DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will wrap up an eight-game stretch away from home this weekend when takes on Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) foes Saint Mary's University and Gustavus Adolphus College.
 
Where:
Friday – SMU Ice Arena – Winona, Minn.
Saturday – Lund Arena – St. Peter, Minn.
 
When:
Friday
at Saint Mary's – 7 p.m.
Saturday
at Gustavus Adolphus – 7:05 p.m.
 
Watch:
Friday – http://portal.stretchinternet.com/smu/
Saturday – http://portal.stretchinternet.com/gac/
 
Live Stats:
Friday – http://portal.stretchinternet.com/smu/
Saturday – https://gustavus.edu/athletics/hky/LIVE/xlive.htm
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-5-0, 5-3-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints return to the Midwest after a 1-1 trip to upstate New York at the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Classic … CSS will look to win back-to-back games for the first time since November … Steven Phee (Balzac, Alberta/George McDougall HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) was named to the all-tournament team after recording three goals.
 
vs. the MIAC: The Saints are only 5-8-0 against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference the past three seasons, including 1-1-0 so far this year.
 
Who's Streaking: Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) leads the team in points after recording a five-assist weekend in New York … Nowakowski's five assists are tied for fifth in the NCHA this season … Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) has recorded at least one point in four straight games.
 
Overtime Trend: The Saints have just one overtime winner in the past two-and-a-half seasons … CSS' record in overtime games during that time span is 1-4-5 … The Saints have lost the last three games that went to OT.
 
Leading After 2: The Saints had a 96-game unbeaten streak when leading after two snapped in last Friday's overtime loss to Nazareth College (N.Y.) … The previous time it had happened was December 1, 2006 at UW-Stevens Point.
 
Series History: CSS leads Saint Mary's 17-13-2; Gustavus leads CSS 20-15-0
 
Last Meeting: The Saints lost to Saint Mary's in Winona on November of 2012 by a 5-2 score … CSS had won three straight up to that points … The Saints lost to Gustavus 3-2 at Mars Lakeview Arena in January of 2013 … It was the second straight 3-2 for the Gusties over the Saints.
 
Saint Mary's University Cardinals
The Cardinals will enter Friday's contest with a 3-6-2 record … Saint Mary's has wins against Aurora (Ill.), UW-Superior and Concordia this season … Sophomore forward Martin Gruse leads the team with seven goals and 14 points, which tied for second in the MIAC … Senior defenseman Bob Marx has a team-high eight assists … Marx's 11 points lead all defenseman in the MIAC … Sophomore Phil Heinle has a 2.66 goals-against-average this season with a .917 save percentage … The Cardinals lead the MIAC in power-play success at 23.4 percent.
 
Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties
The Gusties enter the weekend with a 3-5-5 record and will face Finlandia University (Mich.) on Friday night before playing the Saints Saturday … The Gusties are currently on an eight-game winless streak with their last win coming against Concordia (Minn.) on November 14 … Gustavus is only 1-3-3 at home thus far, including a loss vs. Marian and a tie vs. Lawrence … Senior forward Blake Schammel leads the team with five goals … Freshman forward Tim Donohue has a team-high six assists … Another freshman forward leads the team with nine points (4g, 5a) … The Gusties have been without junior goaltender John McLean for much of the season, but he returned in their last matchup with Williams (Mass.) and took the 3-2 loss … Gustavus has the top penalty-kill unit in the conference and is fifth in the nation, allowing four goals in 41 power-play opportunities.