DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will look to end a four-game winless streak this weekend when it hosts Lawrence University (Wis.) at Mars Lakeview Arena for a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series.
 
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Friday at 7:05 p.m. (Military Appreciation Night)
Saturday at 4:05 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-7-2, 5-4-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints are coming off a physical, hard-fought series with No. 8 Adrian College (Mich.) last weekend which saw an entertaining 3-3 tie on Friday night and a 3-0 Adrian victory on Saturday … CSS had a season-high 49 penalty minutes between the two games last weekend .. Saturday's home loss also snapped a nine-game unbeaten streak at Mars Lakeview.
 
Military Appreciation Night: The Saints will have Military Appreciation Night on Friday … For the second straight year, CSS will wear special jerseys to commemorate the event. The jerseys will then be auctioned off after the game.
 
Where They Stand: The Saints are sitting in fourth place in the conference standings, one point ahead of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and this week's opponent, Lawrence … St. Norbert College and Adrian are tied at the top with 19 points and Lake Forest College (Ill.) is third with 15 points … Four weekends remain in the regular season.
 
Special Teams Determine Success: The Saints are right in the middle of the conference with a zero special teams net … The top three teams in the conference-St. Norbert, Adrian and Lake Forest are 1,2,3 respectively in that category.
 
Don't Let Off the Gas: CSS has allowed a league-low nine goals in the opening period this season … Only the bottom five teams in the league have allowed more goals in the second and third periods than the Saints (34).
 
Between the Pipes: Junior goaltender Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) is fourth in the conference in goals-against-average (2.13) and save percentage (.925) … He has seen his save percentage climb from .911 to .925 in his last three games.
 
Light the Lamp: The Saints have been shut out three times this season, which is the most since the 2007-08 season.
 
Series History: CSS leads 8-2-1
 
Last Season: The teams split the two-game series in Appleton with CSS taking game one 4-1 and Lawrence winning game two 3-2 … Derek Hills (Campbell River, British Columbia/Timberline Secondary (Bowling Green State) ) recorded three goals in the series … The Saints are 3-0-1 all-time against the Vikings at Mars Lakeview Arena.
 
 
Lawrence University Vikings
Record: 6-10-1, 5-5-0 NCHA
 
The Vikings snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over MSOE … The lone non-conference win for Lawrence was against St. Olaf College on November 30 … Lawrence has a 2-7-1 record on the road and have been outscored 40-19 in those contests … Freshman Jake Kreutzer leads the team with nine assists and 14 points … Five different Vikings lead the team with five goals … Sophomore Mattias Soderqvist has a 3.77 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage … He has a .922 save percentage in conference games … Lawrence has given up the first goals in 12 of its 17 games … The Vikings are 0-7-0 when trailing after the first period … The Vikings lead the nation in penalty minutes per game (19.6).