Overview
- Four different lines scored for UND — Cody Croal, David Klee, Dylan James on the power play, and Will Zellers — in a balanced 4-3 road win.
- Freshman goalie Jan Špunar made 20 saves to improve to 7-0-0, the program’s best career-opening streak since Jordan Parise in 2003-04.
- The victory lifted UND to 11-4-0 overall and 5-2-0 in the NCHC, with seven wins in the last eight games and five straight on the road.
- UND went 1-for-3 on the power play and held SCSU to 0-for-2 despite the Huskies’ nationally elite man-advantage that thrives on the larger home sheet.
- North Dakota played short-handed without Ellis Rickwood, Josh Zakreski, Bennett Zmolek and Jayden Jubenvill, with Jack Kernan shifting to center as the series moved to Saturday’s finale.