Looking at several games to keep tabs on in Week 7 of College Hockey, including No.-1 ranked Denver's trip to face rival North Dakota.
On to Week 7.
The top-ranked Denver Pioneers will square off against No. 9 North Dakota in the first head-to-head meeting this season.
The Pioneers are coming off a weekend sweep over Lindenwood in a pair of 4-1 final scores.
Sophomore forward Sam Harris picked up three goals, including two on Saturday, and was named the NCHC Forward of the Week.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Hawks swept Minnesota Duluth on the road last weekend, outscoring the Bulldogs 11-4 between the two games.
Senior forward Cameron Berg, who has four goals and eight points this season, will not play against Denver.
No. 6 Cornell vs. No. 17 Dartmouth
Cornell will look to continue their recent success over Dartmouth, boasting no regulation losses to the Big Green in their last eight meetings.
However, a shootout has decided three of those.
The Big Red picked up a win against Brown and a tie against Yale in their most recent outings.
Sophomore forward Ryan Walsh leads the team with five points in his first four games.
On the other side, Dartmouth will try to ascend in the polls following the program's 4-0-0 start.
The Big Green picked up a pair of road wins against Quinnipiac and Princeton.
Sophomore forward Nikita Nikora has multi-point efforts in each of his last three games and leads the team with seven points overall.
No. 11 Boston University vs. No. 7 Maine
The Terriers will look to get back on track after dropping three of their last four games.
Boston University split a pair of games against UMass Lowell last weekend, including a 5-2 win on Saturday night.
Junior forward Quinn Hutson is off to a great start this season, having picked up points in his last three games. Hutson leads BU in points (10), assists (7), and shots (37).
Meanwhile, Maine is coming off a tough weekend sweep against Boston College.
The Black Bears had a two-goal lead in Friday's game, only to see the Eagles storm back in the third period.
Senior forward Scott Harrison saw his seven-game point streak come to an end last weekend.
Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Michigan State
The Fighting Irish do battle in the state of Michigan for the second consecutive weekend.
Notre Dame was swept by the Wolverines last weekend, including a 2-1 overtime loss on Friday night.
Sophomore forward Brennan Ali had a nice performance, though, picking up a pair of goals and has three in his last four games.
The Spartans are riding a five-game win streak coming into this weekend. Most recently, Michigan State swept Ohio State.
Junior forward Isaac Howard is off to a great start this season. He picked up two points in Saturday's finale, already his fourth multi-point effort.
No. 8 Colorado College vs. No. 13 Western Michigan
The Tigers will look to keep their perfect record on the road in Kalamazoo this weekend.
Colorado College is coming off an impressive two-game sweep over Arizona State, including a 4-3 overtime win on Friday night.
The Tigers boast a well-balanced offensive attack, with nine players having at least six points and four with seven.
Sophomore forward Zaccharya Wisdom, who scored the game-winner in overtime last weekend, has recorded the second-most shots (17) for CC thus far.