1. Record-setter: Dryden McKay set the WCHA record for career shutouts, blanking Alabama Huntsville on 16 shots Friday in a 5-0 Mavericks win. McKay now has 22 shutouts overall and 17 in WCHA games, both league records. He's four shutouts behind Ryan Miller's NCAA-record 26 shutouts. McKay has eight shutouts in 14 starts this season. In Thursday night's 4-1 victory, McKay stopped nine of 10 shots. He has a .959 save percentage and an amazing 0.79 goals-against average for the season.
2. Almost perfect: Minnesota State trailed 1-0 after the first period on Thursday, but the Mavericks rolled after that, scoring nine unanswered goals over the next five periods. They were dominant in the second period each night, scoring three times on Thursday and four times on Friday. The Mavericks have been really good in second periods. A week earlier, they scored five of their nine goals against Bowling Green in the two second periods.
3. Point producers: Todd Burgess had the big weekend, scoring four points with two assists in the first game and two goals in the second. Dallas Gerads scored two goals, too. Three Mavericks this season are averaging more than a point per game. Leading scorer Julian Napravnik (7-12—19, 15 games) had a goal and two assists in the series. Cade Borchardt (7-11—18, 16 games) had a goal and an assist. And Nathan Smith (3-14—17, 16 games) had an assist. Jake Jaremko finished the weekend with three assists.
Deep thought: Nice screen grab by Chris Dilks on this impressive play by freshman D Akito Hirose:
Your weekly Akito Hirose highlight is him pulling up on a nice rush and finding Cade Borchardt for a one-time goal. pic.twitter.com/VItAlks8fk
— Chris Dilks (@ChrisDilks) February 12, 2021
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