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1. Cloud nine for Beavers<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s “Cloud Nine” as in “Bemidji State has a nine game unbeaten streak” after sweeping Lake Superior State over the weekend. The Beavers, who struggled a bit to find consistency earlier in the season, are now playing out of their minds and haven’t lost in regulation since Dec. 1 at Bowling Green. The streak is their best since 2006 and it’s coincided with a climb up the standings — the defending champs are now in fourth place with 30 points and are right back in the mix. Also of note for the Beavers aside from the streak: They beat the Lakers 3-0 on Friday, giving Michael Bitzer his 20th career shutout. He’s now tied for second on the NCAA men’s all-time shutout list with former Vermont netminder Joe Falls (who, coincidentally, is a Bemidji, Minn., native). Bitzer needs to nab six more shutouts to tie Ryan Miller’s record of 26.<\/p>\n

2. Bowling Green keeps rolling<\/strong><\/p>\n

After winning the Great Lakes Invitational earlier in the week, the Falcons could have been excused for a more lackluster series against Ferris State — after all, they would have been playing four games in less than a week. Instead, the Falcons went for the jugular on the road, beating the Bulldogs 6-3 and 3-0 for the sweep and moving back into second place behind Minnesota State. Connor Ford had four points in the series, while Cameron Wright scored twice — including Friday’s game-winning goal. The Falcons head to the U.P. this weekend for a big series with Northern Michigan — the team currently trailing them in the standings.<\/p>\n

3. MSU still on top<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Minnesota State continued to stay the course on the top of the league. It doesn’t seem to matter where they play or who they’re playing: The Mavs still find ways to bulldoze opponents. In Anchorage on Friday and Saturday, that happened again. In Friday’s game the Seawolves actually had a 2-1 lead in the third period before MSU reeled off four consecutive goals — two scored by CJ Suess — for a 5-2 win. On Saturday the Mavericks outshot the Seawolves 42-11 to win 4-1. They’ve scored 86 goals in 22 games (3.91 goals per game) and have a chance to score even more this weekend in Fairbanks, where they continue their excursion to the Last Frontier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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