GRAND FORKS, N.D. – No. 19 North Dakota rallied from a 3-0 deficit to even the game early in the third, but Jack Clement's goal at 14:34 of the final frame gave Miami a 4-3 victory on Saturday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.
UND (5-6-2, 2-3-1 NCHC) fell into a 3-0 hole midway through the contest, but goals from Riese Gaber and
Gavin Hain cut the deficit to just one, 3-2, after 40 minutes of play. In the third, Jackson Blake struck just 5:06 into the period on a 2-on-1 with Gaber to complete the rally and tie the game; however, Clement broke the deadlock with his first goal of the season to secure the victory for Miami (5-7-2, 1-6-1 NCHC).
Drew DeRidder surrendered three goals on 11 shots and was lifted for Jakob Hellsten who suffered the loss after allowing one tally on five shots against. Miami goaltender Ludvig Persson turned aside 33-of-36 shots, including 13 in the third period, to collect his first victory against North Dakota in five starts.
North Dakota moves back to nonconference play for a home-and-home Thanksgiving showdown against Bemidji State beginning Friday in Bemidji at 7:30 p.m.
Postgame Notes
- UND finished with a 36-16 shot advantage, with Gaber recording seven to lead all skaters
- Jackson Blake, Matthew Barbolini and Riese Gaber were named the game's three stars
- Ryan Sidorski notched two assists for his first-career multi-point game
- UND went 1-for-5 on the power play while Miami was 1-for-6
- Chris Jandric notched another assist, sitting with 14 to lead all defenseman in the NCAA
- Jackson Blake extended his point streak to four games with his sixth multi-point game
- NoDak is the only team in the country to have a power play goal in every game this season
- The Fighting Hawks were 31-26 in the faceoff dot, led by Jake Schmaltz going 13-8
How It Happened
First Period
5:51 | Miami – John Waldron opens the scoring with his second goal of the season
17:11 | Miami – Matthew Barbolini pounces on a rebound in front of the net to make it 2-0 with a power play goal
Second Period
5:33 | Miami – Blake Mesenburg scores his second of the weekend on a tipped shot that goes off the post and in
15:37 | UND – Riese Gaber wires home his ninth of the season and fifth on the power play to cut the lead to 3-1
17:39 | UND –
Gavin Hain trims it to 3-2 when he cashes in Ryan Sidorski's rebound late in the second
Third Period
5:06 | UND – Jackson Blake ties the game at 3-3 off a 2-on-1 rush with Gaber
14:34 | Miami – Jack Clement gets his first of the year to restore the RedHawk lead
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