Augustana University struck 20 seconds into overtime to slip past the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team Friday night by a 4-3 score inside MIDCO Arena in Sioux Falls, SD.
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The nonconference loss was the Bulldogs first setback of the season, and the second in three games against the Vikings over the past two seasons.
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UMD's power play put the first goal of the game on the board when Callum Arnott shoveled in Jayson Shaugabay's feed in front of the net at 17:41 of the opening period. The goal's second assist went to Victor Plante -- his first career point as a Bulldog.
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AU countered 50 seconds later, however, and both sides took a 1-1 stalemate into the first intermission, perhaps a foreshadowing of what was to come.
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Barrett Hall stretched his current scoring streak to three games with 27 seconds left in the second period off a tip at the net front. Hall redirected Adam Kleber's shot from the point for his third-straight goal over his first three games as a Bulldog, and it handed UMD a 2-1 lead in the process.
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The Vikings stormed back late in the third period to take a 3-2 lead, scoring two goals 17 seconds a part – Landon Fandel at 16:49 and Jacob Fletcher at 17:06.Â
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But Bulldog late game closer Zam Plante wasn't done, and the junior backdoor slamming wizard picked right up where he left off at the end of last season, burying a feed from Shaugabay to make it a 3-3 game at 18:39 and force overtime.
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Augustana needed just 20 seconds to win it, however, ringing it off the post for the 4-3 upset.
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Ethan Dahlmeir had 26 saves in the loss for UMD, who also went 1-of-2 on the power play and held AU scoreless in five power play attempts. Mathis Langevin had 25 stops for the Vikings, who outshot UMD 30-28 and owned a 38-26 faceoff advantage in the game.
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The Bulldogs (2-1-0) and AU will do it all over again tomorrow night inside MIDCO. The puck is set to drop at 6:07 p.m.
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BULLDOG NOTES: Jayson Shaugabay has now had three-straight multiple point games after dishing two passes Friday night … Shaugabay has seven points in his first three games of the season (1g, 6a) … four other players have notched points in their first three games … Callum Arnott (2g, 3a, and who has both of UMD's power play goals), Hunter Anderson (1g, 4a), Ty Hanson (1g, 4a) and Barrett Hall (3g) … the Bulldogs continue to own a perfect penalty kill … UMD has killed off 15-straight power plays … Augustana now has a 2-1 advantage over the Bulldogs after also splitting with them last season … the Vikings also scored four goals in their one win against UMD in the series opener at AMSOIL Arena.
