The Lindenwood men's ice hockey team (6-20-2) returns home for the final time this season, taking on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (9-11-6) for a two game series on Friday and Saturday from Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Mo. Senior Day is set for Saturday. 

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

GAME 1 Date/Time: Friday, February 14 – 7:10 PM CT.

GAME 2 Date/Time: Friday, February 15 – 2:10 PM CT.

Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.. – Centene Community Ice Center 

The Lions battled LIU in a two-game series in East Meadow, N.Y. Lindenwood dropped both game, falling 4-2 in game one, before falling in the second game 3-2

•Lindenwood would fall behind early, before scoring two-straight goals from Jake Southgate and John Evans to take a 2-1 lead early in the second period 

•LIU would score three-straight goals to pick up the 4-2 win 

•Lindenwood held the Sharks to just 21 shots on goal 

•Patrick Schmiedlin and Southgate were the goal scorers for Lindenwood. Schmiedlin now has points in two out of the last three games, while Southgate scored in back-to-back games

•The Lions now move to 2-9 in one-goal games 

•Owen Bartoszkiewicz made 29 saves 

Points – Gagnon (23), Houle (13)

Goals – Gagnon (9), Jaeden Mercier (5), Jake Southgate (5)

Assists – Gagnon (14), Houle (10)

Powerplay Goals – Three Tied (2)

Short-Handed Goals – Gagnon (2)

Game Winning Goals – Six Tied (1)

Blocks – Aiden Yakimchuk (42), Jack Anderson (40)

Plus/Minus – Artyom Borshyov (+7), Houle (+6)

Saves – Bartoszkiewicz (722)

Save Percentage – Bartoszkiewicz (.918)

The Lions will be looking for their second and third wins on home ice this season, with the only victory coming against Stonehill in November. In their last series, Jake Southgate scored a pair of goals, giving him five for the season, which ties him for second on the team. 

Lindenwood and Alaska Fairbanks match up for just the second time in program history and the first at Centene. The Nanooks took both games two seasons ago 

Fairbanks enters the weekend undefeated in its last three and took home the Governors Cup over Anchorage for the 14th-straight season 

Matt Hubbarde leads the squad in goals with 12, and points with 21. Broten Sabo and Kyle Gaffney each have 12 helpers apiece and are second and third on the team in points. Chase Dafoe us second on the team in goals with nine on the year. Nicholas Grabko has made 18 starts between the pipes and has compiled a .900 save percentage and a 2.75 goals against average. Lassi Lehti has made eight starts with a .926 save percentage and a 2.05 goals against average