ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Sun Devil Hockey (4-2-0) opens NCHC play on its second consecutive road trip as Arizona State heads to St. Cloud, Minnesota, to face the St. Cloud State Huskies (2-3-0) at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Oct. 30-31.
ASU enters the weekend riding a three-game winning streak following its first series sweep of the 2026-27 season, securing 5-4 and 4-2 victories over UMass Lowell in Dave Hakstol's first two games as head coach. The sweep marked ASU's first over a Hockey East opponent since UMass Amherst in 2016.
SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 30, 2026
Arizona State at St. Cloud State – 5 p.m. MST / 7 p.m. CDT
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
Arizona State at St. Cloud State – 4 p.m. MST / 6 p.m. CDT
WHERE TO WATCH
Both games this weekend will be available to stream on NCHC.TV with a subscription. Fans can also tune in to the radio broadcast on FOX Sports 910 AM, with Tyler Paley and Alex Coil on the call.
OPPONENT OUTLOOK
St. Cloud State enters the weekend following a series split against Boston College, falling 4-0 on Thursday, Oct. 15, before bouncing back with a 5-3 victory on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Huskies hold a 2-3-0 record through their first five games and, like the Sun Devils, will open conference play this weekend.
HISTORY VS. ST. CLOUD STATE
The Sun Devils are 2-5-0 all-time against the Huskies, with the series dating back to Jan. 1, 2016. Arizona State's two victories came during a road sweep at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Jan. 17-18, 2025. ASU secured a 6-3 victory in the series opener before completing the sweep with a 5-3 win the following night.
Junior forward Cade Littler netted a two-goal game against St. Cloud State on Dec. 6, 2025, while competing for North Dakota in his last matchup against the Huskies.
QUICK HITS
- ASU's 4-2-0 start is its best through six games since the 2023-24 season, when the Sun Devils opened with a 4-1-1 record.
- The Sun Devils have scored 26 goals through their first six games, the most in program history to begin a season, and rank fifth nationally in scoring offense with 4.33 goals per game.
- ASU secured its first road series sweep since Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2025, at Miami (Ohio), and its first sweep of a Hockey East opponent since UMass Amherst in 2016 after taking both games against UMass Lowell.
- Sophomore forward Daniel Shlaine has recorded at least one point in all six games this season, becoming just the second Sun Devil in program history to open a season with a six-game point streak, joining Colin Theisen (Oct. 8-23, 2021).
- Additionally, Shlaine has recorded four goals and two assists through six games, matching his career-high six-game point streak.
- Senior captain Kyle Smolen is one goal shy of becoming the fourth Sun Devil in program history to reach 30 career goals and one point away from becoming the 10th player in program history to record 70 career points.
- Smolen enters the weekend with 29 goals and 40 assists for 69 career points in 112 games played.
- Sophomore goaltender Samuel Urban recorded a career-high 42 saves in ASU's 4-2 victory over UMass Lowell on Saturday, Oct. 17.
- Five different skaters recorded their first respective NCAA goals in the series against UMass Lowell – Landon Hafele, Jack O’Brien, Lukas Sawchyn, Richard Baran and Filip Nordberg.
- The Sun Devils are 4-0-0 when scoring at least one power-play goal this season.
- ASU’s penalty kill ranks fifth nationally with a 95.2% success rate through six games.
- ASU ranks 13th nationally in power-play percentage, converting on 26.1% of its opportunities with the man advantage.
- The Sun Devils are 4-1-0 when scoring four or more goals and 3-0-0 when leading after the first period.
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