-8, 2007. … For the second straight Friday, Bob Kinne (St. Paul, Minn.) and Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.) enjoyed multiple-point games. After posting four-point efforts against Bethel in the Cardinals' 10-2 win over the Royals on Nov. 13, Kinne and Gruse each had a goal and two assists vs. St. Olaf Friday night. … Gruse has now recorded 10 points in his last three games (3 G, 7 A), while Kinne is close behind with nine (4 G, 5 A). … Gruse's four-point effort vs. Bethel on Nov. 13 was the third time in his collegiate career—and second time against Bethel—that he has notched four points in a game. … Kinne's four-point night vs. the Royals on Nov. 13 was his first in a Cardinal uniform. … With his showing on Friday, Gruse has now recorded at least one point in all seven of the Cardinals' games this year. Kinne, meanwhile, is riding a six-game point streak. … Jay Heinle (York, Pa.) scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season vs. the Oles Friday. After not scoring a goal in his first year as a Cardinal, Heinle has now netted a goal in five of the team's seven games. … Saint Mary's had a player score three goals in both games vs. Bethel last weekend—Heinle recorded his first collegiate hat trick in Friday's 10-2 win, while Jared Johnson (Hartland, Wis.) posted his first three-goal game in a Cardinal uniform in last Saturday's 9-1 victory. … Johnson also picked up an assist in Saturday's win en route to the first four-point game of his collegiate career. … Kellen Wasell (Edmonds, Wash.) picked up three assists in last Saturday's 9-1 win vs. Bethel—it was the first three-assist game of his collegiate career. … With his two assists vs. St. Olaf Friday, Gruse—a Second-Team All-American last season—now leads the team in assists (10) and points (14). … Heinle and Landon Farrell (Rochester, Minn.) have each scored their first collegiate goals this season. … Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) made 27 saves against the Oles Friday, giving the junior 153 saves in six starts this season … Heinle owns a 2.76 goals-against-average and a .900 save percentage this season. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 15-4 in the game's final 20 minutes. … Saint Mary's is 2-0-2 when scoring the game's first goal, while going 1-2-0 in games in which the Cardinals' opponent scores first. … The Cardinals—who reached the MIAC Playoffs championship game a year ago, after finishing second in the regular-season standings—were picked to finish second in the MIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. … With their 5-4 loss to Gustavus on Oct. 30, the Cardinals fell to 0-3-0 in their last three season openers. Saint Mary's last season-opening win was a 7-2 victory over Bethel on Oct. 27, 2012.

 
Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• After opening the season on a three-game unbeaten streak (1-0-2), the Oles a 1-2-1 in their last four. … The Oles have scored a season-high five goals twice—each time resulting in a 5-5 tie. … St. Olaf has allowed three or more goals in six of its seven games this season—including a season-high five three times. … Gordon Wells, Justin Plate, Ole Stetsaas, and Connor Quinn accounted for the Oles' four goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday. … Wells has now scored in back-to-back games, having netted St. Olaf's lone goal in their 4-1 loss to UW-Stout last Saturday. … Peter Lindblad and Derw Otto head into Saturday's rematch with Saint Mary's with a team-leading five goals, while Steven Sherman is the team's assist leader with seven. … Lindblad, Otto and Sherman all share the team's top spot in points with nine each. … Lindblad has scored one game-winning and one game-tying goal this season. … St. Olaf has started three different goalies this season. Luke Andruiuk owns a 4.08 goals-against-average and an .894 save percentage in five starts, while Robert MacDonald (3.04 GAA, .900 save percentage) and Jude Hull (3.28 GAA, .918 save percentage) have each made one start. … St. Olaf has been outscored 10-6 in the first period and 9-8 in the third, but the Oles hold a 11-9 scoring advantage in the game's middle period. … St. Olaf has not won when scoring the game's first goal—the Oles are 0-1-1 when scoring first, and 2-1-2 when their opponent gets on the board first.