DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will play its final non-conference game of the season Tuesday night when it travels to face the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
 
Where:
Dunn County Ice Arena – Menomonie, Wis.
 
When:
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
 
Live Video: http://athletics.uwstout.edu/sports/2013/8/21/GEN_0821130819.aspx
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-4-1, 7-3-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints split with No. 15 Milwaukee School on Engineering (MSOE) over the weekend … The Saints got a pair of third period goals to defeat the Raiders 2-0 on Friday … On Saturday, the Saints committed five penalties in the final 5:09 when the score was tied 1-1 and eventually fell by a score of 3-2.
 
D3Hockey.com Team of the Week: The Saints have had two players named to the D3hockey.com Team of the Week this season … Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) earned First Team honors the week of November 16 and Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) earned second team honors the week of November 23.
 
Special Team Success: The Saints have the best power-play unit in the conference and third nationally with a success rate if 26.6 percent … Combining the power-play and penalty-kill units, the Saints are plus-10, which ranks second in the NCHA.
 
Millin Lighting the Lamp: Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) became the second NCHA player to hit the 10-goal mark this season on Saturday … Millin has scored at least one goal in eight of the 14 games this season.
 
Bruce and Phee Streaking: Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) has recorded at least one point in five straight games and Steven Phee (Balzac, Alberta/George McDougall HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) has done so in four straight contests.
 
Finishing Strong: The Saints have out-scored teams 18-6 in the third period this season … CSS has won two games this season when it has trailed at the second intermission … When that has happened the previous three seasons the Saints had a record of 1-26-4 … Only twice has the Saints been out-scored in the third period this season and one of those games was against Tuesday's opponent UW-Stout.

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Upcoming Opponents
UW-Stout Blue Devils
Record: 9-4-3, 1-1-0 WIAC
 
The Blue Devils enter Tuesday's game unbeaten in their last six games (5-0-1) … Stout has won its last three games, all on the road … The Blue Devils defeated the University of St. Thomas 5-3 on Friday and Saint Mary's University 6-3 on Saturday … Senior forward Jake Useldinger leads the team with eight goals and 16 points … Junior forward Justin Moody has a team-high nine assists … Junior goaltender Spencer Viele has appeared in eight games this season and is 4-1-1 with a .943 save percentage and a 1.90 goals-against-average … The Blue Devils have the sixth-best power-play unit in the country with a 28.3 percent conversion rate … Stout is 6-1-0 when recording the first goal this season and 3-3-2 when allowing the first goal.
 
Series History: UW-Stout leads 23-20-5
 
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Blue Devils on opening weekend earlier this season 4-1 … Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) had a pair of goals in the Saints victory … CSS has won three straight against the Blue Devils.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Lawrence University (Wis.) for more Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) action this weekend.