Lakeville North at Benilde-St. Margaret's
Sports Authority Holiday Classic at the St. Louis Park Rec Center
7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28

This showdown between last year’s Class 2A state champion and the top-ranked Class 2A team this season is on the slate for the first day of the Sports Authority Holiday Classic at the St. Louis Park Rec Center.

Benilde-St. Margeret’s has been most impressive this season, taking a 9-0 record into the week. The No. 1-2A Red Knights have wins over No. 2-2A Eden Prairie, No. 3-2A Blaine, No. 11-2A Hill-Murray and No. 9-2A Grand Rapids, just to name a few. Offensively, Benilde-St. Margaret's brings a great deal of depth and well-coached discipline that preaches puck possession and team work.

One impressive stat line for the Red Knights is their 90.2 percentage on the penalty kill, a unit that has produced four shorthanded goals already.

Individually, Cade Gleekel as a team-high nine goals and 21 points, and Auggie Moore (8-12-20) is right behind him.

Lakeville North continues to work things out with their new roles, but veterans Ryan Poehling (6-12-18) and Max Johnson (9-4-13) continue to lead the No. 8-2A Panthers in points.