LAS VEGAS – Arizona State struck for a trio of unanswered goals to rally from a 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 6/7 North Dakota, 3-2, on Saturday evening in the 2022 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
 
UND (3-3-1) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead less than nine minutes into the game on goals from Gavin Hain and Jake Schmaltz, but the Sun Devils (5-4-0) rallied with a strike in each frame to steal the victory.
 
Robert Mastrosimone capped off the comeback with his fifth goal of the season just 24 seconds into the third period to stun the 15,503 fans who were mostly clad in green. Matthew Kopperud and Lukas Sillinger each struck on the power play for the Sun Devils, who finished 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
 
North Dakota will open NCHC play next weekend with a trip to Omaha to battle the Mavericks on Friday and Saturday night from Baxter Arena.
 
Postgame Notes 

• Saturday marked the first on-ice meeting between North Dakota and Arizona State
• Gavin Hain scored his fifth goal of the season, his eighth goal over his last 11 games.
• Chris Jandric extended his point streak to seven straight games, the longest of his career
• Arizona State finished with a 21-15 shot advantage, a season-low for North Dakota
• ASU finished with 22 blocked shots, led by Ethan Szmagaj's five
• Hain, Riese Gaber and Owen McLaughlin all paced UND with three shots on goal
• UND finished with a 32-26 advantage in the dot, with Jake Schmaltz going 16-11

  
How It Happened 

First Period                                                     

7:44 | UND – Gavin Hain wires home his fifth of the season, stealing the puck in the slot for the unassisted goal

Hain with a snipe to open the scoring! #UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/0lHX8kAs9g

— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) October 30, 2022

9:47 | UND – Jake Schmaltz chips a rebound over the goaltender for the power play and a 2-0 UND lead

Chippin it in for a goal! #UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/eVaTOqg79k

— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) October 30, 2022

16:25 | ASU – Matthew Kopperud answers with a power play goal of his own for the Sun Devils 


Second Period 

10:31 | ASU – Lukas Sillinger ties the game at 2-2 with ASU's second power play goal of the night


Third Period 

0:24 | ASU – Robert Mastrosimone strikes on a breakaway just 24 seconds into third to give ASU a 3-2 lead.

 

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