TONIGHT
North Dakota looks to extend its 12-game unbeaten streak in the final game of the first half of the season at 17th-ranked Western Michigan.
LAST NIGHT
Gavin Hain scored 3:40 into overtime to break a scoreless tie and lift North Dakota to a rare 1-0 win to extend a pair of unbeaten streaks. UND has now not lost in 12 games overall and is unbeaten in conference play (6-0-1).
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Most UND home games and NCHC road games are available via internet stream at nchc.tv. Both games of this series will be streamed on nchc.tv with radio coverage on the Home of Economy radio network.
All UND hockey games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the UND Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app. The flagship station for the network is 96.1 FM (The Fox). Longtime broadcaster
Tim Hennessy, in his 41st season as the voice of UND men's hockey, calls the action while
Steve Olson provides color analysis.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow along with the action live during all UND hockey games by following @UNDmhockey and @UNDInsider on Twitter. Fans can also read the action via live chat via the Grand Forks Herald and beat writer Brad Schlossman.
LAST TIME...
Last night's 1-0 overtime win was a pretty rare occurrence in the history of North Dakota hockey. Here's a look at some key figures surrounding the win.
*Last 1-0 win 3/17/17 vs #1 Denver
*No. of 1-0 wins 10th
*No. of 1-0 OT wins 1st
*Last 40-save game 12/11/15 at Minn. Duluth
DIRTY DOZEN
North Dakota extended its unbeaten streak to 12 with Friday's win at Western Michigan. It marks UND's longest unbeaten streak since 2010-11 when it strung together 15 straight from Jan. 29 - Mar. 27.
NO HAIN, NO GAIN
Gavin Hain snapped a lengthy scoreless streak with last night's overtime winner. He had an empty netter in the Nov. 2 win over Michigan Tech but his lone points outside of that was in the opening weekend against Canisius.
SCHEEL MATCHES WIN TOTAL
Friday's win at Western Michigan was
Adam Scheel's 13th of the season, already matching his win total from last year. For his career, Scheel is an impressive 26-11-4.
Last year 13-10-2
This Year 13-1-2
That's pretty low, mister!
Scheel's career 1.86 goals against average currently ranks at the top of UND's record books for lowest GAA in a career. He sits well in front of leaders Cam Johnson and Zane McIntyre (2.10). His save percentage (.917) ranks fifth in the UND record books.
Career GAA
1. Adam Scheel (2017-).............. 1.86
2. Cam Johnson (2014-18)................... 2.10
Zane McIntyre (2012-15................... 2.10
4. J.P. Lamoureux (2004-08)............... 2.14
Jordan Parise (2003-06).................... 2.14
Career Save Percentage
1. Zane McIntyre (2012-15)................. .926
2. Jordan Parise (2003-06).................... .921
3. J.P. Lamoureux (2004-08)............... .920
4.
Karl Goehring (1997-01) ................. .918
5. Adam Scheel (2017-).............. .917
6. Cam Johnson (2014-18)................... .914
ROAD RUNNERS
North Dakota improved to 4-1-2 on the road this season with the Friday win at Western Michigan. If UND wins tonight, it would already tie last season's mark for road wins (5).
PP IN THE NCHC
North Dakota is operating at a 23.3% power-play success rate in conference play this season (7-of-30). UND's overall season power play percentage is at 16.4% (10-of-61).
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
UND has been illuminating the lamp with regularity in 2019-20. The Fighting Hawks have 63 goals in just 16 games, just shy of four per game, the highest per-game average in a pre-Christmas segment in Coach Berry's tenure.
CAN'T SEE THE LINE, CAN YOU, RUSS?
North Dakota has been getting consistent production from multiple line combinations this season. UND's "third" line (since being reunited) of
Gavin Hain,
Mark Senden and
Cole Smith has been the starting group in nine of the last 12 games. In the Thursday win at Minnesota, the top line of
Grant Mismash,
Collin Adams and
Jordan Kawaguchi produced eight combined points in the Thursday win at Minnesota. That threesome has generated 45 combined points this season while the
Westin Michaud,
Shane Pinto,
Judd Caulfield line has 27 combined points already this season.
SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT
UND has played in five overtime games this season. The Fighting Hawks have wins in three of those and has a 3-on-3 overtime goal as well. Here's who has come up clutch with extra period tallies this season.
OT goals:
Michaud vs Bemidji State
Kawaguchi vs St Cloud State
Hain at Western Michigan
3-on-3 goal:
Poolman at Denver
SIMPLY THE BEST
North Dakota leads the country in wins (13), and shots on goal against per game (21.44). UND is second in the NCAA in goal margin (+38).
Additionally, the Fighting Hawks pace the NCHC in goals for (63), fewest goals against (25), penalty kill (.912) and shots on goal margin (+8.69).
20 pointer
North Dakota, who is the lone unbeaten in conference play with 20 points in league play, was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll. UND is currently 13 points in front of the fifth-place team in the current NCHC standings (CC- 7 points).
GAME-WINNING MENTALITY
Gavin Hain's overtime goal gave him his first career game-winning goal. 16 active UND players have game-winners in their respective careers.
GWG BY ACTIVE PLAYERS
Kawaguchi 7
Senden 4
Adams 2
Keane 2
Poolman 2
Smith 2
Weatherby 2
Bernard-Docker 1
Bowen 1
Hain 1
Johnson 1
Kiersted 1
Michaud 1
Mismash 1
Pinto 1
Rieger 1
