The Blades and Kilts meet Thursday at 1:30 PM EDT with one combined point between them and the first meeting of the season already in the books as a 4-4 tie on Sep 8. Both teams are still looking for their first win, and this one arrives early enough that every point can still matter later.

The Blades enter at 0-6 after an 8-day break, while the Kilts have dropped seven straight and were last on the ice Monday in a 3-2 loss to the Flyers. Blades goalie Blades has no listed starter, so the spotlight stays on the team’s recent results: losses to Family, the Huskies and Willy's North. Kilts have also been competitive at times, including a 6-5 loss to the Huskies and that one-goal game against the Flyers. With both sides giving up more goals than they score, the second meeting may come down to which team can turn a close game into its first breakthrough.