It’s not often that a team scores in the double-digits in hockey, but Iowa State achieved double-digits in both games against Kansas.

The Cyclones kept their focus after beating Kansas 10–1 on Friday and came out Saturday night with the same intensity, winning 12–2.

“Any given night, one team could come out bad the first night, but could be a different team the next night,” said freshman David Kurbatsky.

After sweeping Kansas Friday and Saturday nights, Cyclone players are feeling good about their performances thus far.

“Offensively we’ve been putting pucks away a lot,” said senior Pete Majkozak. “Our defensive men are scoring, our forwards are scoring and all four lines are scoring. I think offensively we are really rolling right now.”

The Cyclone’s impressive offense has given the team 30 goals in just four games. In both games, they came out hard and scored a couple goals in the first minutes of the game.

“Every game, it’s always good to put the other team in a quick hole,” Majkozak said. “It really gets the momentum going and gets the crowd going, too.”

A big key in the Cyclone offense has been the newcomer Kurbatsky. He now has three hat tricks in four games at Iowa State.

“I think it’s a great start,” Kurbatsky said. “Obviously it’s something I didn’t plan on doing.”

Another key factor is scoring goals during power plays. Over the weekend, Iowa State had a total of six goals off the power play.

“Power plays are definitely going to be what is going to win us games this year,” Majkozak said.

During last week’s practices, the Cyclones focused on scoring during power plays as well as stepping up the penalty killing. It seemed to have paid off this weekend. Iowa State was solid defensively during penalties and they even added another short-handed goal in Friday’s game.

In both of the games, the Cyclones gathered a big lead in the second period. For the Cyclones, playing well during a large lead is just as important as playing well in a close game.

“When you’re ahead, it’s a little hard to keep your head in the game,” Kurbatsky said. “It’s all about staying focused.”

The past weekend’s sweep has brought the Cyclones to a 4–0 start and left players feeling satisfied with their work.

“As each game progresses, we’re moving the puck better, our power play and penalty killing is getting better and we’re playing more like a team,” Kurbatsky said.