MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's hockey team hits the road on Tuesday for a rare Tuesday afternoon matinee, as the Cardinals head to the Kern Center for a 2 p.m. nonconference showdown against Milwaukee School of Engineering
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-1-2 Overall) at MSOE Raiders (2-4-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—November 18-19, 2016 * Winona, Minn. / Northfield, Minn.: The Cardinals completed their second straight MIAC sweep last weekend, dropping St. Olaf 4-3 at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena, and blanking the Oles 3-0 at the Northfield Ice Arena a day later | St. Olaf Recap 1 * St. Olaf Recap 2
• MSOE—November 18-19, 2016 * Milwaukee, Wis.: The Raiders split their two nonconference games against UW-Stout and UW-River Falls last weekend at the Kern Center, beating the Blue Devils 4-3 last Friday, before falling to the Falcons 5-2 a day later | UW-Stout Recap * UW-River Falls Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. MSOE—A Year Ago:
• January 3, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: MSOE erupted for four third-period goals, erasing a 3-2 Saint Mary's lead, and handing the Cardinals a 6-4 setback at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for a two-game conference series against Concordia on Dec. 2-3. Saint Mary's and CC will square off at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, with the Dec. 3 rematch slated for 2 p.m.
• MSOE: The Raiders are off until Dec. 9-10, when they host UW-Superior in a pair of nonconference games at the Kern Center in Milwaukee, Wis. MSOE and UW-Superior will playat 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 9, with the rematch set for 4 p.m. the following day.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• With their 4-3, 3-0 sweep of St. Olaf, the Cardinals have now won five straight and are unbeaten in their last six (5-0-1). … At 5-1-2, the Cardinals are off to their best start since going 6-1-1 to open the 2001-02 campaign—not to mention riding their first five-game winning streak since 2005-06. … Saint Mary's four straight wins to open the conference is the first time since the 1997-98 season that Saint Mary's has opened MIAC play 4-0-0. … Five of Saint Mary's eight wins have been decided by one goal or less. … Chad Cesarz (Jackson, Mich.) scored three goals against St. Olaf last weekend—netting two in Friday's 4-3 victory and another in the 3-0 win a day later. … Cesarz has now scored seven goals in eight games against St. Olaf—the junior netted his first collegiate hat trick vs. the Oles in 2014-15, and added a goal and an assist last year. … Cesarz—who now owns four multiple-goal games—is the third Saint Mary's player to record a two-goal game this season, joining Jay Heinle (York, Pa.) and Kelvin Walz (Woodbury, Minn.), who each posted two-goal games against UW-River Falls on Nov. 5. … Walz's two-goal game against UW-River Falls was the first multiple-goal game of his career. … Taylor Portner (Andover, Minn.) and Landon Farrell (Rochester, Minn.) accounted for the Cardinals' other two goals last Friday, with Bob Kinne (St. Paul, Minn.) and Dylan Robertson (Darien, Ill.) netted Saint Mary's other two goals the following night. … Kinne has scored a goal in five of the team's eight games—and has had at least one point in seven of those eight contests. … Portner has scored a goal in two of Saint Mary's last three games. … Along with his team-leading five goals, Kinne also owns a team-high eight points—one more than Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.). … Gruse and Nick Albergo (Elmhurst, Ill.) share the team lead with six assists each. … Saint Mary's 26 goals have come from 14 different players—including collegiate firsts from Robertson, Kyle Meeh (Fenton, Mo.), Andrew Cummings (Anchorage, Alaska), Alex DiBacco (Darien, Ill.) and Joey Mavrin (Lockport, Ill.). … Sixteen different players have accounted for Saint Mary's 38 assists. … Albergo and Gruse each picked up assists on three of Saint Mary's five goals vs. UW-River Falls on Nov. 5. It was the fourth time in his collegiate career Gruse has had a three-assist night, while Albergo's was his first. … Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) stopped all 25 shots he faced against St. Olaf last Saturday for his first shutout of the season—and fourth of his career. … Heinle, who stopped a combined 46 shots in last weekend's sweep of St. Olaf, is now unbeaten (4-0-2) in his six starts this season. … Heinle stopped a season-high 38 shots against Bethel last Saturday. … Aaron Davis (Mound, Minn.) finished with 28 saves against UW-River Falls on Nov. 5 en route to his first win in a Cardinal uniform. … Heinle heads into Tuesday's game against MSOE owning a 1.95 goals-against-average and a .926 save percentage. … Saint Mary's has scored seven power-play goals this season. On the flip side, the Cardinals have allowed just four power-play goals in 24 chances. … The Cardinals have now scored first in all five of their wins this season. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 10-6 in the first period, and 8-2 in the third, but have been outscored 9-8 in the second. … Three of the Cardinals' eight games this season have gone into overtime—Saint Mary's opened the year with a 3-3 tie against St. Thomas and a 3-2 OT loss to Concordia, before battling UW-Eau Claire to a 3-3 deadlock on Nov. 4. … With their 3-3 tie against No. 8 UW-Eau Claire, Saint Mary's is now 0-2-4 in their last six overtime games. The Cardinals' last OT win was a 4-3, double-overtime victory over Concordia in the 2015 MIAC Playoffs. … The Cardinals' 3-3 tie against UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 4 marked the second straight meeting between the two teams that has ended in a 3-3 deadlock.
 
Scouting The MSOE Raiders:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's is the third of six straight home games for the Raiders, who are 1-1-1 at the Kern Center this season. … Last Friday's 4-3 win over UW-Stout snapped MOSE's five-game winless streak (0-3-2). … MSOE has scored two goals in three of its four losses this season—including last Saturday's 5-2 setback against UW-River Falls. … Kevin Shand scored two of MSOE's four goals in last Friday's 4-3 win over UW-Stout, with Michael Romund and Jerad Tafoya accounting for the other two. … Tafoya also scored one of the Raiders' two goals against UW-River Falls last Saturday, with Clint Garris adding the other. … Both of MSOE's goals vs. UW-River Falls came on the power play, giving the Raiders 10 PP goals this season. … Gage Christianson heads into Tuesday's showdown with Saint Mary's as the team's goal-scoring leader with four, while sharing the top spot in points (9) with James Ring. … Ring also owns a team-best seven assists. … MSOE's 20 goals have come from eight different players, while 13 Raiders have recorded at least one point. … Zach Woodman and Austin Campbell have shared the goaltending duties this season. Woodman owns a 3.84 goals-against-average and an .894 save percentage in five starts, while Campbell boasts a 3.24 GAA and .868 save percentage in three starts. … Woodman has made 161 saves in his five starts, with Campbell stopped 66 in his three appearances. … Both Woodman and Campbell have been in goal for one of the team's two wins. … MSOE's four goals in its 4-3 win over UW-Stout last Friday equaled their season high. The Raider also netted four goals in a 4-4 tie against Northland on Nov. 11. … The Raiders have been outscored in the first (10-5) and third periods (12-6), but hold a 9-8 scoring edge in the second period. … The Raiders have played two overtime games this season—with both ending in ties. MSOE skated to a 3-3 deadlock against Concordia (Wis.) on Nov. 5 and a 4-4 stalemate vs. Northland on Nov. 11. … MSOE has scored first in two of its eight games this season, going 0-1-1. The Raiders are 2-3-1 when their opponent scores first.