#MNCAA Episode 136

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SHOW OUTLINE

Jan 28th: 10-13-1 Record - (6-8-0 NCHC)

Friday: 4-3 Win

Pionk (PP), M. Plante (PP), Bettens, Menghini

Scored first, eventually led 4-1, almost gave it up

UMD lost last 4 vs Den leading up to this game

Plante’s tic-tac-toe goal (Suga/Arnott) was a thing of beauty

Gallatin’s goal line stop made my heart skip a beat

Klayton Knapp still starting - 42 saves on 45 shots

Six penalties in the game (UMD: 2/2 PP - Opp: 1/4)

Giving up PP to the national leader (31.8%) is not ideal

Shots: UMD-30 | Opp: 45

Blocks: UMD-21 | Opp: 7

Faceoffs: UMD-24 | Opp: 33

Saturday: 1-2 Loss

Gallatin

75th point of career

Gave up a goal w/ 0:44 left in P1

Went down two early in P2, but never gave up…good to see fight

Max Plante & Shaugabay are playing PHENOMENALLY together

Six penalties in this one (UMD: 0/3 PP - Opp: 0/1)

Powerplay ran out of steam

Shots: UMD-30 | Opp: 30

Blocks: UMD-14 | Opp: 8

Faceoffs: UMD-19 | Opp: 31

Overall Weekend Notes:

Why did Denver start Freddie Halyk on Friday?

The disrespect is real

Knapp - Rookie of the week (again)

70 saves and .933 Save %

Win vs a Top 5 Pairwise team is worth…one pairwise position

UMD has won 4 of 6 all against ranked teams, two in the top ten, and they’ve dropped in the pairwise over that timeframe - insane

If this is the UMD team we see the rest of the season, I’ll be ecstatic

NCHC Updates:

UNO sweeps SCSU

Huskies are FREE-FALLING again

ASU / CC Split

Western sweeps Miami…to the surprise of nobody

16 straight losses for the Redhawks

The Rest of College Hockey:

Bemidji and St Thomas split? Shocker to nobody.

St Thomas (Religious school) never won on Sunday (0-7)

Major upsets:

Ferris St. 2 - 0 Minn. St (Fri)

Mich. St vs Minnesota → Fri: 9-3 Blowout / Sat: 3-3 Tie

Gophers shootout woes are unfathomable

BC sweeps BU (6-2 and 2-0)

UMLowell tie (SOW) and wins vs Providence

Looking Ahead:

UMD - BYE WEEK

UMD @ Omaha (Feb 7/8)

Next UP: UNO

COULD be a ranked opponent…finally receiving votes again

Only 1 loss in 2025 (UMass Lowell)

Won 7 of last 8 (Miami (2) and Holy Cross included…but still)

Mavs have to visit Denver first, so we’ll see if they can keep their momentum

UNO leads UMD in nearly everything. Not blocks or PP.

UMD UNO

77.8 PK% 82.3

20.2 PP% 16.7

.890 SV% .934

48.6 FO% 50.2

Western Takes over 1st place from ASU

Omaha finds battles back to second place…OMAHA

Two points separate 1-3

ONE point separate 4-7

THIS is the week we start to see separation (None of the grouped teams play each other)

Host: Nick Maxson, Play-by-Play/Analyst for St. Cloud State Men's Hockey @ThePuckScribe

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