Perets, No. 2 Quinnipiac blank Rensselaer, 1-0, setting new NCAA mark for shutouts in a season; No. 18 Omaha rallies for OT win at No. 12 North Dakota, 3-2; No. 3 Denver completes sweep of No. 7 St. Cloud State

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Quinnipiac freshman goaltender Yaniv Perets made 16 saves in a 1-0 shutout of Rensselaer as there Bobcats posted their 13th shutout of the season, a new men’s NCAA Division I record (File photo: Rob Rasmussen)

Ethan Leyh scored the only goal for No. 2 Quinnipiac and goaltender Yaniv Perets posted his 10th shutout of the season as the Bobcats edged Rensselaer, 1-0.

It was the 13th blank sheet of the season for Quinnipiac, a new men’s NCAA Division record, breaking the mark of 12 shutouts set in 1999-2000 by Niagara. Perets individually ties former Hobey Baker winner Ryan Miller with 10 shutouts in a season for second all time, trailing only Niagara’s Greg Gardiner (12) who set the mark in that ’99-’00 season.

Leyh’s goal at 12:10 of the first period was the only scoring on the night. It was the second consecutive night that Leyh tallied the game winner.

The win is the fifth straight for Quinnipiac, which improves to 15-1-1 in its last 17 games. It was also the 1,000th game for head coach Rand Pecknold behind the Quinnipiac bench.

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No. 18 Omaha 3, No. 12 North Dakota 2 (OT)

Omaha’s Brannon McManus scored at 2:27 of 3-on-3 overtime to complete a late-game rally from two goals down and defeat North Dakota, 3-2.

Even with the loss, the Fighting Hawks took four-of-six points from the Mavericks on the weekend, following a 4-1 win for North Dakota on Friday.

The host Fighting Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a first period goal by Riese Gaber at 7:07 and a second period tally by Judd Caufield at 12:19.

A holding penalty to North Dakota’s Cooper Moore at 3:52 of the third put Omaha on the power play where Davis Pennington converted with as the man advantage was nearing an end.

Less than three minutes later, Kevin Conley evened the game, setting up the overtime and comeback victory.

No. 3 Denver 2, No. 7 St. Cloud State 0

After a wild Friday game featuring 13 goals in an 8-5 Denver victory, both offenses were tame in Saturday’s finally as the Pioneers completed the sweep of St. Cloud State, 2-0.

It is the eighth consecutive win for Denver and runs the Pioneers unbeaten streak to 10 game (9-0-1). Conversely, St. Cloud State in winless in four (0-3-1) and has earned just a single point in the NCHC standings over the last two weekends.

Denver picked up two points on second-place North Dakota over the weekend, extending its lead atop the NCHC standing to five points.

After a scoreless first period, Carter King opened the scoring with his first collegiate goal at 2:49 of the second.

Penalties cost the Huskies the chance of a comeback as Cole Guttman extended the lead on a 5-on-3 man advantage at 16:09 of the third.

Magnus Chrona made 22 saves to earn the shutout victory.

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