MATCHUP SIMULATOR
Select two teams to simulate a head-to-head matchup
Michigan #1
Denver #2
Michigan St. #3
North Dakota #4
Quinnipiac #5
Cornell #6
Western Mich. #7
Dartmouth #8
Providence #9
Minn. Duluth #10
Augustana (SD) #11
Minnesota St. #12
UConn #13
Wisconsin #14
Boston College #15
Maine #16
Massachusetts #17
Union (NY) #18
Bentley #19
St. Thomas (MN) #20
Sacred Heart #21
Penn St. #22
Princeton #23
Bowling Green #24
Colorado Col. #25
Northeastern #26
Merrimack #27
Michigan Tech #28
Clarkson #29
St. Cloud St. #30
Miami (OH) #31
Boston U. #32
Harvard #33
Bemidji St. #34
Ohio St. #35
Army West Point #36
Minnesota #37
Holy Cross #38
RIT #39
Air Force #40
Alas. Fairbanks #41
Arizona St. #42
Omaha #43
Canisius #44
New Hampshire #45
Colgate #46
UMass Lowell #47
Lindenwood #48
Robert Morris #49
Notre Dame #50
Niagara #51
LIU #52
Rensselaer #53
Lake Superior St. #54
Ferris St. #55
Vermont #56
Yale #57
Stonehill #58
Brown #59
Mercyhurst #60
Northern Mich. #61
St. Lawrence #62
Alas. Anchorage #63
VS
Michigan #1
Denver #2
Michigan St. #3
North Dakota #4
Quinnipiac #5
Cornell #6
Western Mich. #7
Dartmouth #8
Providence #9
Minn. Duluth #10
Augustana (SD) #11
Minnesota St. #12
UConn #13
Wisconsin #14
Boston College #15
Maine #16
Massachusetts #17
Union (NY) #18
Bentley #19
St. Thomas (MN) #20
Sacred Heart #21
Penn St. #22
Princeton #23
Bowling Green #24
Colorado Col. #25
Northeastern #26
Merrimack #27
Michigan Tech #28
Clarkson #29
St. Cloud St. #30
Miami (OH) #31
Boston U. #32
Harvard #33
Bemidji St. #34
Ohio St. #35
Army West Point #36
Minnesota #37
Holy Cross #38
RIT #39
Air Force #40
Alas. Fairbanks #41
Arizona St. #42
Omaha #43
Canisius #44
New Hampshire #45
Colgate #46
UMass Lowell #47
Lindenwood #48
Robert Morris #49
Notre Dame #50
Niagara #51
LIU #52
Rensselaer #53
Lake Superior St. #54
Ferris St. #55
Vermont #56
Yale #57
Stonehill #58
Brown #59
Mercyhurst #60
Northern Mich. #61
St. Lawrence #62
Alas. Anchorage #63
#2 · Away
Denver
29-11-3 · NCHC
3–3
Projected
Home · #7
Western Mich.
27-11-1 · NCHC
55%
45%
0.897
OER
0.788
1.220
OE
1.248
1.484
DE
1.276
1.000
GTR
0.869
0.528
SOS
0.523
-0.08
LUCK
-0.00
Analysis

The numbers call this a true toss-up — Western Mich. ranks #7 nationally vs. #2 for Denver, so expect a competitive game.

Western Mich. brings a top-4 offense nationally (3.59 goals/game), which will challenge any defense.

Denver's defense is elite — top-1 nationally, allowing just 2.09 goals per game.

Western Mich.'s potent offense (OE #4) runs into Denver's stingy defense (DE #1) — could be a low-scoring battle.

N
Wisconsin #14
2–1
W
N
Michigan #1
4–3 (OT)
W
N
Western Mich. #7
6–2
W
N
Cornell #6
5–0
W
vs
Minn. Duluth #10
4–3
W
vs
Western Mich. #7
2–1 (OT)
W
vs
Miami (OH) #31
6–2
W
vs
Miami (OH) #31
3–0
W
vs
Arizona St. #42
4–1
W
vs
Arizona St. #42
5–2
W
N
Denver #2
2–6
L
N
Minnesota St. #12
3–1
W
@
Denver #2
1–2 (OT)
L
vs
Colorado Col. #25
2–1 (OT)
W
vs
Colorado Col. #25
5–2
W
vs
North Dakota #4
4–3 (OT)
W
vs
North Dakota #4
3–5
L
@
Colorado Col. #25
2–0
W
@
Colorado Col. #25
1–1 (SO)
T
vs
Arizona St. #42
7–2
W
Series History · Denver 4–2–0 Western Mich.
N
Mar 29, 2026
6–2
W
vs
Mar 14, 2026
2–1 (OT)
W
vs
Jan 10, 2026
2–6
L
vs
Jan 9, 2026
1–4
L
@
Nov 8, 2025
6–3
W
@
Nov 7, 2025
3–1
W
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35
Key Players
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30
40
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