GameCenter final: UND 5, SCSU 3
Dec. 5—ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Fighting Hawks gave up a goal 17 seconds into the game, but rallied to beat St. Cloud State on goals by Jackson Kunz, Riese Gaber, Louis Jamernik, Connor Ford and Gavin Hain.
Herald three stars
First star: Gavin Hain, UND, goal, assist.
Second star: Riese Gaber, UND, goal, assist.
Third star: Griffin Ness, UND, two assists.
First period
SCSU 1, UND 0 — Kevin Fitzgerald (Nick Perbix, Jack Peart) :17. UND gives up a goal on the first shift of the game for the second-straight night. Fitzgerald has the puck at the top of the right circle and fires it through traffic for his second goal of the weekend.
Deja vu! @SCSUHUSKIES_MH strikes one second faster than last night#NCHChockey pic.twitter.com/BAcVBQ0nPX
— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) December 5, 2021
SCSU 1, UND 1 — Jackson Kunz (Griffin Ness, Riese Gaber) 3:23. UND answers quickly as Gaber zips up the right side, goes behind the net and feathers a pass to the top of the crease. Ness takes a whack at it, then Kunz follows it up for his second goal of the season.
UND 2, SCSU 1 — Riese Gaber (Jake Sanderson, Mark Senden) 8:37 (pp). Sanderson has the puck at the top and gives it to Gaber coming up the right side. Gaber toe drags and snipes it from his spot for a power-play goal.
Gaber the gamer!
The sophomore gives @UNDmhockey its first lead of the weekend#NCHChockey // #UNDproud pic.twitter.com/whzXRSwRpL
— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) December 5, 2021
UND 2, SCSU 2 — Kyler Kupka (Kevin Fitzgerald) 19:36. On the last shift of the period, UND defenseman Jake Sanderson takes the puck deep in the zone, then fires a puck back to the point, but Fitzgerald gets the puck and gives it to Kupka on a rush the other way. Kupka gets enough space from UND defenseman Ethan Frisch and snipes the corner of the net to tie it.
Second period
UND 3, SCSU 2 — Gavin Hain (Cooper Moore, Jake Sanderson) 1:37 (sh). Moore sends a clearing attempt all the way down the ice. It rims hard around the boards. Husky goalie David Hrenak attempts to stop it behind the goal, but the puck is coming too fast and he can't. Hain comes up the other side alone as the Huskies went for a line change, picks up the puck, skates it to the net from a bad angle, moves it to his backhand and slips it five-hole.
Hain does it short handed#UNDproud — @UNDmhockey pic.twitter.com/z53T8z7T4n
— UND Insider (@UNDinsider) December 5, 2021
UND 4, SCSU 2 — Louis Jamernik (Gavin Hain, Mark Senden) 10:18. UND's grind line gets on the board as Hain fires a shot wide, but it takes a long rebound off the end wall and Jamernik slams it home.
Louisssssss#UNDproud — @UNDmhockey pic.twitter.com/dAPFv4dLHk
— UND Insider (@UNDinsider) December 5, 2021
Third period
UND 5, SCSU 2 — Connor Ford (Nick Portz, Griffin Ness) 9:40 (dp). On a delayed penalty, Portz hits Ford cutting backdoor for a tap in.
Ford gets one in!#UNDproud — @UNDmhockey pic.twitter.com/Tbnbg0x4kD
— UND Insider (@UNDinsider) December 5, 2021
UND 5, SCSU 3 — Nick Perbix (Veeti Miettinen, Jack Peart) 13:49. Just as a St. Cloud State power play expires, Miettinen hits Perbix backdoor for a goal.
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UND's lines
Forwards
18 Matteo Costantini—21 Connor Ford—17 Riese Gaber
10 Gavin Hain—27 Louis Jamernik—19 Mark Senden
9 Brendan Budy—8 Jake Schmaltz—28 Judd Caulfield
29 Jackson Kunz—11 Griffin Ness—20 Nick Portz
Defensemen
26 Jake Sanderson—15 Ethan Frisch
4 Cooper Moore—25 Tyler Kleven
24 Luke Bast—2 Brady Ferner
6 Brent Johnson
Goaltenders
33 Zach Driscoll
32 Jakob Hellsten
Scratches on trip: Chris Jandric (susp) and Carson Albrecht
Not on trip: Ashton Calder (upper), Dane Montgomery, Kaleb Johnson
St. Cloud State's lines
Forwards
10 Kyler Kupka—28 Kevin Fitzgerald—15 Micah Miller
29 Veeti Miettinen—20 Nolan Walker—26 Easton Brodzinski
27 Chase Brand—13 Jami Krannila—14 Zach Okabe
16 Mason Salquist—8 Aidan Spellacy—22 Joe Molenaar
Defensemen
3 Seamus Donohue—9 Spencer Meier
23 Jack Peart—25 Nick Perbix
5 Ondrej Trebal—21 Josh Luedtke
18 Brendan Bushy
Goaltenders
34 David Hrenak
40 Jaxson Castor
30 Joey Lamoreaux
Out of lineup: Sam Hentges (inj), Luke Jaycox, Brady Ziemer, Jack Johnston, Ryan Rosborough
Pregame notes
UND juggles all four lines and two of three defensive pairings. . . Ashton Calder misses his third-straight game with an arm injury. . . Chris Jandric is out, serving an NCHC-imposed suspension for his spearing major Friday night. . . Zach Driscoll starts in goal for UND. . . No changes to St. Cloud State's lines.
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