The Lindenwood men's hockey team (7-19-0) will head to Fairbanks, Alaska for a two-game series with No. 18 University of Alaska Fairbanks (20-10-2). Both games are scheduled to begin at 10:07 p.m. CT
 
The Lions took on the USNTDP in a pair of exhibition games last weekend. In their last NCAA series, a couple weeks ago, Lindenwood dropped both games with Arizona State by scores of 8-2 and 5-3, respectively. Lindenwood held three separate leads in game two and has held a lead in 14 out of 26 games this season.
 
Caige Sterzer led the Lions with three points in the series (2 G, 1 A) and currently holds a four-game point streak. The Kimberly British, Columbia native has recorded six goals and five assists on the year and is one of eight players with five or more scores on the year in Lindenwood's balanced offensive attack.
 
The Lions are led offensively by David Gagnon and Hunter Johannes. Gagnon leads the squad with 29 points this season and has compiled points in eight out of his last nine games. Johannes has made an immediate impact since coming over from AIC this season. The Eden Prairie native is tied with Gagnon for the team lead in goals with 12. Lindenwood averages 3.1 goals per game, which ranks 20th in the country.
 
Lindenwood is currently 2-4-0 against NCAA Division I independents this season. with both wins coming against Stonehill in a series sweep last month. That was the second series sweep for the Lions this season as they also took down Army in a pair of games back in November.
 
The Nanooks have compiled a 20-10-2 record on the year and enter the series having won nine out of its lost ten games, including four-straight. Fairbanks have been ranked as high as No, 20 in the polls this season.
 
Lindenwood will spend a week in Alaska, as the team will also take on Alaska Anchorage next weekend in a two-game set, which will close out the inaugural NCAA Division I campaign for the Lions.