THIS WEEK
Men's ice hockey (4-13-1) hosts CCHA contender, St. Thomas (4-10-4, 3-6-3 CCHA), to open the new year.

 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
GAME 1 Date/Time: Friday, January 3 – 7:30 PM CT.
GAME 2 Date/Time: Saturday, January 4 – 4:30 PM CT.
Location: Centene Community Ice Center – Maryland Heights, Mo. 


LAST TIME OUT
The Lions went 1-1 in a series versus the Omaha Mavericks. In game one, Lindenwood won 3-2 scoring in all three periods. Lindenwood had three different goal-scorers in game one. In game two, the Lions fell to the Mavericks 2-1.
 
Notes:

• Lindenwood had twelve individuals score a point during the series.
• John Evans tallied his first career goal as a Lion.
• Aiden Yakimchuk blocked five shots.
• Owen Bartoszkiewicz stopped 57 out of 61 shots (93.4%).
• Kristof Papp went 19 of 32 at the faceoff (59.4%)

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points – David Gagnon (13), Jaeden Mercier (8)
Goals – Gagnon (7), Mercier (5)
Assists – Three Tied (6)
+/- – Artyom Borshyov (+4), Tyler Loughman (+3)
Power-Play Goals – Gagnon and Mercier (2), Papp (1)
Short-Handed Goals – Gagnon (2)
First Goal – Mercier (3), Two Tied (2)
Game Winning Goal – Four Tied (1)
Unassisted Goals – Gagnon (2)
Blocks – Yakimchuk (34)
Saves – Bartoszkiewicz (472)
Save Percentage – Bartoszkiewicz (.917)
Goals Against Average – Alexandros Aslanidis (1.85)


PREVIEW
Lindenwood is looking to start the new year strong with a sweep over the Tommies of St. Thomas. All four of Lindenwood's wins on the season have come on a Friday. In the month of December, the Lions went 1-2, picking up a win against Omaha, and falling to Omaha and Michigan State once.

In the last meeting between both teams, Lindenwood fell to St. Thomas (October 23, 2023) 3-1. The Lions are 0-1-1 all-time against the Tommies.

St. Thomas is 4-10-4 on the season and sits eighth out of nine teams in the CCHA. In their last game played, the Tommies fell to #12 ranked St. Cloud State 2-1.
 
Key Players to Watch for the Tommies:

• Liam Malmquist leads the Tommies in points with 19 and assists with 13.
• Cooper Gay has scored the most goals for the Tommies with eight.
• Chase Foley has blocked 23 shots.
• Aaron Trotter has played in 12 out of 18 games in net for the Tommies. Trotter has recorded a 3-6-1 record in net with one shutout. The Tommies goaltender has also registered 265 saves on 27 goals against, for a save percentage of .908, and a goals against average of 2.60.