The York University Lions women's hockey team will be at home for two games this week when they welcome the Ryerson Rams and Queen's Gaels to Canlan Ice Sports. This is a big week for the Lions with three games on tap as they look to stay alive in the OUA playoff hunt. Admission for York students is free to both home games.
 
The Match-ups: York (5-10-3-1) vs. Ryerson (10-5-4-2) and Queen's (12-8-1-0)
 
Game Details
Ryerson – Wednesday, Feb. 6 @ 7:30pm, OUA.tv
Queen's – Friday, Feb. 8 @ 7pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 4-5 at home
Ryerson – 6-4 on the road
Queen's – 5-5 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Won 1
Ryerson – Won 1
Queen's – Won 2
 
Last Meetings
 
This is the first matchup of the regular season between the cross-town rival Lions and Rams. The two squads went 1-1 against each other in the pre-season and also split the season series last year, with Rams winning 7-2 in their first matchup and the Lions paying them back with a 3-2 win in their second game.
 
The Lions lost 1-0 on the road in the second game of the 2018-19 season against Queen's. The Lions outshot the Gaels in that game but goaltender Makenzy Arsenault held strong and picked up the shutout. The Lions last win against the Gaels came in the 2015-16 when they beat them at home 2-1 in overtime.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions are fresh off a 3-1 road victory over the Windsor Lancers last week. The win stopped a three-game losing slide and gave them a much needed three points in the OUA standings.  
• York currently ranks fifth in the OUA with an 89.3 penalty killing percentage. They haven't given up a power play goal in their last four games.
• The Lions rank seventh in the OUA with 2.21 goals per game and fourth in the OUA in shots with 28.7 per game.  
• A busy week for the Lions will conclude with a road game Sunday against the Toronto Varsity Blues, and they will finish up their regular season next week with a return game against the Rams on Feb. 15 and a home game against the Laurentian Voyageurs on Feb. 16.

 Ryerson

• The Rams have been hot lately winning five of their last six games. They are coming off a high-scoring game against Toronto last weekend where they won by a score of 6-5.
• Ryerson is the second highest-scoring team in the OUA with 2.90 goals per game on the season.
• The Rams also have the most penalty minutes in the OUA, with 236 on the season. Their penalty kill ranks sixth in the league at 88.5 percent.  
• After the Rams play the Lions on Wednesday they will travel to Waterloo, Ont., to take on the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday to finish off their schedule this week.

 Queen's

• The Gaels have won four of their last five games, with their lone loss in that time coming to the No. 7 Guelph Gryphons.  
• Queen's has the second-most power play goals (14) and powerplay opportunities (95) in the OUA. They rank seventh with a 14.7 power play percentage.
• The Gaels are one of the stingiest teams in the league and have allowed only 35 goals on the season, which ranks second in the OUA.
• The Gaels will be home to the UOIT Ridgebacks on Thursday before playing the Lions on Friday night.

 
 PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
F Erin Locke – Has 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists) in nine games since returning from an injury to start the season. She has four game-winning goals in that span and has only been held off the scoresheet twice this season.  
 
F Madison Davey – Scored the game-winning goal in last week's win over the Windsor Lancers. The Lions sophomore forward has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) on the season.
 
Ryerson
 
F Lauren Nicholson – Tied for fourth in the OUA with 20 points (12 goals, 8 assists). Is currently riding a seven-game point streak dating back to Jan. 11.
 
D Mariah Hinds – Leads all Rams defencemen in points with ten (4 goals, 6 assists) on the season.
 
Queen's
 
F Caroline DeBruin – Has scored seven points in her last five games. Is tied for the Gaels team lead with 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists) despite missing four games in the middle of the season.  
 
G Makenzy Arsenault – Leads the OUA with a 1.17 goals against average and is second with a .947 save percentage. She has an 8-4 record in 12 games this season.