Arizona State stuns No. 6 North Dakota in men’s hockey matchup

Las Vegas, N.V. – Sin Metropolis is for the Solar Devils, and the Solar Devils ONLY. The Arizona State males’s ice hockey staff defeated No. 6/7 North Dakota, 3-2, in entrance of over 15,000 Preventing Hawks followers within the U.S. Hockey Corridor of Fame Recreation at T-Cell Enviornment on Saturday night time. 

The David versus Goliath victory is the very best ranked win for ASU for the reason that Solar Devils defeated UND’s convention neighbor, then-No. 4 Denver in a 4-1 win in Tempe on Dec. 6, 2019. The Solar Devils have now upset 9 top-10 opponents of their seven-year historical past. 
 
ASU stays undefeated in Las Vegas (3-0) because the topped champions of the 2018 Ice Vegas Event at T-Cell Enviornment.  

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UND scored the opening purpose of the desert duel a bit of after seven minutes into the introductory interval. Two minutes later, the Preventing Hawks landed the primary energy play alternative of the night time and capitalized with an influence play purpose to increase their lead, 2-0.

ASU loved its first energy play alternative quarter-hour into the primary interval and sophomore ahead Matthew Kopperud netted ASU’s first of the night time to chop the UND lead in half. Kopperud was assisted by senior defenseman Jack Judson on his third purpose of the season. 

After a quiet begin to the second interval, play opened up when ASU went on its second energy play of the night time. Junior ahead Lukas Sillinger scored the tying purpose, his second purpose of the season, from the highest of the circle with assists from Kopperud and senior ahead Robert Mastrosimone. 

ASU killed three penalties and deafened the Preventing Hawks’ energy play, which ranked second within the NCAA earlier than Saturday night time’s sport with a 35.5 proportion. 

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Nothing says we’re again for the third interval higher than a purpose within the first 24 seconds of the body. Mastrosimone acquired one in all his personal with an help from Sillinger to take the lead. 

ASU blocked 22 UND photographs, essentially the most in a sport this season whereas TJ Semptimphelter stood on his head between the pipes with 13 saves in his ninth consecutive begin. For less than the second time this season UND was held scoreless for 2 intervals. The Preventing Hawks scored two first interval objectives towards then-No. 8/7 Quinnipiac, however in the end fell 6-2 after being held scoreless via the second and third intervals. 

With tonight’s game-winning purpose, Mastrosimone is on a three-game goal-scoring streak.