It's been a challenging start to the season for the Sun Devils, but this team is in a very familiar spot as last season with an identical 3-6-1 start.
The NCHC only presents a new challenge each week, and this week's challenge comes in the form of the highly ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Arizona State holds an all-time record of 2-1-0 against the Hawks, the first game being an instant classic in the 2022 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game that saw the Sun Devils go down 2-0 early to the Hawks before reeling off three unanswered goals to pull off the 3-2 upset win.