GameCenter final: Denver 3, UND 2
Nov. 11—GRAND FORKS — Denver rookies Aidan Thompson and Jared Wright scored their first-career goals — Wright's broke a 2-2 tie in the third period — and the Pioneers beat UND 3-2 in the series opener Friday in Ralph Engelstad Arena. It marked Denver's third win in its last 20 games against UND in Grand Forks.
First star: Aidan Thompson, DU, 1 goal, 1 assist.
Second star: Jared Wright, DU, game-winning goal.
Third star: Chris Jandric, UND, power-play goal.
Denver 1, UND 0 — Carter King (Kyle Mayhew, Kent Anderson) 5:09. UND survives a Denver five-on-three power play for 1:47, but the Pioneers capitalize a couple shifts later when Mayhew digs a puck off the wall and finds King wide open at the top of the slot. King picks the corner for his second goal of the season.
Denver 1, UND 1 — Griffin Ness (Ryan Sidorski, Dylan James) 17:59. James takes a hit in the neutral zone from Denver's Connor Caponi, but starts a 2-on-1 rush. Sidorski gets the puck and centers it to Ness on top of the crease. Ness pokes it five-hole on Denver goalie Magnus Chrona to tie the game.
Keep your stick down and drive to the net! #UNDproud — #LGH pic.twitter.com/kRlGFYp1Io
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) November 12, 2022
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Second period
Denver 2, UND 1 — Aidan Thompson (Jared Wright, Kyle Mayhew) 2:17. Denver regains the lead after a miscue in the defensive zone. Owen McLaughlin attempted to leave a puck for Jackson Kunz to skate out of the zone, but Kunz slightly overskated it and Thompson picked it up with space. The Blackhawks pick turned and wired a shot to the corner of the net for his first collegiate goal.
The Fort Collins native's 1st goal as a Pioneer is also tonight's @Safeway Goal of the Game. #GoPios pic.twitter.com/UePw2aV8Kp
— Denver Hockey (@DU_Hockey) November 12, 2022
Third period
Denver 2, UND 2 — Chris Jandric (Riese Gaber, Jackson Blake) :33 (pp). UND keeps its streak alive of scoring on the power play in every game this season. This time, it keeps things simple. Jandric has the puck at the top and snaps a shot through two layers of screens for his second goal of the season.
Jandy fires one with !#UNDproud — #LGH pic.twitter.com/cqm2iu8Weq
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) November 12, 2022
Denver 3, UND 2 — Jared Wright (Lucas Olvestad, Aidan Thompson) 6:33. Olvestad throws a puck from the top of the circle to the net. DeRidder leaves a big rebound for Wright, who sneaks one five-hole for his first-career goal.
You always remember your first, as Jared Wright gives the Pios the lead 6 minutes after UND tied it. pic.twitter.com/0HkyH8HBzV
— Denver Hockey (@DU_Hockey) November 12, 2022
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UND's lines
Forwards
29 Jackson Kunz—8 Jake Schmaltz—9 Jackson Blake
10 Gavin Hain—22 Owen McLaughlin—17 Riese Gaber
19 Mark Senden—27 Louis Jamernik V—28 Judd Caulfield
26 Dylan James—11 Griffin Ness—20 Nick Portz
Defensemen
25 Tyler Kleven—15 Ethan Frisch
7 Chris Jandric—3 Ty Farmer
4 Cooper Moore—6 Brent Johnson
2 Ryan Sidorski
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Goaltenders
34 Drew DeRidder
32 Jakob Hellsten
1 Kaleb Johnson
Not in lineup: F Dane Montgomery (inj), D Luke Bast (inj), F Matteo Costantini, F Carson Albrecht, F Ben Strinden
Denver's lines
Forwards
34 Carter Mazur—13 Massimo Rizzo—17 Casey Dornbach
6 McKade Webster—15 Carter King—4 Jack Devine
16 Tristan Broz—7 Aidan Thompson—18 Jared Wright
14 Rieger Lorenz—22 Connor Caponi—28 Brett Edwards
9 Owen Ozar
Defensemen
32 Justin Lee—20 Mike Benning
27 Kyle Mayhew—11 Lucas Olvestad
8 Shai Buium—21 Kent Anderson
Goaltenders
30 Magnus Chrona
35 Matt Davis
Not in lineup: D Sean Behrens (inj), D Lane Krenzen, F Tyler Haskins, F Tristan Lemyre, G Jack Caruso
Pregame notes
Gavin Hain, who missed last weekend with a lower-body injury, is back for UND. He is playing on a line with Owen McLaughlin and Riese Gaber. . . UND's shutdown line will presumably be Mark Senden, Louis Jamernik V and Judd Caulfield. . . UND also is scratching Matteo Costantini. . . Denver will be without defenseman Sean Behrens, who suffered an injury Saturday night when he was checked from behind into the boards by St. Cloud State's Jami Krannila. . . The goalie battle is Drew DeRidder vs. Magnus Chrona.
