Overview
- Freshman goaltender Jan Špunar stopped all eight shots for his second shutout and improved to 10-0-0 this season.
- Ben Strinden scored a first-period power-play goal and Jack Kernan added a late insurance tally, with Kernan recording his first multi-point game.
- UND controlled play with 48 shots on goal to Mercyhurst's eight and attempted 105 total shots in front of a sellout crowd of 11,571.
- North Dakota moved to 37-2-0 all-time against Atlantic Hockey programs and remains perfect at home in those matchups at 30-0-0.
- Defensemen Jake Livanavage and Abram Wiebe suited up after a 22-hour return from Switzerland, while Cody Croal was a late scratch due to illness and the goalie matchup featured Špunar vs. Charles-Edward Gravel.