NCAA.com | November 7, 2013

Weekend Preview: No. 1 Minnesota has weekend series at No. 4 Notre Dame

SCHOOL	WEEKEND GAMES		LAST TIME OUT	QUICK STROKES
No. 1 Minnesota	Fri. and Sat. at No. 4 Notre Dame		Beat then-No. 5 Boston College 6-1 on Oct. 27.	The Golden Gophers are outscoring their opponents by a 4.8-1.7 average.
No. 2 Michigan	IDLE		Beat Michigan Tech 2-1 on Saturday.	Ten of the 14 goals the Wolverines have given up this season have come in the second period.
No. 3 St. Cloud St.	Fri. and Sat. vs. No. 7 Miami (Ohio)		Beat then-No. 5 North Dakota 3-1 on Saturday.	The Huskies have held their opponents to two goals or fewer in five of the six games this season.
No. 4 Notre Dame	Fri. and Sat. vs. No. 1 Minnesota		Beat Vermont 3-2 on Saturday.	Stephen Johns' goal in the second period on Saturday was the first even-strength goal for the Irish since Oct. 25 at Minnesota Duluth. It snapped a streak of 164:52 that saw Notre Dame just score special team goals.
No. 5 Quinnipiac	Fri. vs. Brown Sat. vs. No. 9 Yale		Beat Cornell 3-0 on Saturday.	Michael Garteig recorded 23 saves on Saturday for his first career shutout.
No. 6 Providence	Fri. at Merrimack Sat. vs. Merrimack		Beat Boston University 3-1 on Saturday.	The Friars are 5-0-1 at home this season.
No. 7 Miami (Ohio)	Fri. and Sat. at No. 3 St. Cloud St.		Beat Canisius 5-2 on Saturday.	The RedHawks have converted on 12 of 39 power-play opportunities.
No. 8 Boston College	Fri. at Boston University Sat. vs. Army		Beat Northeastern 4-3 in overtime on Saturday.	The Eagles have short-handed goals in consecutive games.
No. 9 Yale	Fri. at Princeton Sat. at Quinnipiac		Beat Clarkson 6-3 on Saturday. .	Saturday's game against Quinnipiac will be a rematch of last year's national championship game, which Yale won.
No. 10 Rensselaer	Fri. vs. Cornell Sat. vs. Colgate		Beat Dartmouth 7-1 on Saturday.	Ryan Haggerty's goal on Saturday put him into the national lead with 10 on the year.