DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 10 Arizona State ice hockey team (17-11-2, 12-7-1 NCHC) collected a shootout win and 3-3 tie over Minnesota Duluth (11-15-2, 7-10-1 NCHC) on Saturday night at AMSOIL Arena. Senior winger Ryan Kirwan scored the winner and graduate center Artem Shlaine scored two of ASU's three goals in regulation.
The shootout win gave ASU two points in the conference standings, and three over the course of the weekend, to nab sole possession of the second place spot in the chase for the Penrose Cup. ASU is five short of conference leader Western Michigan, who it hosts next weekend at Mullett Arena.