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
#37 · Away
Minnesota
11-22-3 · Big Ten
2–4
Projected
Home · #2
Denver
29-11-3 · NCHC
16%
84%
0.466
OER
0.897
0.920
OE
1.220
1.011
DE
1.484
0.623
GTR
1.000
0.587
SOS
0.528
-0.12
LUCK
-0.08
Analysis

Denver enters as the clear favorite — ranked #2 nationally in overall efficiency vs. #37 for Minnesota.

Offensively, Denver has the upper hand (OE #7 vs. #45).

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

Minnesota (11-22-3) may be better than their record suggests — they've been unlucky relative to their #37 efficiency rating.

@
Penn St. #22
2–6
L
vs
Michigan St. #3
3–3 (SO)
T
vs
Michigan St. #3
1–7
L
@
Michigan #1
2–4
L
@
Michigan #1
4–2
W
@
Notre Dame #50
2–3
L
@
Notre Dame #50
2–2 (SO)
T
vs
Ohio St. #35
1–2
L
vs
Ohio St. #35
2–6
L
vs
Wisconsin #14
8–4
W
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
Series History · Minnesota 1–0–0 Denver
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Nov 29, 2025
6–5 (OT)
W
Key Players
23
13
36
14
16
30
7
23
30
Key Players
18
21
39
17
18
35
15
20
35