Friday, December 30
Baxter Arena
7:07 PM
Omaha
10-6-3
4
vs
1
Lake Superior State
8-10-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Omaha | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Ortega Ties Record; Mavericks Beat Lakers, 4-1
Dec 31, 2016 | Hockey
OMAHA, Neb. – Senior Austin Ortega tied the NCAA record for game-winning goals, pushing the Omaha hockey team past Lake Superior State, 4-1, on Friday night at Baxter Arena.
Ortega fired home a pass from Fredrik Olofsson at 9:47 of the second period to give UNO a 2-0 lead in the game. Ortega joined Brett Sterling of Colorado College and Kyle Rau of Minnesota who also have 23 career game-winning goals. It was Ortega's third game winner of the season and his team-leading 13th overall.
Omaha improved to 10-6-3 this season while the Lakers dipped to 8-10-1. The two teams finish the series on Saturday with an early 4:07 p.m. face-off.
The Mavericks snapped a scoreless tie during a power play early in the second period. Steven Spinner carried the puck to the top of the face-off circles before feeding the puck back to the left wing for Justin Parizek. He hammered a shot just inside the near corner at 6:48.
Leading 2-0 in the third, the Mavericks saw their lead cut in half when J.T. Henke fired in a shot off the crossbar at 3:09.
However, Olofsson scored at 8:27 to restore the two-goal lead, banking in a shot off a Lake Superior State defenseman. Tyler Vesel added his eighth goal of the season at 12:28, blasting the puck past goalie Gordon Defiel from the top of the slot.
Olofsson finished the night with three points (1-2-3) and now has scored in all five games since returning from an injury on Dec. 2 (4-3-7).
Evan Weninger stopped 28 shots to improve to 7-3-2 while Defiel made 39 saves as the Mavericks outshot the Lakers, 43-29.
Ortega fired home a pass from Fredrik Olofsson at 9:47 of the second period to give UNO a 2-0 lead in the game. Ortega joined Brett Sterling of Colorado College and Kyle Rau of Minnesota who also have 23 career game-winning goals. It was Ortega's third game winner of the season and his team-leading 13th overall.
Omaha improved to 10-6-3 this season while the Lakers dipped to 8-10-1. The two teams finish the series on Saturday with an early 4:07 p.m. face-off.
The Mavericks snapped a scoreless tie during a power play early in the second period. Steven Spinner carried the puck to the top of the face-off circles before feeding the puck back to the left wing for Justin Parizek. He hammered a shot just inside the near corner at 6:48.
Leading 2-0 in the third, the Mavericks saw their lead cut in half when J.T. Henke fired in a shot off the crossbar at 3:09.
However, Olofsson scored at 8:27 to restore the two-goal lead, banking in a shot off a Lake Superior State defenseman. Tyler Vesel added his eighth goal of the season at 12:28, blasting the puck past goalie Gordon Defiel from the top of the slot.
Olofsson finished the night with three points (1-2-3) and now has scored in all five games since returning from an injury on Dec. 2 (4-3-7).
Evan Weninger stopped 28 shots to improve to 7-3-2 while Defiel made 39 saves as the Mavericks outshot the Lakers, 43-29.
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/ HockeyTeam Stats
LSSU
OMAHA
Shots
29
43
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
5
Penalty Mins
10
10
Faceoffs Won
27
32
Game Leaders
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
2
+/-
+3
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
2
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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