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| Todd Pavlack, BGSUHockey.com |
1. Opposite night: Minnesota State and Bowling Green are a couple of Even Stevens when they play each other. Since the Falcons joined MSU in the "new" WCHA in 2013, the two teams have split every series but one, and that one ended in a pair of ties. No one's getting out of a weekend with more than two points when these two teams meet, it seems. That was the case on Saturday as BG bounced back from Friday's loss. The Falcons kept MSU off the board on its first six power plays while scoring four goals of their own over that same stretch to take a 4-0 lead. Minnesota State got two back but that was all.
2. How about a 5-on-5 goal? Minnesota State did score one power-play goal on Saturday, finishing 1 for 8 after going 3 for 6 on Friday. Nick Rivera scored the goal, just after assisting on Zeb Knutson's goal, which came with an extra attacker on during a delayed penalty. On Friday, the Mavericks scored the three PPGs as well as a 4-on-4 goal. That being said, Bowling Green goalie Ryan Bednard was on his game Saturday after sitting out Friday's game. He finished with 26 saves and made two big-time saves on Knutson, who led MSU with four shots on goal along with Daniel Brickley.
3. Lineup changes: Coach Mike Hastings made a few changes to his lineup on Saturday. Most notably, he went with Jason Pawloski in goal, as he did a week earlier at Boston University. Pawloski stopped 24 shots, including a pair of short-handed breakaways, but he didn't out-duel Bednard. Other changes included Dallas Gerads for Walker Duehr, a freshman-for-freshman move that included some other line shuffling. On defense, Riese Zmolek was a scratch. Hastings said he's day-to-day with an injury. Edwin Hookenson took his place in the D-corps.
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Around the WCHA: Mercyhurst 4, Ferris State 1 ... Wisconsin 4, Northern Michigan 0 ... Alabama Huntsville 4, Michigan Tech 2 ... Air Force 5, Bemidji State 1 ... Denver 5, Lake Superior State 1 ... Alaska Anchorage at Alaska
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