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Plus had a few great chances to make it 3-1.

Yeah they've scored on pretty much every decent chance they've had.

The 23-13 is more how it felt.

That's especially nice since the PP that bridges the period break usually fails. (Not scientifically demonstrated.)

There's the aggressive PK we've been wondering about. Worked pretty well.

I have to give credit to Kunz, not because he scored and not because he's a billboard in front of the goalie. He seems to have caught up to the game. I don't know whether he's using his frame and reach better or what it is exactly, but he's coming away with the puck more often. He obviously doesn't have the quickest first step on the team, but he seems faster as well. A memory of Goren flashed through my head at one point Friday.

Pretty amazing that Denver has 10 freshmen and is the second youngest team in the country. Man was I ever looking forward to them slipping when Monty left, but looks like I'm going to have to wait for Carle to go to the bigs for my next shot. I imagine his WJC gold got some attention up there.

Noah Laba is having himself a season. He scored an OT goal to beat UND last month, and he had the OT goal in both games this weekend, at Western.

I think he'll have a long career in the bottom six, which is not an insult. He's built for a role there with his explosive speed, and potentially being able to eat up PK minutes makes him even more valuable.

Pinto and Sanderson both with goals tonight.

Who would bid? Even in a sport such as men's hockey, the NCAA likes money.

The CCHA is in the same boat with AHA this year, so 15 and 16 are out for sure.

Zmolek was engaged in mortal combat with a guy in front of the net. TWO guys going at it. Not his fault they were looking for a makeup. Many times this year I've been thinking of the need for a Greene, Jones, Smaby presence in front of the net. This is just me, I pat him on the back and say good job.

Best part about this game is they finally looked like they did a couple months ago, like they can play with anyone. Even when they swept Alaska, they didn't look that great. Tonight wasn't perfect, but it seemed like everyone was fully engaged. They won more battles in the first period than they did in 6+ periods against CC. Also, SC is among the teams that were just clearly better than UND last year, and it sucked to watch those games. So it was nice to not get run over again.

It was a really good period, hardly gave SC anything, but I agree, they'd be in control then make a head-scratching pass to get in trouble.

This could get interesting. Miami needs to try again. I wouldn't make a change in Omaha or CC. The others should be careful about changing. There are plenty of examples of perennial winners becoming former powers. For UND specifically, I have liked what has turned into a pattern, accidentally I think, of turning it over after about a decade. The program has gone from one great coach to another in the middle of each of the last three decades, and by most metrics (but not all, especially not one), the program has remained among the best. Continuing the pattern would have us see the job turn over in the next few years.

Arm up. I was optimistic on here once the portal sorted out. Loved the forwards and G and thought the D had a chance to be good. Had heard good things especially about Pyke and Zmolek.

I like Montgomery and Ness, but it's tough to figure out who to take out. Maybe Kunz, as you get faster that way, but he seems close to putting it all together.

Blake has issues, but he can create something out of nothing like few others. I don't know if there's been a change in the way other teams are playing him or what it is, but there's been less of the good lately and more struggles. I personally am not a fan of singling him out for blame when you can pretty much go down the roster and point out mistakes. Nice game for HH, but they protected him much better tonight. He made all the easy saves, and wasn't asked to be spectacular.

Maybe Pyke and Livanavage plus a forward for a 3-on-3 shift. You know, the whole skating backward thing.

However ot goes, this is disappointing. Omaha is the kind of team you need to sweep at home.

4 on 13 is terrible, but the first PP goal is probably the only bad one. Not much he could do on the last two, and the first I don't think he saw.

The funny thing is that to me Emerson filled the spot that opened when Spicer bailed. So I guess the Spicer spot is back open again.

I think Michigan had 1,2,4 and 5 in 2021. Power, Beniers, Hughes, Johnson.

Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant Alaska will win games playing that well.