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
#50 · Away
Notre Dame
9-23-5 · Big Ten
3–5
Projected
Home · #27
Merrimack
21-16-2 · Hockey East
25%
75%
0.342
OER
0.536
0.940
OE
1.081
0.839
DE
1.007
0.381
GTR
0.619
0.568
SOS
0.497
-0.07
LUCK
+0.04
Analysis

Merrimack enters as the clear favorite — ranked #27 nationally in overall efficiency vs. #50 for Notre Dame.

Offensively, Merrimack has the upper hand (OE #20 vs. #40).

Defensively, Merrimack has the advantage (DE #33 vs. #53).

Schedule context: Notre Dame has faced tougher competition (SOS #3) than Merrimack (SOS #38).

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Michigan #1
1–6
L
@
Ohio St. #35
4–3 (OT)
W
@
Ohio St. #35
5–4 (OT)
W
vs
Penn St. #22
4–3 (OT)
W
vs
Penn St. #22
3–3 (SO)
T
@
Michigan St. #3
2–8
L
@
Michigan St. #3
2–4
L
vs
Minnesota #37
3–2
W
vs
Minnesota #37
2–2 (SO)
T
@
Wisconsin #14
4–5
L
N
North Dakota #4
0–3
L
@
UConn #13
2–1
W
@
Massachusetts #17
2–0
W
@
Providence #9
3–2 (OT)
W
vs
UMass Lowell #47
5–3
W
vs
UMass Lowell #47
5–3
W
vs
Vermont #56
4–4 (SO)
T
vs
Vermont #56
5–2
W
@
Maine #16
2–5
L
@
Maine #16
3–5
L
Series History · Notre Dame 1–0–0 Merrimack
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Nov 26, 2025
5–4
W
Key Players
17
17
34
13
19
32
9
22
31
Key Players
13
24
37
16
19
35
13
22
35