St. Cloud State came to Ralph Engelstad Arena needing a win to secure home ice for the playoffs. North Dakota needed a win to keep its hopes alive for at least a share of the WCHA title.<\/p>\n
When it was over, all the Fighting Sioux and the Huskies had to show for their efforts was 1-1 tie. Neither team got what it wanted, although UND extended its nation-leading unbeaten streak to 14-0-2, tying the school record.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Obviously we wanted the two points,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said UND captain Rylan Kaip, who scored the game-tying goal. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Both teams had a lot to play for tonight and it was a hard-fought game.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Colorado College\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 5-2 win over Denver gave the Tigers the WCHA title and means that number-one ranked UND can finish no higher or lower than second in the league. SCSU moved into a tie for fifth place with Wisconsin and will need at least one point in Saturday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game to gain home ice for the conference playoffs next weekend.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That was probably the most disappointing thing tonight,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said SCSU coach Bob Motzko.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I thought we had some chances to make plays and we just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make them.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We looked a little nervous and tentative,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You have to give yourself a chance to score more than one goal. We weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t playing to tie. We need a win.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
It was a fast-paced game with few whistles, fewer penalties and some controversial calls and non-calls by the officials. Motzko insisted after the game that an apparent goal scored by SCSU early in the third period should have counted. Sioux coach Dave Hakstol was visibly upset when UND\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ryan Duncan was pulled down on a scoring opportunity during overtime and no penalty was called.<\/p>\n
The first period ended 0-0 as UND dominated play. SCSU didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t generate a shot on goal until 12 minutes were gone. The Sioux outshot the Huskies 8-2 in the first period.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It would have been a shot in the arm if we would have got one in the first period and had something to show for that period,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hakstol said.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We had to weather the storm the first 10 or 15 minutes of the game, and then I thought we played a pretty good game,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Motzko said.<\/p>\n
About 10 minutes into the second period, UND appeared to score first when sophomore center Chris VandeVelde came out from behind the net and rammed home a wraparound past goalie Jase Weslosky. But before the puck crossed the line on the far side, the net lifted up and the puck came out the other side. After reviewing the play, referee Todd Anderson ruled no goal because the net was off its moorings.<\/p>\n
The first penalty of the game came at the 16:02 mark when UND freshman Brad Malone was called for slashing. The Huskies wasted little time capitalizing on the man advantage.<\/p>\n
Freshman center Garrett Roe faked out Sioux defenseman Joe Finley with a spin-o-ramma move to the right of goalie Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, then passed across the crease to Ryan Lasch. He dropped a pass back to junior forward John Swanson who one-timed a shot past Lamoureux.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think what Roe did was really a designed play, but he made a great move to get to the net,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Swanson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lasch made a good heads-up play to find me in the middle and I was lucky enough to hit the open net.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
On a delayed penalty with less than a minute left in the second, Weslosky bailed out the Huskies during a mad scramble in front of the net as the Sioux tried to pound the puck through a pile of bodies with the extra attacker on. SCSU held firm and killed the lone power play the Sioux received.<\/p>\n
UND tied it up at 1:55 of the third period off a fortunate bounce. Approaching the SCSU zone with speed, senior forward Rylan Kaip fired a slapshot just outside the blue line that hit the glass behind the net. As Weslosky turned backward to play the puck, it bounced into the crease where Kaip alertly swatted it in for UND\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only goal.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t usually get many bounces like that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kaip said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was just trying to get the puck on net. I had lots of speed to go in for the forecheck. Luckily, it just bounced on my stick and I was able to tap it in.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The Huskies appeared to score the go-ahead goal at the 3:10 mark when Lasch and Swanson entered UND\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s zone on a 2-on-1 rush. A Sioux defenseman tipped Swanson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cross-ice pass to Lasch, who swatted it out of the air with his stick and past Lamoureux.<\/p>\n
However, Anderson immediately waived off the goal, signaling that it was played with a high stick. After reviewing the video replay, Anderson again disallowed the goal because of the high stick violation.<\/p>\n
After the game, Motzko strongly disagreed with Anderson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ruling.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was a goal,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What do you do? It was clearly a goal. I just watched it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Motzko said that when Lasch hit the puck out of the air, it was at his waist.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even close,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he contended.<\/p>\n
Hakstol said that he hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen replays of either goal Anderson disallowed.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In those cases, you trust in the officials and assume the right call is made,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it was.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
UND hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t given up more than one goal in its last six games. Although the Sioux have tallied just six goals in their last four games, Hakstol isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t concerned about scoring.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re generating opportunities,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We need to get a little hungrier. We need to finish on those opportunities. But we are creating opportunities, so eventually it will come.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The two teams meet for the final game of the regular season at 7:05 p.m. Saturday in Engelstad Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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