Behind a four-goal second period offensive burst, No. 18/19 Colorado College offensively overwhelmed the University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team 7-2 inside Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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The Tigers snapped UMD's two-game winning streak and pulled themselves out of a five-game losing streak.
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CC got a goal from Noah Laba in every period for a hat trick, and the Tigers bookended their four score second period with two goals in the first period and Laba's third in the final stanza.
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Freshman defenseman Ty Hanson banged in a shorthanded rebound from Zam Plante at 16:44 of the second period to make it a 5-1 skate, but just 14 seconds later, CC's Stanley Cooley pushed the Bulldog deficit back to five goals.
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On the power play 8:42 into the third period, rookie forward Callum Arnott tipped in a Aaron Pionk shot from the point to get UMD's second goal on the board, but the Tigers held on to their five-goal lead for the 7-2 final.
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Both teams had seven power plays on the night CC went 2-of-7 while UMD went 1-of-7. Four goalies in all played between the two sides –Klayton Knapp allowed four goals in the loss he will own, making nine saves in 23:16 of action. Zach Sandy turned in 36:45, 14 saves and three goals against. Kaiden Mbereko had 20 saves in 47:20 of action for the Tigers to pick up the win. CC, who improved to 11-9-1, 5-5-1, barely outshot UMD at 30-29.
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The Bulldogs (8-12-1, 4-7-0) will regroup and hit the ice with the Tigers for game two Saturday. The puck is set to drop at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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BULLDOG NOTES: Aaron Pionk extended his current scoring streak to seven games (1g, 7a) … it's the longest scoring streak by any Bulldog all season … Friday night was the most goals allowed by a UMD team since it gave up seven against the University of Minnesota on Oct. 7, 2018.
