DENVER (UND Athletics)– No. 3 Denver struck 2:06 into overtime to defeat No. 2 North Dakota, 3-2, on Saturday night in Magness Arena in Denver, Colo.
UND (12-3-1, 5-1-0 NCHC) finishes the weekend with four out of the possible six points in the league standings, but Carter King’s overtime winner snaps the winning streak at eight for the Fighting Hawks.
North Dakota was able to start strong once again, using its special teams to take control of the play and eventually earn a 1-0 lead. Following a major penalty on Denver, Cameron Berg capitalized with his third goal of the weekend on a rocket shot through a Hunter Johannes screen to give the visitors the advantage after 20 minutes.
It was Denver who came out with a push to begin the middle frame, knotting the game up at 1-1 on a goal from Aidan Thompson less than five minutes into the second period. UND started to generate some chances towards the end of the stanza, including a pair of strong opportunities from Louis Jamernik V, but the game remained deadlocked heading into the final period.
North Dakota took the lead early in the third period when Johannes finished off a 3-on-2 rush to give the advantage back to the visitors, but Denver came back to tie it again on a shot through traffic by Zeev Buium to send the game into overtime knotted at 2-2.
In the extra session, the Pioneers took the victory on a rebound goal just before the halfway point of the overtime period to nab the victory and snap UND’s winning streak at eight.
North Dakota returns home to close out the home portion of the opening half against Colorado College beginning next Friday at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Postgame Notes
- Cameron Berg now has five goals in his four games
- UND has scored first in 14 of the 16 contests this season
- Jake Livanavage extended his point streak to four straight games
- Jackson Blake also now has points in seven straight contests
- Hunter Johannes scored on the road for the first time this season
- NoDak has its eight-game winning streak come to an end
- The loss was UND’s first in 3-on-3 overtime since Oct. 21, 2022 at Minnesota
- Berg tallied his second straight game with multiple points
- Ludvig Persson finished with 19 saves on 22 shots
- UND went 1-for-4 on the power play while DU was 0-for-3
- Denver finished with a 29-27 faceoff advantage, with Louis Jamernik V going 9-3 to lead UND
How It Happened
First Period
15:13 | UND – Cameron Berg snaps one home on the power play to give UND a 1-0 lead
Second Period
04:38 | DU – Adian Thompson scores on a 2-on-1 rush to knot the game at 1-1
Third Period
03:08 | UND – Hunter Johannes rips a shot past the goaltender to give UND a 2-1 lead
11:05 | DU – Zeev Buium ties it back up at 2-2 with a shot through traffic
Overtime
02:06 | DU – Carter King scores on a rebound to give Denver the 3-2 victory
Game Recap: Men’s Hockey | 12/2/2023 10:00:00 PM | Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com