GameCenter live: Minnesota Duluth at No. 17 UND – Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS — Minnesota Duluth and UND are concluding their two-game series in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won the series opener 4-2.

Time: 6:07 p.m.
Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena.
TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD).

No scoring.

UND 1, Minnesota Duluth 0 — Sacha Boisvert 11 (Owen McLaughlin, Abram Wiebe) 1:47. The second period starts 4-on-4 and UND capitalizes after a great shift by McLaughlin. First, he back checks to break up a Minnesota Duluth rush, the wins a puck in the corner, curls out of it and feeds Boisvert for his second goal of the weekend.

UND 2, Minnesota Duluth 0 — Cameron Berg 10 (Owen McLaughlin, Jake Livanavage) 2:24 (pp). UND tacks on another one just 37 seconds later, taking advantage of its second power-play chance of the night. McLaughlin has the puck in the left circle and feeds Berg in the right circle for a one-timer.

UND 3, Minnesota Duluth 0 — Jake Schmaltz 5 (Jake Livanavage, Owen McLaughlin) 10:11 (pp). UND takes advantage of a five-minute major penalty on Minnesota Duluth’s Jack Smith. McLaughlin sets up Livanavage for a one-timer. Schmaltz tips it for his fifth goal of the season.

UND 4, Minnesota Duluth 0 — Sacha Boisvert 12 (Abram Wiebe, Carter Wilkie) 11:34 (pp). UND scores a second time on the major when Wiebe leaves a pass for Boisvert in the right circle. The rookie hammers a one-timer past Klayton Knapp for his second goal of the period.

UND 5, Minnesota Duluth 0 — Cameron Berg 11 (Jake Livanavage, Owen McLaughlin) 12:24 (pp). The onslaught keeps coming. Livanavage sets up Berg for a one-timer in the right circle and he hammers it past Knapp. Minnesota Duluth pulls Knapp after the goal for Adam Gajan. It’s the third time in four games this season UND has chased Minnesota Duluth’s starting goaltender.

UND 6, Minnesota Duluth 0 — Owen McLaughlin 4 3:06. Minnesota Duluth defenseman Aaron Pionk fans on a puck at the point, McLaughlin takes it the other way on a breakaway and snaps it glove side on Gajan. The goalie gets a big piece of it, but not enough as it pops up, trickles down his back and in. It’s a five-point night for McLaughlin. UND’s last five-point game was Jackson Blake against Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 23 in Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Forwards
22 Owen McLaughlin—14 Cameron Berg—26 Dylan James
7 Mac Swanson—15 Carter Wilkie—21 Ben Strinden
19 Cody Croal—9 Sacha Boisvert—20 Cade Littler
29 Jackson Kunz—8 Jake Schmaltz—27 Louis Jamernik V

Defensemen
4 Jake Livanavage—25 Abram Wiebe
13 Caleb MacDonald—6 E.J. Emery
16 Andrew Strathmann—3 Jayden Jubenvill
10 Tanner Komzak

Goaltenders
35 T.J. Semptimphelter
30 Hobie Hedquist

Not in lineup: F Jayden Perron (inj), F-D Dane Montgomery (inj), D Bennett Zmolek (inj), G Kaleb Johnson (inj), F Dalton Andrew, G Aleksi Huson

Forwards
10 Max Plante—17 Dominic James—16 Blake Bechen
22 Joe Molenaar—33 Carter Loney—24 Kyle Bettens
26 Anthony Menghini—12 Jack Smith—15 Harper Bentz
34 Matthew Perkins—25 Callum Arnott—13 Jayson Shaugabay

Defensemen
2 Ty Hanson—6 Adam Kleber
20 Owen Gallatin—28 Aiden Dubinsky
8 Aaron Pionk—18 Joey Pierce
38 Luke Bast

Goaltenders
37 Klayton Knapp
30 Adam Gajan
31 Zach Sandy

Not in lineup: F Zam Plante (inj), F Trevor Stachowiak (inj), D Will Francis (cancer treatments), F Braden Fischer, D Riley Bodnarchuk

Referees — Jake Jackson and Brian Hankes
Linesmen — Tyler Liffrig and Eric Standke
Supervisor — Mike Schmitt

E.J. Emery is back in the lineup after serving a one-game suspension for last Saturday’s brawl against Denver. With his return, Tanner Komzak moves to extra skater and Dalton Andrew, who did not play a shift Friday, is out of the lineup. . . Minnesota Duluth is without Zam Plante, the team’s fifth-leading scorer, who suffered an injury in the first period Friday. . . Former UND defenseman Luke Bast is moving into the lineup for the Bulldogs as the extra skater. Matthew Perkins, Friday’s extra skater, moves into a regular shift for the Bulldogs. . . Minnesota Duluth is starting Klayton Knapp in goal. It’s his first start against UND this season. Adam Gajan started the previous three games. . . UND has won seven in a row against Minnesota Duluth and 11 of the last 12. . . The Fighting Hawks are going for their first sweep since St. Cloud State in December. . . UND goalie T.J. Semptimphelter has stopped 116 of 123 in his last four starts. . . UND is wearing its white NoDak jerseys for the second game in a row.

Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the top beat writer for the Herald’s circulation division four times and the North Dakota sportswriter of the year twice. He resides in Grand Forks. Reach him at bschlossman@gfherald.com.