UMD vs. UND: Tale of the Tape

Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 11-12-5, 7-8-3-1 NCHCvs. #4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 22-5-3, 13-4-1-1 NCHC

Date: February 19-20, 2016
Time: Friday 7:38 p.m. CT and Saturday 7:07 p.m. CT
Location: Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D.
Radio: Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network
Friday Webcast: None
Saturday Webcast: NCHC.tv
Friday TV: CBS Sports Network, DirecTV 221, DISH Network 158
Saturday TV: Midco Sports Network, FOX College Sports Central
Radio: Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network

North Dakota

North Dakota Last Time Out: Swept by Denver (4-6 L, 1-4 L)
North Dakota Offense: 8^th, 3.40 GPG
North Dakota Defense: 4^th, 1.90 G/GM
North Dakota Scoring Margin: 5^th, 1.50
North Dakota Power Play: 26^th, (22/118, 18.6%)
North Dakota Penalty Kill: 5^th, (101/116, 87.1%)
North Dakota Penalty Minutes: 22^nd, (11.6 PIM/G)
North Dakota USCHO Ranking: 4
North Dakota Corsi Ranking: 57.5%
North Dakota Pairwise Ranking: 3
North Dakota Record during February: 0-2-0 (.000)
North Dakota Home Record: 10-2-1 (.807)
North Dakota Away Record: 11-3-1 (.766)
North Dakota Neutral Ice: 1-0-1 (.750)
North Dakota Last 10 Games against UMD: 6-3-1 (.550)
North Dakoa Record against Ranked Teams: 8-4-0 (.666)
North Dakota Strength of Schedule:12^th

Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

Minnesota-Duluth Last Time Out: Lost to BSU (1-2 L)
Minnesota-Duluth Offense: 29^th, 2.64 GPG
Minnesota-Duluth Defense: 11^th, 2.19 G/GM
Minnesota-Duluth Scoring Margin: 19^th, .46
Minnesota-Duluth Power Play: 42^nd, (17/117, 14.5%)
Minnesota-Duluth Penalty Kill: 17^th, (66/79, 84.8%)
Minnesota-Duluth Penalty Minutes: 26^th, (11.3 PIM/G)
Minnesota-Duluth USCHO Rankings: N/A Minnesota-Duluth Corsi Rankings: 58.7%
Minnesota-Duluth Pairwise Ranking: 23
Minnesota-Duluth Record during February: 2-1-0 (.583)
Minnesota-Duluth Home: 6-6-2 (.500)
Minnesota-Duluth Away: 5-6-3 (.433)
Minnesota-Duluth Strength of Schedule: 4^th
Minnesota-Duluth Record against Ranked Teams: 1-9-4 (.214)

Players of Note

North Dakota Fighting Hawks: Forwards: Brock Boeser (19g-14a—33pts), Drake Caggiula (15g-17a—32pts), Nick Schmaltz (4g-25a—29pts), Bryn Chyzyk (9g-8a—17pts), Austin Poganski (7g-10a—17pts), Luke Johnson (7g-8a—15pts), Johnny Simonson (2g-11a—13pts), Defense: Troy Stecher (6g-15a—21pts), Tucker Poolman (3g-13a—16pts), Christian Wolanin (4g-8a—12pts), Keaton Thompson (1g-11a—12pts), Paul LaDue (2g-9a—11pts). Goaltenders: Cam Johnson (13-3-1, 1.61 GAA, .937 save percentage), Matt Hrynkiw (9-2-2, 2.18 GAA, .908 save percentage). (UND Stats)

UND Injuries: None reported.

Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs: Forwards: Tony Cameranesi (9g-18a—27pts), Dominic Toninato (10g-4a—14pts), Alex Iafallo (6g-8a—14pts), Adam Johnson (4g-8a—12pts), Karson Kuhlman (6g-5a—11pts). Defensemen: Andy Welinski (4g-13a—17pts), Neal Pionk (2g-10a—12pts). Goalies: Kasimir Kaskisuo (11-11-5, 2.01 GAA, .918 SV%), Matt McNeely (0-1-0, 3.03 GAA, .907 SV%). (UMD Stats)

UMD Injuries: Forward Austin Farley (13g-13a—26pts), defenseman Dan Molenaar (1g-7a—8pts).