With ten games played of 36 regular-season games scheduled, UND is just past the quarter pole for the 2023-24 season. So far, UND is averaging:
3.2 goals/game, which is tied for 20th in the nation
2.0 goals allowed/game, which is tied for 5th best in the nation
I really thought we'd be scoring more goals than we're scoring and that we'd be allowing more goals (quite a bit more) than we're allowing. In other words, I thought our offense would be a little better and I thought our defense would be worse.
By comparison, last year's team scored 3.3 goals/game (9th best in the nation) and allowed 2.8 goals/game (29th in the nation). So this year's team is scoring about the same as last year's team but defending much better.
Probably related: Last year's save% was .886 (57th in the nation). This year's save% is .922 so far (7th in the nation).