Costantini’s overtime winner guides UND past USNTDP, 4-3, in exhibition play

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Matteo Costantini struck with simply 35 seconds remaining in time beyond regulation to offer North Dakota a 4-3 victory over america Nationwide Underneath-18 Staff on Saturday afternoon from Ralph Engelstad Enviornment in Grand Forks, N.D. in exhibition motion.

The sophomore took a cross from Louis Jamernik V and beat his defender down the wall earlier than firing it over the blocker of goaltender Michael Chambre within the 3-on-3 session to shut out the 2022 12 months on a profitable be aware in entrance of 11,034 followers.

UND, who dropped the exhibition contest to the U-18’s final season, got here out with a torrid assault by hanging for 2 objectives within the opening 3:53 to take an early 2-0 lead. Jake Schmaltz opened the scoring simply 1:15 in earlier than Riese Gaber pounced on his personal rebound to double the benefit and put the Preventing Hawks on the offensive.

The Individuals didn’t go away quietly, scoring a pair of objectives in beneath two minutes themselves to knot the competition up at 2-2 after 20 minutes of play.

Within the latter phases of the second, Owen McLaughlin made a fantastic play on a backcheck to thwart a U-18 likelihood earlier than discovering Cooper Moore on the following offensive rush to make it 3-2 NoDak with 5:55 to play within the center stanza. As soon as once more, the USNTDP got here proper again to tie the sport at 3-3 getting into the ultimate interval of play.

After a profitable problem by North Dakota took away a possible recreation winner for the U-18’s late within the third, Costantini scored the time beyond regulation winner to shine off the 4-3 victory.

North Dakota returns again to common season play subsequent weekend in opposition to Division I newcomer Lindenwood on Friday evening at 7:07 p.m. from the Ralph.

Postgame Notes

• All three goalies noticed motion for UND, with Kaleb Johnson incomes the victory
• Drew DeRidder made eight saves on 10 photographs in 29:58 of play
• Jakob Hellsten then adopted with a 6-for-7 day in simply over 21 minutes
• Johnson completed off the sport with three saves on three photographs over the ultimate 13:14 to earn the win
• UND improves to 11-1-0 all-time in opposition to the USNTDP and 10-1-0 in Grand Forks
• Riese Gaber led all skaters with six photographs on objective
• NoDak completed with a 41-20 shot benefit, together with a 13-4 margin within the third and OT
• Owen McLaughlin completed with a pair of assists, whereas Matteo Costantini additionally had two factors (1G, 1A)
• Louis Jamernik V went 13-5 within the faceoff dot to assist UND end with a 36-30 benefit
• The Hawks had been lacking Jackson Blake attributable to his participation on the IIHF World Junior Championships