DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The No. 15 St. Scholastica men's hockey team gets back to conference action this weekend for a two-game series at Lawrence University (Wis.).
 
Where:
Appleton Family Ice Center – Appleton, Wis.
 
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-4-2, 7-3-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints tied the University of Wisconsin-Stout 3-3 on Tuesday in their final non-conference game of the season … Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) assisted all three goals for the Saints, while Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) had a goal and two assists … Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) had the game-tying goal late in the third period … Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) made 39 saves as the Saints allowed the second-most shots on goal this season.
 
Nowakowski Breaks 100: Senior Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) hit 100 career points on Tuesday night, becoming the 17^th Saint in program history to do so … Nowakowski is tied for second in the NCHA with 22 points this season … He ranks third in the country in assists per game (1.13).
 
Ranked Again: St. Scholastica found its way back into the USCHO.com Division III poll, ranked 15^th this week … Last week's opponent, MSOE, climbed one spot to No. 14 … The NCHA has four teams ranked in the top 15, including No. 1 St. Norbert College and No. 2 Adrian College (Mich.), who face each other this weekend.
 
Where They Stand: The Saints remain second in the NCHA North Division, four points back of leader St. Norbert … CSS is three points ahead of third place Lawrence and four points clear of fourth place Milwaukee School of Engineering … The top three teams from each division make the postseason.
 
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 sixth nationally with a success rate if 27.5 percent … Combining the power-play and penalty-kill units, the Saints are plus-12, which leads the NCHA.
 
Millin Lighting the Lamp: Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) is only one of two players in the league this season to have recorded at least 10 goals and 10 assists … Millin has scored at least one goal in nine of the 15 games this season, including three of the last four.
 
Point Streak Continues: Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) has recorded at least one point in six straight games … Bruce is tied for the conference lead with five power-play goals and nine power-play points.
 
Finishing Strong: The Saints have out-scored teams 19-8 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.

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Upcoming Opponents
Lawrence Vikings
Record: 6-8-1, 5-4-1 NCHA
 
The Vikings enter the weekend unbeaten in their last four games and are coming off a series sweep of Aurora University (Ill.) last weekend … Prior to the four-game unbeaten streak, Lawrence had lost three straight … The Vikings are 4-1-0 in home conference games this season … Senior forward Renato Engler leads the team with seven goals and 17 points … Freshman forward Nick Felan has a team-high 11 assists … Junior goaltender Mattias Soderqvist has a .886 save percentage and a 3.61 goals-against-average … Lawrence is 5-0-0 this season when leading after one period of play, but are 0-6-0 when trailing … The Vikings have the penalty minutes per game (17.1) in the nation.
 
Series History: CSS leads 10-2-1
 
Last Meeting: The Saints swept the Vikings in Duluth last season by scores of 6-1 and 4-2 … Both losses in the series have come at Lawrence, including the last meeting in Appleton in 2014.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Aurora University (Ill.) for a two-game NCHA series at Mars Lakeview Arena on January 29 and 30.