1. Avoiding bookends: Minnesota State on Friday night was 54 seconds away from having 1-0 losses sandwiched around a four-game winning streak that included 21 goals, but Jake Jaremko's goal with the goalie pulled (pulled with 2:23 remaining) for an extra attacker tied the game. The Mavericks ended up with two WCHA points thanks to Chris Van Os-Shaw's shootout goal, the only one either team scored in four rounds of sudden death following 3x3 overtime.
2. Great goaltending: Hats off to Matt Jurusik, who entered the game on a two-game shutout streak and was fantastic throughout the night for the Huskies. His glove save on Jaremko's almost-sure game-winner with 49 seconds remaining in the first overtime was one for the highlight reels. Jaremko, Van Os-Shaw, Dallas Gerads, Walker Duehr, Parker Tuomie and Shane McMahan all had Grade A scoring chances throughout the game, and had to be shaking heads in disbelief as they were held off the board. Jurusik needs to credit his defense, too, which blocked several shots.
3. Injury report: The Mavericks got Nick Rivera back in the lineup on Friday night but lost Jared Spooner to an upper-body injury when he was checked into the stanchion at the end of the wall at the edge of the Minnesota State bench, one of the worst places a player can crash into. Inexplicably, no penalty was called on the play, as it certainly looked like a check from behind, right into the numbers on the back of Spooner's jersey. Coach Mike Hastings said Spooner was "held out" for the rest of the game. No word on his availability for Saturday's rematch.
Here’s the hit that ended Spooner’s game last night. No penalty called on the play. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/iSLrgOEXzs— Shane Frederick (@puckato) February 9, 2019
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Around the WCHA: Bemidji State 3, Ferris State 3 (BSU wins 3x3) ... Northern Michigan 2, Alabama Huntsville 2 (UAH wins 3x3) ... Alaska Anchorage 4, Alaska 1
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