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
#60 · Away
Mercyhurst
6-28-3 · Atlantic Hockey
1–5
Projected
Home · #4
North Dakota
29-10-1 · NCHC
6%
94%
0.140
OER
0.817
0.624
OE
1.242
0.772
DE
1.329
0.258
GTR
0.906
0.529
SOS
0.485
-0.03
LUCK
+0.01
Analysis

North Dakota enters as the clear favorite — ranked #4 nationally in overall efficiency vs. #60 for Mercyhurst.

North Dakota brings a top-5 offense nationally (3.77 goals/game), which will challenge any defense.

Defensively, North Dakota has the advantage (DE #6 vs. #59).

Schedule context: Mercyhurst has faced tougher competition (SOS #13) than North Dakota (SOS #40).

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Bentley #19
0–6
L
@
Bentley #19
3–4
L
@
Canisius #44
5–2
W
vs
Robert Morris #49
1–4
L
@
Robert Morris #49
3–5
L
@
Niagara #51
1–3
L
vs
Niagara #51
3–2
W
@
Air Force #40
4–5
L
@
Air Force #40
3–3 (SO)
T
@
Sacred Heart #21
2–1
W
N
Wisconsin #14
1–2
L
N
Quinnipiac #5
5–0
W
N
Merrimack #27
3–0
W
vs
Minn. Duluth #10
1–5
L
vs
Omaha #43
5–1
W
vs
Omaha #43
5–3
W
@
Western Mich. #7
3–4 (OT)
L
@
Western Mich. #7
5–3
W
vs
St. Cloud St. #30
6–4
W
vs
St. Cloud St. #30
4–4 (SO)
T
Series History · Mercyhurst 0–2–0 North Dakota
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Jan 3, 2026
1–6
L
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Jan 2, 2026
0–2
L
Key Players
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9
17
1
15
16
7
7
14
Key Players
9
28
37
15
20
35
6
29
35