THIS WEEK
Lindenwood men's ice hockey (3-10-1) heads to the mitten state to take on the No.1 ranked Michigan State Spartans (9-1-0).
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
GAME 1 Date/Time: Friday, November 29 – 6:00 PM CT.
GAME 2 Date/Time: Sunday, December 1 – 3:00 PM CT.
Location: Munn Ice Arena – East Lansing, Mich.
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions split a home series with Stonehill, winning game one 5-0, and falling in game two 3-1.
Notes:
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Brady Yakesh led Lindenwood in scoring on the weekend with three assists.
•Eleven individuals had at least one point during the series.
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Owen Bartoszkiewicz stopped 52-of-55 shots during the series, for a save percentage of .945.
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Kristof Papp won 23-of-36 faceoffs during the series, for a faceoff percentage of .639.
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Aiden Yakimchuk blocked six shots.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points –
David Gagnon (12),
Jaeden Mercier (7)
Goals – Gagnon (7), Mercier and
Ethan Zielke (4)
Assists – Three Tied (5),
Jake Southgate (4)
+/- –
Artyom Borshyov (+5), Southgate and
Tyler Loughman (2)
Powerplay Goals – Gagnon and Mercier (2), Papp (1)
Short-Handed Goals – Gagnon (2)
Game Winning Goals –Three tied (1)
Saves – Bartoszkiewicz (328)
Save Percentage – Bartoszkiewicz (.909)
Goals Against Average (GAA) –
Alexandros Aslanidis (1.85)
PREVIEW
The Lions are looking to find the win column for the second straight week. In the Lions last game, Lindenwood fell to Stonehill 3-1 after holding the 1-0 lead for 33 straight minutes.
This will be the first and second ever meeting between the two teams.
Michigan State sit 9-1-0 on the season and are ranked #1 for the first time since
April of 2007, after winning the national championship. In their last series played, Michigan State defeated swept Notre Dame at home. In game one, the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish 8-3. In game two, the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish 4-3. The Spartans are fifth in the country in goals per game (3.80), and seventh in the country in goals against average (1.80). Isaac Howard leads the Spartans in scoring with 12 points (5g-7a). Daniel Russell leads Michigan State in goals with seven. Trey Augustine has played in nine out of ten games in between the pipes for the Spartans. Augustine has recorded 229 saves on 17 goals against, for a save percentage of .931, and goals against average of 1.89.
