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Mar. 6—GRAND FORKS — Omaha and No. 3 UND are meeting in Game 1 of their National Collegiate Hockey Conference quarterfinal playoff series in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Time: 7:07 p.m.
Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena.
TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD).
Radio:
The Fox (96.1 FM).
Stream:
NCHChockey.com/tv.
UND 1, Omaha 0 — Cade Littler 5 (Jack Kernan, Ollie Josephson) 7:26 (pp). UND strikes on its first power-play chance of the night. UND defenseman Abram Wiebe gets the puck to Josephson in the bumper. Josephson hands it off to Kernan, who rips a shot from the top of the right circle. Littler tips it home for his fifth of the season. It's his fourth goal against Omaha in the playoffs. He had three last season.
Forwards
26 Dylan James—29 Ellis Rickwood—24 Josh Zakreski
7 Mac Swanson—17 Cole Reschny—15 Jack Kernan
19 Cody Croal—8 Ollie Josephson—14 Tyler Young
27 Anthony Menghini—20 Cade Littler—28 Dalton Andrew
Defensemen
4 Jake Livanavage—2 Bennett Zmolek
25 Abram Wiebe—18 Keaton Verhoeff
16 Andrew Strathmann—6 E.J. Emery
13 Sam Laurila
Goaltenders
35 Jan Špunar
31 Gibson Homer
1 Zach Sandy
Not in lineup: F Ben Strinden (illness), F Will Zellers (illness), F David Klee (illness), D Jayden Jubenvill, D Ian Engel
Forwards
38 Trevor Wong—11 Samuel Huo—72 Marcus Nguyen
71 Brett Hyland—19 Sean Tschigerl—86 Jérémy Loranger
18 Myles Hilman—12 Luke Woodworth—23 Maxime Pellerin
21 Tyler Rollwagen—25 Cameron Mitchell—13 Jacob Slipec
Defensemen
7 Griffin Ludtke—8 Marcus Broberg
22 Aidan de La Gorgendiere—10 Jacob Guévin
24 Marc Lajoie—6 Ryan McCleary
44 Spencer Sova
Goaltenders
30 Simon Latkoczy
73 Dawson Cowan
1 Will Craig
Not in lineup: F Chase LaPinta, F Joel Plante, F Cameron Briere, D Hunter McInnes
Referees — Jake Jackson and Ryan Hersey
Linesmen — Kyle Stephens and Tyler Landman
Supervisor — TBA
With the illnesses to Ben Strinden, Will Zellers and David Klee, UND sophomore Dalton Andrew is moving into the lineup for the fourth time this season. Andrew played on Nov. 15 against Arizona State (7:25), Dec. 6 at St. Cloud State (1:01) and Jan. 2 against Mercyhurst (11:59). . . Josh Zakreski and Jack Kernan are sliding into the spots where Strinden and Zellers likely would have been. . . UND has won 16 consecutive home playoff games dating back to Game 2 of the 2015 NCHC quarterfinals against Colorado College. . . The Fighting Hawks knocked Omaha out of the NCHC playoffs in 2023 and 2025 quarterfinals.
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Time: 7:07 p.m.
Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena.
TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD).
Radio:
The Fox (96.1 FM).
Stream:
NCHChockey.com/tv.
UND 1, Omaha 0 — Cade Littler 5 (Jack Kernan, Ollie Josephson) 7:26 (pp). UND strikes on its first power-play chance of the night. UND defenseman Abram Wiebe gets the puck to Josephson in the bumper. Josephson hands it off to Kernan, who rips a shot from the top of the right circle. Littler tips it home for his fifth of the season. It's his fourth goal against Omaha in the playoffs. He had three last season.
Forwards
26 Dylan James—29 Ellis Rickwood—24 Josh Zakreski
7 Mac Swanson—17 Cole Reschny—15 Jack Kernan
19 Cody Croal—8 Ollie Josephson—14 Tyler Young
27 Anthony Menghini—20 Cade Littler—28 Dalton Andrew
Defensemen
4 Jake Livanavage—2 Bennett Zmolek
25 Abram Wiebe—18 Keaton Verhoeff
16 Andrew Strathmann—6 E.J. Emery
13 Sam Laurila
Goaltenders
35 Jan Špunar
31 Gibson Homer
1 Zach Sandy
Not in lineup: F Ben Strinden (illness), F Will Zellers (illness), F David Klee (illness), D Jayden Jubenvill, D Ian Engel
Forwards
38 Trevor Wong—11 Samuel Huo—72 Marcus Nguyen
71 Brett Hyland—19 Sean Tschigerl—86 Jérémy Loranger
18 Myles Hilman—12 Luke Woodworth—23 Maxime Pellerin
21 Tyler Rollwagen—25 Cameron Mitchell—13 Jacob Slipec
Defensemen
7 Griffin Ludtke—8 Marcus Broberg
22 Aidan de La Gorgendiere—10 Jacob Guévin
24 Marc Lajoie—6 Ryan McCleary
44 Spencer Sova
Goaltenders
30 Simon Latkoczy
73 Dawson Cowan
1 Will Craig
Not in lineup: F Chase LaPinta, F Joel Plante, F Cameron Briere, D Hunter McInnes
Referees — Jake Jackson and Ryan Hersey
Linesmen — Kyle Stephens and Tyler Landman
Supervisor — TBA
With the illnesses to Ben Strinden, Will Zellers and David Klee, UND sophomore Dalton Andrew is moving into the lineup for the fourth time this season. Andrew played on Nov. 15 against Arizona State (7:25), Dec. 6 at St. Cloud State (1:01) and Jan. 2 against Mercyhurst (11:59). . . Josh Zakreski and Jack Kernan are sliding into the spots where Strinden and Zellers likely would have been. . . UND has won 16 consecutive home playoff games dating back to Game 2 of the 2015 NCHC quarterfinals against Colorado College. . . The Fighting Hawks knocked Omaha out of the NCHC playoffs in 2023 and 2025 quarterfinals.
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