{"id":100781,"date":"2019-11-08T22:47:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T04:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=100781"},"modified":"2020-08-24T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:19:47","slug":"gotw-late-goals-by-roth-cates-rally-minnesota-duluth-to-overtime-tie-denvers-stapley-earns-extra-nchc-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2019\/11\/08\/gotw-late-goals-by-roth-cates-rally-minnesota-duluth-to-overtime-tie-denvers-stapley-earns-extra-nchc-point\/","title":{"rendered":"GOTW: Late goals by Roth, Cates rally Minnesota Duluth to overtime tie; Denver’s Stapley earns extra NCHC point"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Noah Cates extra-attacker goal with 31 seconds remaining helped Minnesota Duluth rally for a 3-3 tie with No. 1 Denver. Pioneers Brett Stapley scored in a shootout to earn the extra NCHC point. (File photo: Bradley K. Olson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No doubt Denver’s Brett Stapley was happy to send his Pioneers home with two-out-of-three points in the NCHC standings against No. 8 Minnesota Duluth, but the fact that threes points – and an official NCAA win – wasn’t the outcome may frustrate the nation’s top-ranked team.<\/p>\n

Denver seemed to be in control of this game late in the third, leading 3-1, but Kobe Roth gave the AMSOIL Energy Center crowd something to cheer about with 8:25 left when he cut the gap to one.<\/p>\n

Then, with 31 seconds remaining, Noah Cates forced overtime with his extra attacker goal. After neither team scored in either 5-on-5 or 3-on-3 overtime, Stapley’s shootout goal was the difference maker for NCHC purposes. The game will officially go in the books as a 3-3 tie, but Denver gets an extra point in the league standings.<\/p>\n

The Pioneers were in control much of the night, holding a 2-0 lead on goals by Liam Finley and Brett Edwards in the first. After Duluth answered in the opening frame, Finlay’s second of the night extended the lead back to two heading to the third.<\/p>\n

Though shots were eight a piece in the third, the Bulldogs found the path to a tie, moving their record to 3-3-1. The tie is the first blemish from perfection for Denver, as its record now stands at 8-0-1.<\/p>\n

Michigan State 2, No. 6 Penn State 0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Michigan State Spartans found a way to slow down the high-flying Penn State offense and his name is John Lethemon.<\/p>\n

The senior Lethemon stopped all 48 shots he faced to earn the shutout, the fifth of his career, but first since his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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A 48-save shutout for this guy ? pic.twitter.com\/kyMmfU5agu<\/a><\/p>\n

— MSU_Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) November 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n