As to your very last comment I'll disagree.... I'll go out on a limb and say UND will win tonight...for sure. So that is 8-0-1 in last 9 and still sitting at 18+/- in Pairwise come midnight. This team can not sustain winning without offense as they rarely play a full 60, last night they did though, and goaltending has been suspect at times. Their out of conference record and that of the NCHC overall won't help them much at all the rest of the season...period.
Last night's overall play was another step forward but to think this team can come anywhere close to getting to 12-13 in the Pairwise prior to the NCHC tournament is a big stretch.