Another road sweep

Freddy's three thoughts ...

1. Dryden does his thing: On Friday, Dryden McKay recorded his third consecutive shutout, as Minnesota State defeated Lake Superior State 3-0. It was his fifth shutout in seven starts this season and the 19th of his career. That streak ended on Saturday during a 6-2 victory for a series sweep that improved the Mavericks to 7-1-1 and 4-0-0 in the WCHA when the Lakers scored in the second period that ended McKay's shutout stretch at 217 minutes, 37 seconds, the ninth-longest in WCHA history, according to the league. He's the only goalie in league history with two 200+ scoreless streaks. Last season, he had a stretch of 234:25. Yes, we all know he's on a team that plays so sound defensively in front of him, but he's also just damn good.

2. Three-pointers: Four players had three-point games in the series, as Julian Napravnik (2G, 1A) and Cade Borchardt (3A) did it on Friday, and Sam Morton (2G, 1A) and Riese Zmolek (3A) did it on Saturday. For Morton, the junior transfer from Union, the goals were his first two as a Maverick. Borchardt, who had an assist on Saturday for a four-point weekend, now leads the Mavericks with 13 points, followed by Napravnik with 11 and Nathan Smith (1G, 2A in the series) with 10. Borchardt has a point in all but two games this season, and MSU didn't win either of those games, losing one and tying the other.

3. Why don't we do it in the road? Minnesota State has played just two games at home so far, as COVID has postponed a few of its home games. No problem, it seems, as they are 6-1-0 outside of Mankato. They've already taken three trips to the Michigan UP, too! Lake Superior State is a tough place to travel to and a tough place to play. The Lakers were also ranked 19th after going 6-1-3 over their first 10 games. That's an impressive road sweep for anyone. Up next are three straight home weekends, starting Friday against Ferris State — COVID-permitting, of course.

Around the WCHA: The only other series involving conference teams took place at Bowling Green where the Falcons swept Northern Michigan 5-1 and 6-2. BG is now 14-2-0, while the Wildcats fell to 2-8-0.