You can see from the lineup cards that freshman forward Tyson Jost will not be playing tonight. Jost is off to the World Junior and we won’t see him again until after the 2017 WJC. Also, for the fifth game in a row, Brock Boeser is out of the lineup with a wrist injury.
Statistics of Note
With last night’s win, UND is 16-1-0 all-time against WMU. UND has won eight straight games in a row over WMU.
UND junior goalie Cam Johnson continues his strong play in net. Johnson has started 47 consecutive games in a row. That’s currently the second-longest streak in UND history. Tonight, Johnson will start his 48th consecutive game in a row.
Last night, the junior from Troy, Michigan, stopped 24-of-25 shots and improved to 9-5-3 on the season. In 17 starts, Johnson is 9-5-3, 2.16 GAA and .911 save percentage. In the past month, Johnson is 4-2-2, 1.73 GAA and .932 save percentage.
Last night, the Hawks were perfect (3-3) on the penalty kill. Over the course of the last six games, UND is 19-22 (86.4 percent) on the PK.
Sophomore forward Brock Boeser missed the fourth game in a row with a wrist injury.
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