Esoteric

Having the extra defenseman tonight helps with battling fatigue and allows more effort to get to the puck. The injuries have allowed game experience for other team-mates.

UND needs to play this hard, and this focused, for the rest of the year. Once UND gets injured players back, this team can go the distance.

Always thought Schmaltz would be a sniper but it does not happen for him.

Yes we do not have hardly any shots this 3rd period. Why? UND player had team members tied up and they failed to put a shot on frame. Watch Denver and they are more likely to put a shot on frame causing garbage available to clean up.

UND players are tracking back much better.

Denver has a history of going down easy when they need goals.

Looking forward to the piece on Emery, during the break, who seems to take no crap and sticks up for his goalie and other team-mates.

We are losing our composure.

Blake has 6 points in 15 games for his first year in the NHL. Congratulations Jackson in your first year.

Did he go to law school in Canada.

The UND coaching staff is respected by many NHL teams for developing players. Having a quality player go to UND and in most cases the player has a better chance of playing at a professional level.

The team is moving together well and breaking out with speed and determination. The players are getting open. I am frustrated this year because I have loved in the past when Dylan James would bury pucks on a breakaway.

We have the team to go the distance but we need to get the team healthy plus get those injured, games so they can improve their learning curve for college hockey.

Happy to see Dane giving his best. I like his compete level. Asset to the team.

Dylan James

What is going on with injuries? This has been a problem in other years also.

What matters is the end of the year placement in the pairwise. A win against Denver or two would be of a significant value at the end of the year.

Taking one would really help the pairwise for the Sioux this season.

You were proved right.

First Star to the UND goalie.

After the goal the players are no longer clutching their sticks. The fluid passing, skating, and attacking is back.

Bulldogs playbook: mix it up and create penalties - hope for 2 out for UND and feign injuries.

Embellishment ?

Here comes the diving and penalties.

Passing during second period was clearly not as crisp. The bulldogs seemed to read better where the passes were going. Also they were getting to the puck more often than UND. Better movement of puck and UND has to get to those pucks.