The game was scoreless in the first period, however Minnesota Duluth began gaining some momentum in the second. Their first goal came just 1:45 into the second period and then again with nearly eight minutes remaining.
In the third period, the Bulldogs buried the broncos, scoring a total of five goals and ultimately beating WMU 8-0. In the matchup, UMD’s Karson Kuhlman recorded a hat trick while Jared Thomas tallied four assists, according to nchchockey.com
Western Michigan had 22 shots-on-goal and Minnesota-Duluth had 34. Junior goaltender Trevor Gorsuch allowed four goals on the night before being replaced by freshman goaltender Austin Cain, who then proceeded to let in four goals of his own.