This Week
      The Omaha Mavericks jump right back on the road this weekend to take on the No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Huskies. It'll be the final two meetings of the regular season between the two NCHC opponents.

The Teams
      The Mavericks fell in both games to Denver in last weekend's home series. Denver was their third consecutive ranked opponent and St. Cloud State this weekend makes four straight. The Mavericks enter their matchup with the Huskies 11-9-2 on the campaign.
      The No. 15/14 St. Cloud State Huskies sit tied for first place in the NCHC with 26 points. Coming into this series at 11-7-4, the Huskies are 0-2-2 in their last four contests. Last weekend against North Dakota, SCSU fell in the series opener then battled to a 3-3 tie the next night where they took the extra NCHC point with a shootout victory.

Last Time Out
      The Mavericks and Huskies met earlier this season in the final weekend of the first half. SCSU took the series opening game 4-1. Omaha responded well the next night battling the Huskies to a 2-2 tie. The Mavericks would go on to win the shootout 1-0 and claim the extra NCHC point.

All-Time vs. St. Cloud State
      The Mavericks and Huskies are set for their 49th and 50th meetings all-time between the two teams this weekend. The all-time series is currently 29-16-3 in favor of St. Cloud State. The Huskies are 17-6-1 all-time against the Mavericks when the game is played in St. Cloud.

Media
      Both games can be heard live on AM 1290.  Coverage begins 30 minutes before game time with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show. Mike Vaillancourt has the Play-by-Play duties while Terry Leahy returns for his 27th season to provide color analysis. You can also stream both games on NCHC.tv

Up Next
      The Mavericks return home to face the Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth. Friday night's game will be in the national spotlight on CBS Sports Network.

Jack Attack
      Jack Randl recorded goals in four straight games from Nov. 25 - Dec. 8. It's the second time he's done that in a Maverick sweater and the 29th time in program history. Since the second half started back up at the Desert Hockey Classic, Randl has found the scoresheet in four of the five games he's played in. He's scored two goals, added three assists and is a +4 in those five games.

Right in the Muellhouse
      Junior centerman Ty Mueller had a five-game goal streak from 11/4-11/19. With his 2nd period goal in the Sunday game against DU, Mueller became just the sixth player in program history to light the lamp in five consecutive games joining Jeff Hoggan (2001-02), Scott Parse (2005-06), Brandon Scero (2005-06), Ryan Walters (2012-13, twice), Josh Archibald (2013-14).
      Playing in all 22 games, Mueller leads the Mavericks in points with 19 (8-11=19) goals (8), assists (11) and shots on goal (62).

Close Calls
      When the game comes down to it, the Mavericks have prevailed almost all season long. Omaha is 9-1-0 in one goal games this season. They dropped their first one-goal game in the Desert Hockey Classic final to ASU. The loss also marked the program's first OT loss of the year.

Going Streaking
      Three Mavericks are currently riding point streaks of three or more games. Jack Randl has points in three straight contests and points in four of his last five. Tanner Ludtke and Ty Mueller are both on five-game point streaks currently. Mueller has found the scoresheet in six of his last seven games.

Lighting the Lamp First
      The Mavericks have had a favorable outcome this season when scoring the first goal. The Mavericks are 9-7 on the campaign when they strike first and 2-2-2 when allowing the first goal.

SOS
      Last season, the Mavericks had the 16th hardest strength of schedule in college hockey among 61 teams as determined by the KRACH ratings.
      During the regular season, Omaha will play four teams that made it to the NCAA Tournament last year in Denver, St. Cloud State, Western Michigan and Ohio State. They currently have the 12th hardest schedule in college hockey.

Leading Ludtke's
      The Ludtke brothers of Griffin and Tanner are second and third in Omaha scoring through 22 games. Both brothers played a role in filling up the scoresheet last weekend. Griffin recorded an assist on Friday and Saturday night. Tanner assisted on two of the three Maverick goals on Friday and scored the game's first goal on Saturday night with a power play tally.
 
Pucks on Net
After 22 games, The Mavericks are 9-1-2 when they outshoot their opponents and are 2-6-0 when being outshot on the campaign. Through 13 home games, Omaha is outshooting their opponents 410-367. In nine road games, Omaha has been outshot 248-194.

Closing out the Weekend
      The Mavericks have lost five Friday night games this year. Their response has been a 3-1-1 record so far after falling in the opening game of the weekend.
      In game 2 of regular season series, Omaha is 6-4-1 in closing out the weekend.

Facing Off
      After 22 games, Omaha is the second ranked faceoff team in the NCHC and the seventh ranked team in the country with a win percentage of 54.6.
      Nolan Sullivan currently ranks 2nd in the NCHC in faceoff winning percentage at 60.5 while Ty Mueller sits 9th with a 54.7 percentage. Sullivan has won 250 draws on the campaign, which is the second highest mark in the conference.

Seeing Multiples
      The Mavericks have had 15 players register a multi-point game this season. Michael Abgrall (1), Brock Bremer (1), Ray Fust (1), Jimmy Glynn (2), Jacob Guevin (1), Jesse Lansdell (1), Jo Lemay (2) Griffin Ludtke (1), Tanner Ludtke (5), Victor Mancini (1), Ty Mueller (4), Kirby Proctor (1), Jack Randl (2), Tyler Rollwagen (1) and Zach Urdahl (1) have all registered multi-point games.

The Opponent
      No. 15/14 St. Cloud State is currently 11-7-4 on the season and sits tied for first place in the NCHC with a 7-2-3 conference record. SCSU is coming into this series 0-2-2 in their last four contests. Last weekend against North Dakota, SCSU fell in the series opener then battled to a 3-3 tie the next night where they took the extra NCHC point with a shootout victory. The Huskies are averaging 3.14 goals per game which ranks 25th in the NCAA.
Special Teams
      The Huskies have the fifth best power play in the conference operating at 19.0 percent.  That's good for 36th in college hockey. On the opposite, SCSU is sixth in penalty kill in the NCHC at 80.8 percent. They've killed 63 of 78 attempts.
Players To Watch
      Fifth year forward Kyler Kupka is tied for first place on the team in points with 20. Kupka has registered nine goals, 11 assists and is a +12 in 22 games played.
      Fifth year Defenseman Dylan Anhorn is tied with Kupka for the team lead in points. In 22 games, he's netted three goals, tallied a team-high 17 assists and is +12 overall. Anhorn leads the Huskies in penalties and penalty minutes (13-26)
      Senior forward Veeti Miettinen always has an eye for the twine as he leads St. Cloud State in goals with 13. Six of those have come on the power play this season.
      Senior goaltender Dominic Basse has started 19 games for the Huskies this year. His three shutouts ranks second nationally and first in the NCHC. In 19 games Basse has posted a 2.44 goals against average, a .905 save percentage and is 10-7-2 on the campaign.