Freddy's three thoughts of the game ...
1. Back to back: It's always impressive when young players put together back-to-back quality performances on a weekend, and freshmen Julian Napravnik and Chris Van Os-Shaw did that against Alabama Huntsville. Napravnik had a goal and an assist and Van Os-Shaw had a goal on Saturday. For the weekend, the duo compiled four goals and seven points. You can read more about them in my gamer (linked below). "We have to stick to what we’ve been doing," said Napravnik, who had a four-point weekend.
2. Clean sheet: Dryden McKay got his third shutout of the season on Saturday, stopping just 12 shots in the process. The freshman goaltender, who allowed just one goal on 27 shots for the series is now 16-5-1 for the season with a .921 save percentage and a 1.91 goals-against average. Minnesota State has won nine of its last 10 games, all with McKay in goal. The Mavericks put 35 shots on UAH's Mark Sinclair on Saturday after putting up 43 on Jake Theut on Friday.
3. Major key: There were two major penalties called in the game, one on each team. First, Connor Wood of UAH checked Connor Mackey from behind and got a five and a game for the dangerous hit that appeared to shake up the MSU defenseman (although he returned to the game). Later, Parker Tuomie was called for spearing Sinclair, knocking the goalie's helmet off. It looked more like a high stick on a follow-through on a shot attempt, but the refs didn't see it that way. “He said he speared him,” coach Mike Hastings said. “My question was: Was it intentional? I thought he was just trying to get his stick back. … He said it didn’t matter what the intent was.”
Read my game story here.
Around the WCHA: Northern Michigan 3, Bowling Green 2 ... Lake Superior State 4, Ferris State 2
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