GameCenter final: Minnesota 3, UND 2, OT

Oct. 22—MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's Mason Nevers scored an extra-attacker goal with 1:24 to go in the third period to tie the game, then Matthew Knies scored 21 seconds into overtime to give the Gophers a 3-2 win in the series opener.

First star: Matthew Knies, UM, game-winning goal.

Second period: Drew DeRidder, UND, 35 saves.

Third period: Mason Nevers, UM, game-tying goal.

UND 1, Minnesota 0 — Jake Schmaltz (Ty Farmer) 4:23. UND gets on the board first as Farmer gets the puck at the point and throws it toward the top of the crease, where Schmaltz tips it past Justen Close for his second goal of the season.

Second period

UND 1, Minnesota 1 — Jackson LaCombe (Ryan Johnson, Matthew Knies) 18:37. Minnesota gets on the board when LaCombe gets a puck at the top of the zone, puts it on his backhand, wheels around the right circle to get separation from Mark Senden and flips a backhand just inside the post.

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Comber will just right down there pic.twitter.com/DBE8XO0VrZ

— Minnesota Men's Hockey (@GopherHockey) October 22, 2022

UND 2, Minnesota 1 — Riese Gaber (Chris Jandric, Jake Schmaltz) 19:24 (pp). UND answers on its first power play of the night. Gaber gets the puck in the right circle and does his thing, wiring a puck between defenders and just inside the post for his fourth goal of the season.

This was a good ping. #UNDproud — #LGH pic.twitter.com/LkCWl8p4wy

— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) October 22, 2022

Third period

UND 2, Minnesota 2 — Mason Nevers (Mike Koster, Jimmy Snuggerud) 18:36 (ex). Minnesota pulls the goalie for the extra attacker. Nevers comes off the bench, heads to the slot and snaps a shot past DeRidder to tie it.

IT'S LOUD IN HERE pic.twitter.com/YT0usI81Rx

— Minnesota Men's Hockey (@GopherHockey) October 22, 2022

Overtime

Minnesota 3, UND 2 — Matthew Knies :21. Minnesota wins the opening draw and scores off the draw. Knies finishes it when he walks UND defenseman Chris Jandric in the right circle and makes a power move to the net and slams it five-hole on DeRidder.

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UND's lines

Forwards

9 Jackson Blake—8 Jake Schmaltz—28 Judd Caulfield

18 Matteo Costantini—22 Owen McLaughlin—17 Riese Gaber

10 Gavin Hain—27 Louis Jamernik V—19 Mark Senden

13 Carson Albrecht—11 Griffin Ness—21 Ben Strinden

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

Out of lineup: F Dane Montgomery (inj), D Luke Bast (inj), F Nick Portz, F Jackson Kunz, F Dylan James, G Kaleb Johnson

Minnesota's lines

Forwards

77 Rhett Pitlick—7 Aaron Huglen—22 Bryce Brodzinski

89 Matthew Knies—92 Logan Cooley—81 Jimmy Snuggerud

18 Mason Nevers—24 Jaxon Nelson—17 Brody Lamb

27 Charlie Strobel—13 Garrett Pinoniemi—10 Connor Kurth

Defensemen

2 Jackson LaCombe—14 Brock Faber

23 Ryan Johnson—4 Mike Koster

20 Luke Mittelstadt—71 Ryan Chelsey

6 Cal Thomas

Goaltending

1 Justen Close

31 Owen Bartoszkiewicz

30 Zach Wiese

Not in lineup: D Carl Fish, F John Mittelstadt, F Colin Schmidt, D Matt Staudacher

Pregame notes

UND juggles its lines and goes with a more veteran lineup. Carson Albrecht, Griffin Ness and Ben Strinden are in; Nick Portz, Dylan James and Jackson Kunz are out. . . The Fighting Hawks put Gavin Hain, Louis Jamernik V and Mark Senden back together. . . Minnesota loads up its top line with Matthew Knies, Logan Cooley and Jimmy Snuggerud. . . The goalie matchup is Drew DeRidder vs. Justen Close. . . UND is wearing its green jerseys for its first road game of the season.