Senior goalie Dan Ragusett stopped all 24 shots he faced Thursday night, leading Northern Michigan to a 3-0 shutout win over Alaska-Fairbanks. <\/p>\n
Eleven of Ragusett’s saves came in the third period, after his teammates had earned a three-goal cushion in the opening two stanzas. Chris Gobert led that offensive attack, netting a goal and an assist, while Chad Theuer and Terry Harrison each recorded a goal as well. <\/p>\n
The Wildcats (10-6-5, 6-5-4 CCHA) outshot the Nanooks, 28-24. <\/p>\n
Theuer opened the scoring halfway through the first, when his wrist shot went off UAF goalie Lance Mayes and into the net to make it a 1-0 game. Gobert and Fred Mattersdorfer each earned assists on the play. The goal was Theuer’s fifth of the season. <\/p>\n
NMU added to that lead midway through the second, when Gobert displayed his individual skills, carrying the puck into the zone and scoring to make it 2-0. Gobert made his move with a Nanook defender draped over him and a delayed call coming against UAF. Freshman defenseman Justin Kinnunen added an assist, netting his first career point in his first game as a blueliner. <\/p>\n
Harrison capped the win at 15:35 of the second, scoring on a breakaway off a pass from defenseman Jimmy Jackson. <\/p>\n
Both teams failed to convert on the power play, with NMU going 0-for-8 and UAF 0-for-7. <\/p>\n
The shutout was the eighth of Ragusett’s career, and the first for the Wildcats against Alaska-Fairbanks (6-9-4, 4-7-4). The two teams will conclude their weekend series Friday night at the Berry Events Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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