Date of Game Against Cornell: November 24
Analysis: The saga of Michigan continues. Goaltending still appears to be an issue for the Wolverines. After winning with a convincing score of 5-1, they dropped the second game of a home-and-home to MSU. Rutledge was in goal both nights, with a .966 save percentage one night and a .741 save percentage the next night. Michigan needs to decide what to do with their goaltending to pick up more sweeps than splits.
Key PWR Points: Split with Michigan State, tie over Northern Michigan, split with Miami, win over Bentley, split with RIT.
Date of Game Against Cornell: December 28
Analysis: Ferris had a rough weekend against a tough team, splitting the weekend with Lake Superior State. They are going to need to figure out a way to work a sweep in every once in a while, as they're heavy on splits.
Key PWR Points: Tie with RPI, win and tie with Mercyhurst, splits with Alaska, Miami, and Lake Superior State.
Date of Possible Game Against Cornell: December 29
Analysis: WIN! Maine pulled off their first win since October 13th. They split the weekend with a tough Lowell team. But the important part is that the Black Bears could be on the road to respectability. They have Massachusetts this week.
Key PWR Points: Win over Army, split with UMass Lowell
Date of Possible Game Against Cornell: December 29
Analysis: This week was not a good one for the Bulldogs. They dropped both games against UNO for the first weekend in the season where they got swept. They're going to need to rebound in their weekend against North Dakota
Key PWR Points: Split with Ohio State, split with Notre Dame, tie with Wisconsin
Date of Games Against Cornell: January 4 and January 5
Analysis: After their first loss, Denver is back to rolling. They swept the weekend winning two tight games against Minnesota State.
Key PWR Points: Wins over Minnesota State, Michigan Tech, Air Force, UMass Lowell, and a split with St. Cloud State.
Date of Games Against Cornell: October 26 and October 27
Result: 2-0 Cornell, 3-2 Cornell
Analysis: After the sweep at the hands of the Big Red, CC has not lost a game. Following the previous weekend's sweep of Wisconsin at Madison, the Tigers swept Bemidji State at home. Next up for CC? A tough home-and-home series against a powerful Denver team.
Key PWR Points: Air Force, Bemidji, Clarkson, Wisconsin