By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team is back on its home ice at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for the second game of its two-game nonconference series against Lake Forest on Saturday. Game time is slated for 3 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0-1 Overall) vs. Lake Forest Foresters (0-0-1 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• November 1, 2019 * Winona, Minn.: Thomas Magnavite (Chicago, Ill.) had two goals and an assist in leading the Cardinals to a 3-3 deadlock against Lake Forest in the teams' nonconference season-opener at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road for the first time next weekend. Saint Mary's heads to Wessman Arena in Superior, Wis., for a 7 p.m. nonconference matchup against UW-Superior next Friday, before heading to Hobbs Ice Arena in Eau Claire, Wis., the following day for a 7 p.m. matchup against UW-Eau Claire.
• Lake Forest: The Foresters are back on the road next weekend, heading to De Pere, Wis., for a pair of games against St. Norbert. Game time at Cornerstone Community Center are set for 7 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. the following afternoon.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019-20 Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | 2019-20 Statistics
• With their season-opening 3-3 tie against Lake Forest, 18 of the Cardinals' last 28 games have been decided by two goals or less — including nine one-goal contests and seven that have gone into overtime. … Thomas Magnavite (Chicago, Ill.) recorded his first — and second — collegiate goals in Friday's 3-3 tie against Lake Forest. … Kyle Meeh (Fenton, Mo.) — a First-Team All-MIAC selection a year ago — netted Saint Mary's first goal of the season, scoring at 7:18 of the first period. … Tommy Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) — who closed out his sophomore season a year ago with a single-season career-high 13 goals — and Ryan Stoynich (Calgary, Alberta) each picked up two assists in Friday's 3-3 tie, while Meeh, Tyson Liverance (Burford, Ontario), and Trevor Wilhelm (St. Louis, Mo.) also had assists. … Saint Mary's went 1-for-5 on the power play against Lake Forest Friday night — with Meeh's first period goal the Cardinals lone PP tally. … Nick Nast (Oxnard, Calif.) made 38 saves against Lake Forest Friday night. Nast — who owned seven games of 30 or more saves a year ago — recorded posted a season-high 38-save effort against Bethel a year ago. … The Cardinals — picked to finish sixth in the MIAC Preseason Coaches Poll — made their third MIAC Tournament appearance in the last five years a year ago. The Cardinals kicked off post-season play with a 5-2 win over Concordia, before falling to Augsburg 8-1 in the semifinals.
 
Scouting The Lake Forest Foresters:
2019-20 Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | 2019-20 Statistics
• Friday's 3-3 tie against Saint Mary's was the Foresters' seventh tie in the last two seasons — Lake Forest finished 12-10-6 a year ago. … Friday's 3-3 tie against Saint Mary's was the ninth overtime game over the past two seasons. The Foresters played eight overtime games a year ago, going 1-1-6. Lake Forest beat Finlandia (3-2), lost to Concordia-WI (2-1), and tied UW-Superior (3-3), Northland (2-2), Saint Mary's (4-4), St. Norbert (1-1), MSOE (2-2), and Aurora (5-5). … With Friday's stalemate against Saint Mary's, five of the Foresters' last seven ties over the past two seasons have come on the road. … Aaron O'Neil — who closed out last season as the Foresters goal-scoring leader with 12 — collected one of Lake Forest's three goals against Saint Mary's Friday. Austin Aksoy and Kyler Magus netted LFC's other two goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday. … Aksoy, O'Neill, Connor Duncan, Drew Shields, and Josh Giacomin accounted for Lake Forest's six assists against the Cardinals Friday. … Lake Forest finished 1-for-5 on the power play in Friday's opener against Saint Mary's — with Akroy's second-period tally accounting for the Foresters' one PP tally. … Boyd DiClemente finished with 21 saves against Saint Mary's Friday — including four in the overtime period. … Lake Forest is now 11-3-3 when scoring first over the past two seasons. …