DULUTH — Ben Steeves scored a power-play goal with seven seconds left in overtime and Minnesota-Duluth beat St. Cloud State 6-5 on Friday at Amsoil Arena.
With the win, the Bulldogs ended an eight-game winless streak (7-14-2 NCHC, 11-18-5 overall).
The Huskies (11-8-4, 15-13-5) fell to 1-5 in overtime.
SCSU led the game 1-0, 2-1, 4-2, 5-3. However, UMD junior defenseman Owen Gallatin scored at 13:58 of the third period, and graduate student right wing Luke Rohit scored at 17:12 to tie the score at 5-5. Ta.
SCSU freshman center Werner Miitinen received an interference penalty at the 4:38 mark of overtime, and Steeves ultimately ended the game with a goal at the 4:53 mark. It was the second goal of the game for sophomore wing Steves, who is tied for fourth in the nation in points (24) and second in power play goals (13). He also recorded an assist in this game.
For the Huskies, senior wing Veeti Mietinen had two goals and one assist, freshman center Tyson Gross had one goal and one assist, and senior Dominic Bass made 24 saves.
For the Bulldogs, freshman defenseman Aaron Pionk had a goal and a career-best three points, while graduate forward Quinn Olson and freshman center Braden Fisher had a career-best two assists.
UMD head coach Scott Sandelin gave sophomore Zach Sandy his first career start in goal, making 33 saves in the win.
CALAMAZZO, Mich. — Sam Colangelo scored his career-best 20th goal of the season at 4:19 of the third period, giving Western Michigan (10-13, 19-13-1) a 3-2 come-from-behind victory. vs. Miami (1-20-2, 7-23-3).
The RedHawks took a 1-0 lead after the first period on a goal from graduate student center Alvin Nilsson. At 1:59 of the second period, senior defenseman Dylan Moulton scored his career-best sixth goal of the season, giving Miami a 2-0 lead.
But the Broncos fought back from there. Senior center Luke Grainger scored a power play goal at 7:27, and senior center Matteo Constantini added another point at 17:41 to make it 2-2 going into the third period.
Graduate student Logan Neaton made 27 saves for Miami. Senior Cameron Rowe made 18 saves for Western Michigan University, which dropped to sixth place in the NCHC with the loss.
OMAHA, Nebraska — Junior defenseman Victor Mancini scored the game-winning goal at 11:27 of the second period as No. 16/17 Omaha, Nebraska, defeated No. 3 North Dakota State, 3-2. With this loss, the Fighting Hawks' winning streak ended at four (15 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw, 24 wins, 9 losses, 2 draws).
Freshman center Tanner Lutke, a draft pick of the Arizona Coyotes, scored his 10th goal of the season at 10:11 of the second period to lead the Mavericks (12-8-3, 19-10-4). ) gave them a 2-1 lead.
UND cut the deficit to 3-2 with a goal by graduate defenseman Logan Britt at 12:49 of the second period, but the Fighting Hawks could not tie the score. For North Dakota State, senior Ludwig Persson made 20 saves and junior center Cameron Berg added his 20th goal of the season.
Sophomore Simon Latkoczy made 32 saves for the Mavericks, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games, moving past Western Michigan into fifth place in the NCHC.
University of Colorado continues
COLORADO SPRINGS — Sophomore center Noah Laba scored two goals, sophomore wing Gleb Veremiyev and freshman defenseman Max Burkholder added goals, and 10th/12th-ranked Colorado State led by Ed Robson. – Beat 4th place Denver 4-3 at the Arena.
The Tigers (14-7-2, 20-10-3) entered the third period with a 4-1 lead. The Pioneers got within one point in the third period with goals from sophomore left winger Rieger Lorenz (13:36) and junior center Tristan Broz (18:30), but Denver (14-7) -2, 23-9-) 3) Could not catch up to tie the score.
Sophomore Kaidan Mbeleko made 20 saves for the Tigers, who moved into a tie for third place in the NCHC with St. Cloud State. The Tigers are also within one point of second-place Denver heading into the final game of the regular season.
For the Pioneers, Broz had a goal and an assist, junior wing Jack Devine had a goal and junior Matt Davis made 27 saves. Devine, a draft pick of the Florida Panthers, is tied for third in the nation with 25 points and fifth in the nation with 50 points.