Date: Saturday, December 2, 2017
Conference Game
Attendance: 11742 (Sellout)
Start Time: 7:07 pm  End Time: 9:20 pm  Total Time: 2:13
Scoring by Period -
WMU 0-1-0=1; NDK 0-1-3=4
1st Period
Scoring - None
Penalties - Wade Allison, WMU (Tripping) 4:46; Jordan Kawaguchi, NDK (Slashing) 11:59
2nd Period
Scoring - 1, WMU Austin Rueschhoff/5 (Brett Van Os/2) 8:33
2, NDK Nick Jones/6 (Grant Mismash/9, Shane Gersich/5) 19:37
Penalties - Dawson DiPietro, WMU (Interference) 4:34; Bench, WMU (Too Many Players) 9:26; Ethen Frank, WMU (Slashing) 13:35
3rd Period
Scoring - 3, NDK Cole Smith/2 (Josh Rieger/2) 0:07 (GW)
4, NDK Hayden Shaw/1 (Matt Kiersted/2, Joel Janatuinen/6) 11:59 (PP)
5, NDK Grant Mismash/5 (Shane Gersich/6, Nick Jones/7) 14:26
Penalties - Gabe Bast, NDK (Slashing) 4:03; Scott Moldenhauer, WMU (Interference) 4:40; Rhett Gardner, NDK (Slashing) 5:11; Neal Goff, WMU (Hooking) 8:19; Hayden Shaw, NDK (Interference) 9:45; Hugh McGing, WMU (Slashing) 10:02
Western Michigan Goaltending - Ben Blacker (59:58, 25 shots, 21 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (0:02, 0 GA)
North Dakota Goaltending - Cam Johnson (60:00, 20 shots, 19 saves, 1 GA)
Win - Cam Johnson, NDK (7-2-1). Loss - Ben Blacker, WMU (8-7-1).
Shots On Goal -
WMU 8-5-7=20; NDK 5-11-9=25
Power Plays -
WMU 0 of 3; NDK 1 of 6
Penalties - WMU 7 (14 min); NDK 4 (8 min)
New Records - North Dakota 10-4-4, Western Michigan 9-7-1
Three Stars: 1. Nick Jones (North Dakota) 2. Cole Smith (North Dakota) 3. Hayden Shaw (North Dakota)
Referees: Joe Sullivan, Ryan Hersey Linesmen: Mike Eslinger, Brandon Schmitt