Mavs slip to seventh

Minnesota State is now in seventh place in the WCHA after all but one of the league's games ended on Friday night. The Mavericks are idle this weekend. They want to finish the regular season in a top-six spot and get home ice for the league playoffs. Currently, they're one point out of fourth and three out of third.

Around the WCHA: Denver 3, Minnesota Duluth 0 ... Nebraska Omaha 4, Michigan Tech 3 ... St. Cloud State 4, Bemidji State 0 ... Wisconsin 1, North Dakota 1 (OT) ... Colorado College 2, Alaska Anchorage 2 (OT)

WCHA standings

1. St. Cloud State (27 points)

2. Nebraska Omaha (26)

3. Minnesota (24)

4. Denver (22)

    North Dakota (22)

    Wisconsin (22)

7. Minnesota State (21)

8. Minnesota Duluth (19)

9. Colorado College (16)

10. Bemidji State (12)

      Michigan Tech (12)

12. Alaska Anchorage (7)