Mavericks 8, Beavers 6

Freddy's three thoughts of the game ...

1. Fourteen goals?!?!? Minnesota State and Bemidji State played each other four times last year and scored a total of 11 goals in those games, which included a 1-1 tie and three 2-1 finals. On Saturday night, the rivals scored and scored and scored, compiling 14 goals. "Fourteen goals? We're in an ear era where the first to three goals usually wins," Beavers coach Tom Serratore said. The teams combined for six goals in the second period alone. Minnesota State had two stretches where it scored three goals in a row (including three unanswered in the third period), and Bemidji State had one. "It was a fun game for the fans and a fun game for the players," Serratore said.

2. Many hats: Each team had a hat trick in the game, as MSU's Max Coatta got his first three-goal game, and BSU's Jay Dickman had three. On Friday, Marc Michaelis had a hat trick for the Mavericks; he had two goals and an assist on Saturday for a six-point weekend, doubling his total points going into the weekend. The WCHA might as well send him its Offensive Player of the Week Award now. The Mavericks' Daniel Brickley (1G, 2A) and C.J. Suess (3A) also had three-point games, as did the Beavers' Kyle Bauman (3A).

3. Down but not out: Minnesota State was up 4-2 in the second period and then allowed three goals to fall behind 5-4 and have starting goalie Jason Pawloski chased from the game. Zeb Knutson's goal with 2.2 seconds left in the second salvaged the period (BSU iced the puck with 6 seconds left, putting the faceoff in MSU's offensive zone. Suess won the draw cleanly back to Brickley who fired a shot that Knutson tipped in.) The Beavers got momentum back with Dickman's hat trick goal early in the third, but that didn't knock out the Mavericks, who then got goals from Coatta, Michaelis and Jaremko to close out the game. "Proud that the guys found a way to get it done in a very difficult building," Hastings said.

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Around the WCHA: Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior State 2 ... Ferris State 5, Alaska 3 ... Northern Michigan 4, Michigan Tech 0 ... Alaska Anchorage 3, Alabama Huntsville 3 (UAA wins shootout)