Anchorage – The Arizona State hockey team (23-7-6), aiming for its 25th win season, will return to the 49 State for the first time in two weeks to finish off a home-and-home series with Alaska Anchorage (14-16). 2). This weekend, ASU's 2023-24 regular season concludes with two consecutive games on Friday, March 8 at 9:07 p.m. MST and Saturday, March 9 at 7:07 p.m. MST.
Fans can stream both games on UAA's free YouTube channel or listen on Fox Sports 910, the home of Sun Devil Hockey Radio.
The two teams met at Mallett Arena in November of this year. The Sun Devils defeated the Seawolves 4-2, 3-0 in a series sweep.The shutout was credited to the ASU netminder. TJ Semptinfelter – 7th time in university life.
ASU is 10-1-1 against other independent teams this season, including 5-1-0 against teams from Alaska State. ASU holds an all-time record against UAA dating back to 2015 with 7 wins, 2 losses, and 0 losses.
The Sun Devils set a new program win record with a 4-3 win over Long Island on Saturday night and will look to continue to improve on that record into the final two games of the regular season. The 2019-20 Sun Devil team held the previous record with 22 wins.
This weekend's players to watch are: Lucas Schillinger He is looking to break ASU's single-season points record.Last weekend he matched the record he achieved Robert Mastrosimone (22-23) 42nd place. Matthew Koperud aims to continue climbing the NCAA power play all-time scoring leaderboard. He currently ranks fifth all-time with 39 PPG in four seasons as a Sun Devil.
Domestic top
ASU teams continue to rank among the top in the nation in a variety of categories.
- No. 3: ASU has seven losses, the third-fewest in the NCAA. Only No. 1 Boston College (5 losses) and No. 13 Cornell University (6 losses) have had fewer losses this season.
- No. 4: ASU has scored 37 goals on the power play in 36 games.
- Tie for No. 4: ASU's 23 wins are tied for third in the country and ranks third overall in best winning percentage (.722).
- Number 5: Power play units convert at a 26.1 percent success rate.
- Tie for No. 11: ASU has the lowest goals against average in the nation at 2.44.
- 12th: ASU has scored 121 goals in 36 games so far this season, averaging 3.36 goals per game.
Top 15 players in the nation
- No. 1: After appearing in 13 games this season, gibson homers His save percentage of .934 is tops in the nation. His 1.87 scoring average ranks him second in the NCAA.
- First place: Matthew Koperud's He continues to lead the NCAA in power play goals this season with 15.
- Tie No. 1: Matthew Koperud He has the talent to score the winning goal in the 2023-24 season. The senior earned eight GWG through 36 games played.
- Tie No. 2: Lucas Schillinger His total of 35 assists is two places behind the top in the country. Last weekend he Robert Mastrosimone From 2022 to 2023.
- 4th: Brandon Tabakin's +28 plus/minus ranks 4th in the nation.
- 8th place: Matthew Koperud's His 21 goals are tied for 8th place. 15 of his goals came on the power play.
- 9th place: Tim Lovell With 30 assists, he continues to set the program record for most assists in a single season by a defensive player.
- 10th: TJ Semptinfelter Holds 10th place in NCAA with goaltender winning percentage of .708 (15 wins, 5 minutes, 4 seconds)
- 12th place: Lucas Schillinger's Their 42 points for the year are tied for 12th place. He played in 36 games and scored 1.17 points per game.
- 14th place: brian chambers They won 357 faceoffs this season, ranking 14th in the NCAA.
Most wins in program history
With the NCAA Tournament and Pairwise being pushed out of the standings for the 2023-24 season, the team set its sights on achieving a new goal: the most wins in a single season in program history. With last weekend's game against Long Island, the team ultimately broke the record held by the 2019-20 team, which won 22 games before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ta. ASU teams currently boast 23 wins a season, the fourth-most in the NCAA.
Seven Points of Stupidity
winger Lucas Schillinger He is coming off a strong senior season, scoring seven points in his last three games. On Friday night against LIU, he had 32 assists on the year, breaking the program record for most assists in a single season. The next night he added three more to make his 35 apples. He is currently Robert Mastrosimone He had 42 points, the most in a season in ASU history.
ranked devils
ASU has held the top spot in national polls for 21 consecutive weeks. In the poll, the Sun Devils were ranked 18th after the series with Lindenwood. The Sun Devils' previous highest national polling ranking was 9th in the 2019-20 season on February 17, 2020.
follow the record
- Tim Lovell He is now three points away from breaking the record for most points scored by a defenseman in a single season. Sun Devil graduate Brinson Pashchunuk set a record with 37 points in the 2019-20 season.
- Tim Lovell He currently ranks second in career assists and assists by defensive players with 63.
- Matthew Koperud Copperud has scored 21 goals so far this season and is just three goals away from breaking Johnny Walker's record of 23 goals in a single season. He is eight goals away from breaking Walker's current record of 70 goals.
between the pipes
gibson homer He continued to attract attention after starting six consecutive games during last weekend's Senior Weekend. He played in 13 games that year, posting a record of 8 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, with a goals against average of 1.87 and a save percentage of .934. In his 13th of 36 games played for ASU so far this season, and officially playing in 33 percent of his team's games, Homer's stats finally hit the NCAA field. He currently ranks first in the country in save percentage and second in goals against average.
