{"id":124269,"date":"2020-12-10T22:40:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T04:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=124269"},"modified":"2020-12-10T22:40:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T04:40:20","slug":"gotw-minnesota-duluth-earns-extra-nchc-point-in-shootout-as-no-3-bulldogs-battle-to-a-2-2-tie-with-no-1-north-dakota-in-nchc-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2020\/12\/10\/gotw-minnesota-duluth-earns-extra-nchc-point-in-shootout-as-no-3-bulldogs-battle-to-a-2-2-tie-with-no-1-north-dakota-in-nchc-bubble\/","title":{"rendered":"GOTW: Minnesota Duluth earns extra NCHC point in shootout as No. 3 Bulldogs battle to a 2-2 tie with No. 1 North Dakota in NCHC bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota Duluth goaltender Ryan Fanti saved 26 of the 28 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and all three shots he faced in a shootout as the No. 3 Bulldogs earned an extra point in the NCHC over No 1 North Dakota, 3-2 (photo: NCHC\/Mark Kuhlmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An intense, back-and-forth game between No. 1 North Dakota and No. 3 Minnesota Duluth proved unable to produce a winner through 60 minutes of regulation and a five-minute 3-on-3 overtime.<\/p>\n

Thus, a shootout led to Minnesota Duluth’s Nick Swaney scoring the only goal in the final round of a shootout as the Bulldogs earned the extra NCHC point, 3-2.<\/p>\n

Junior Jesse Jacques opened the scoring for the Bulldogs, skating through the neutral zone and firing a shot that broke through the arm of North Dakota goaltender Adam Scheel at 7:03 of the first. It was Jacques first goal since December 7, 2018 against Western Michigan.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs held a 15-9 shot advantage through 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Midway through the second, Jordan Kawaguchi intercepted a pass at the offensive blue line and made a quick feed to Riese Gaber. Skating a few strides, Gaber unleashed a wrist shot through the five hole of Ryan Fanti to even things at 12:08.<\/p>\n

North Dakota grabbed the lead in the third on Shane Pinto’s power play goal at 12:24. But Cole Kopeke’s goal with 3:25 left sent the game past regulation and to a shootout.<\/p>\n

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Koepke clutch! <\/p>\n

The @UMDMensHockey<\/a> ?\ufe0f ties the game for the Bulldogs<\/p>\n

?: @MidcoSN<\/a> | #NCHCPod<\/a> x #BulldogCountry<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SLOQfRdFs2<\/a><\/p>\n

— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) December 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n