New College Hockey Rankings Mean a Stellar No. 3 at 1 Matchup: Puck Drop

If there was any doubt about which matchup would be the one to watch in college hockey this week, it ended Monday afternoon when the latest rankings were released.

No, 3 Penn State at No. 1 Michigan State. Following the sweep at then-17 Ohio State, the Nittany Lions moved up a spot to end the 1-2-3 run of the three Michigan powers. When reigning champion Western Michigan split its series at St. Cloud State, PSU moved up and even drew three-place first votes.

Meanwhile, No. 2 Michigan will host No. 10 Wisconsin in another Big Ten showdown, while there's another top-10 matchup in the NCHC, with No. 9 Denver at No. 4 Western Michigan.

On the women's side, many of the top teams are off this weekend while some of the top players participate in the first part of the 2025 Rivalry Series between Canada and the United States. The only game between ranked teams with be in the ECAC on Saturday, No. 11 Clarkson at No. 7 Quinnipiac.

Games between ranked opponents are bolded. All times ET.

Puck Drop: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

•  NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the Dallas Stars will host a game inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Feb. 20, 2027, as part of the league's outdoor stadium series. An opponent has yet to be determined, but it'll be shown at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. When the Stars hosted the Nashville Predators on Jan. 1, 2020, it was played at Cotton Bowl Stadium. The game attracted 85,630, the third-largest crowd in NHL history, For more check out Breakaway On SI.

• Boston College Men's Hockey Lands Commitment From USHL Forward Alex Pelletier

• Canada announced its roster for the initial part 2025 Rivalry Series, including Caitlin Kraemer and Eve Gascon from Minnesota Duluth. The four-game competition will serve as a lead up to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games for the two teams. The first two game swill be in the U.S. this week, Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, and Saturday at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. 

• USA Hockey announced today the 25-player roster for its Under-18 Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2026 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, Jan. 10-18, 2026, in Sydney and Membertou, Nova Scotia. It includes 1- players from the 2025 team that took silver at the world championship in Finland,: Kylie Amelkovich (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Maggie Averill (Wayland, Mass.), Haley Box (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Jane Daley(Medfield, Mass.), Sloane Hartmetz (Phoenixville, Pa.), Maddy Kimbrel (Long Lake, Minn.), Annabelle Lovell(Hingham, Mass.), Christina Scalese (West Boylston, Mass.), Morgan Stickney (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Chyna Taylor (Louisville, Ky.).

• Over the weekend Jonathan Toews became North Dakota's all-time leading NHL scorer, surpassing Zach Parise.