ST. PAUL, MINN. – After a week off, the St. Catherine University hockey team is returning to action. The Wildcats will host Finlandia University of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Friday evening in one final home game before the holiday break.

Friday evening's game between the Wildcats and Lions will be the first between the two teams in five years. St. Kate's and Finlandia last met in 2012 in a two-game series in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wildcats swept that particular series, winning the first game 5-0 and the second 4-3.

Fans of St. Kate's hockey are encouraged to non-perishable food items to Friday evening's game to benefit local food shelves in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area during the holiday season. Donation boxes will be set up throughout the rink as well for fans that arrive after the first period. All fans that bring a non-perishable item before the end of the first period will be entered to win a free St. Kate's Athletics holiday gift bag. The winner of the gift bag will be selected during a drawing in between the second and third period.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. between the two teams. Live stats will be available for both games and score updates will be made on St. Kate's official Twitter account (@stkateswildcats).Here are the five things to know before puck drop tonight:

3 – The Wildcats are coming off one of their most exciting wins of the season. St. Kate's upset Bethel University 3-2 in its final Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) game of the first semester. After falling behind 2-0 in the first period, the Wildcats game back with two unanswered goals in the second, the first on a 5-on-3 power play, and Alex Pederson scored the game-winning goal on a quick wrist shot to secure the 3-2 win.

37 – Goalie Kristen Pechacek made 37 saves and gave up just two goals in the Wildcats 3-2 win over Bethel two weeks ago. Pechacek save .949 of the shots she faced that night, raising her saves percentage to .940 on the season. She currently ranks second in the MIAC in save percentage (.940), is fifth with a 2.16 goals against average (GGA) and is fourth in the conference in saves (202).

6 – Six hours and three states separate Finlandia University and St. Kate's. Finlandia is located in Northern Michigan, meaning the Lions have to travel through their home state, Wisconsin, and Eastern Minnesota in order to reach St. Paul, Minnesota. In total, Finlandia will travel 366 miles to play the Wildcats Friday evening.

1-1 – St. Kate's currently holds a 1-1 record against NCHA opponents this season. The Wildcats split their season opening series against Lake Forest College, the only other NCHA foe St. Kate's faced this season.

10 – St. Kate's has scored 10 goals in the third period this season, making it the team's highest scoring period this season. The Wildcats have also scored nine goals in the second period but just five in the first.