TEMPE – Sun Devil Hockey heads to the northeast to take on No. 8 Dartmouth on Saturday, Dec. 27, at Thompson Arena in Hanover, N.H., for the final two games of 2025.
Puck drop times
Saturday, Dec. 27 - 3 p.m. MST
Sunday, Dec. 28 - 1 p.m. MST
Where to watch
Fans can tune into the action on ESPN+ with a subscription for both games. Tyler Paley and Alex Coil will be calling the game over the airwaves on Fox Sports 910AM and iHeartRadio.
Previous meetings: 0-0-2 vs. Dartmouth
The only series between the two programs last came Dec. 8-9, 2023, at Mullett Arena.
On Dec. 9, 2023, ASU won its second consecutive shootout over Dartmouth in a 1-1 draw. Forward Brian Chambers scored the lone goal for the Sun Devils.
On Dec. 8, 2023, the Sun Devils came back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 4-4 draw. Forward Lukas Sillinger won the shootout for the Sun Devils in the seventh round.
This weekend will mark ASU’s first trip to Hanover, N.H, in program history. Historically, the Sun Devils are 20-31-8 against ECAC schools.
Scouting the opposition
Dartmouth is ranked eighth in the country and will be the fifth top-10 opponent the Sun Devils have faced this season. ASU is 3-3 against teams ranked in the top-10 in 2025. In its last contest, Dartmouth suffered its first loss of the season against New Hampshire in a 3-2 loss in overtime on Dec. 14.
The Big Green are tied for first in the ECAC standings with 18 points and a perfect 6-0-0 record. Dartmouth is third in the country, scoring 4.33 goals per game, and has the best defense in the nation, allowing 1.33 goals per game. Dartmouth’s junior goaltender Emmett Croteau has the best save percentage at .953% in six games, going 5-1, including a 1.16 GAA (Goals Allowed Average), and junior goaltender Roan Clarke is 6-0 with a .920 save percentage and a 1.52 GAA. During Dartmouth’s 11-1-0 start, they’re holding opponents to two goals or less in nine of their 11 games.
Quick hits
- A win for the Sun Devils would mark their first win against Dartmouth and the team’s fourth top-10 win of the season. It would give the Big Green their first home loss of the season, snapping their 10-game home winning streak dating back to Feb. 22, 2025, against Union.
- A victory against Dartmouth would be the first time winning two straight games over top-10 opponents on the road since sweeping No. 1 Denver on Nov. 22-23, 2024.
- In the 6-3 win over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, ASU’s first line — Bennett Schimek, Cruz Lucius, and Cullen Potter — combined for five goals and five assists for 10 points. The top line combined for a +14 plus/minus in the victory.
- ASU is the only team in Division I to have two active skaters — Lucius and Schimek — with 100+ career points.
- The Sun Devils rank fourth in the NCHC with 18 power play goals, including six goals coming on the man advantage in the last eight games.
- Bennett Schimek was named NCHC Forward of the Week on Dec. 16 after a career-best five points (3G, 2A), where he notched his second career hat trick in the 6-3 win over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth. Schimek was a game-best +5 plus/minus in the win.
- Schimek’s five points tied an ASU record, joining Lukas Sillinger and Anthony Croston for most points in a game.
- Schimek has recorded 27 points (nine goals and 18 assists) which is the most by a Sun Devil in a 19-game span to begin the season. Notably, his 27 points would be the most in a 20-game span in program history.
- Schimek is second in the nation and first in the NCHC with 18 assists. The co-captain averages one assist per game, joining Cole Reschny (North Dakota) as the only players to do so in the conference.
- Entering the week, Schimek is fifth nationally with 27 points and ranks second in the NCHC. He’s tied atop the conference, averaging 1.5 points per game.
- Cruz Lucius and Bennett Schimek both reached 100 career points in the win over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 13, 2025.
- Lucius has had nine points (2G, 7A) in the last four games, contributing to three multi-point games where the Sun Devils have gone 3-0 in such games. His five power-play goals are tied for second in the NCHC conference.
- In Lucius’ career, teams are 24-1-1 when he records a multi-point game, and ASU is 5-1-1 this season when he has two points or more in a contest.
- Lucius is one of eight skaters in the country who have 10+ goals and 10+ assists this season and is tied for 10th in the nation with 24 points.
- The Sun Devils are 6-0 this year when Cullen Potter records a goal. Potter has had three multi-point games in the last four contests and has had 11 points (5G, 6A) in the previous nine games. Additionally, ASU is 14-1-1 when Potter scores a goal since 2024.
- Potter’s 10 assists this season surpassed his freshman year total of nine assists.
- This season, NCHC teams are 5-2-0 against ECAC teams.
- In net, Connor Hasley is fifth in the conference with 376 saves, averaging 28.92 saves per game, which ranks second in the NCHC.
- On the dot, Sean McGurn is sixth in the conference in face-off winning percentage at .57,8 and Logan Morrell is seventh at .571 percent.
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