#3/2 North Dakota at #9 Omaha
Jan. 30, 2021
Baxter Arena
6:07 PM CT Sat
All-time Series: UND leads 25-13-1 (.654)
TV
CBS Sports Network app nchc.tv
RADIO
PxP: Tim Hennessy
Analyst: Steve Olson
96.1 FM (Flagship) & Home of Economy Radio Network
Web: FightingHawks.com
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North Dakota gets a quick rematch with Omaha Saturday evening after an intense Friday opener. UND won, 6-2, in the first game of six in the final month of the season between the teams.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Saturday's game will be available on nchc.tv. It will also be picked up on the CBS Sports Network app for free, part of the league's package of live streamed games on the app.
All UND men's 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 the action live by following @UNDmhockey and @UNDInsider on Twitter. Fans can also read the action via live chat at GrandForksHerald.com with beat writer Brad Schlossman.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT...
The Fighting Hawks rallied from a 2-1 deficit to score five unanswered in a hard-fought 6-2 victory Friday at Baxter Arena.
Cooper Moore scored just 1:25 into the game, but North Dakota found itself down 2-1 early in the second. UND navigated through seven Omaha power plays, including a pair of majors, to get the win.
Shane Pinto,
Cooper Moore and
Judd Caulfield each had a goal and an assist and
Adam Scheel made 30 saves in net for the win.
ALL-TIME AGAINST OMAHA
North Dakota is 25-13-1 all-time against the Mavericks, including wins in nine of the last 12. Last season, the teams split the season series, 2-2. Omaha's 6-3 win at the REA on Jan. 10 was UND's lone blemish to its home record last season (18-1-0).
PINTO TWO
Shane Pinto registered his third straight game with multiple points after a goal and an assist Friday vs. Omaha. He now has eight multi-point games, which leads the NCHC.
MOORE PRODUCTION
Cooper Moore scored his first goal in the series opener against Colorado College last week. He added a goal and an assist in the series opener vs. Omaha Friday to give him three points in his last three games. He had just one point in his previous nine games prior to this stretch.
HOW CAN I ASSIST?
Seniors
Matt Kiersted and
Jordan Kawaguchi lead the NCHC in assists with 14 after each logged helpers last night.
WILD 2020-21
More schedule changes abound as UND's series with Denver has been shifted back a week. All four NCHC West teams had shakeups in their schedule for the next two weeks. North Dakota will now have an off week after the Omaha series, then host Denver Feb. 12-13.
SCORE FIRST AND SCORE FOUR TIMES
North Dakota is 12-0-0 when it scores first this season and is also unblemished when it scores four goals (7-0-0).
**For the complete game notes package, click here (pdf)**
