Freddy's three thoughts from afar ...
1. Breakout performance: Sophomore forward Walker Duehr, who's played sparingly in a season-plus, made his shot count on Friday, scoring two first-period goals to help the Mavericks build a 3-0 lead and avoid back-to-back losses. The goals were the first two of the season for the Sioux Falls native and the third and fourth of his career. Connor Mackey and Marc Michaelis had the other goals for the the Mavericks. Dryden McKay, starting for the first time since Oct. 20 (although he did play most of last Saturday's game in relief) stopped 16 shots.
2. Lineup shuffle: Duehr was in the lineup for the first time in five games, as coach Mike Hastings made some lineup changes. Alec Vanko got in for the first time in two seasons, too, while Reggie Lutz took a break after his slow start to the year. While the Mavericks' red-hot top line stayed the same, the second group included Jake Jaremko with Nick Rivera Max Coatta, the third line consisted of Jared Spooner with Julian Napravnik (the lefty moved from right wing to left) and Duehr, and the fourth line was made of Josh French (back in the middle) with Dallas Gerads and Vanko.
3. Play 60: You can read some of Hastings' comments in the story linked below, but he did point out that his team still needs to play a full game. The Mavericks started strong with the 3-0 first period, and things evened out in the second period. In the third, though, they took two penalties and gave up a power-play goal that turned a 4-1 game into a 4-2 one late. The win did guarantee at least a split in the series, but the Mavericks should expect a push on Saturday as Lake Superior State has not been swept this season.
Read my writeup here.
Around the WCHA: Michigan Tech 3, Bemidji State 3 (MTU wins in 3x3 OT) ... Alaska 4, Ferris State 3, OT
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