Gophers 1, Mavericks 1 -- End of One

Just 1:12 into the game Jake Hansen took a five-minute major for boarding, and the Mavericks capitalized 4:34 into the extended power play when Mick Berge scored from the slot off a pass from Rylan Galiardi.

The Gophers tied the game at 14:56 on a power-play goal by Jake Hansen, a shot from near the goal line that slipped through Mike Zacharias' pads.

Gophers at Mavericks

Just less than an hour to game time, here are tonight's lines.

MSU
Irwin-Bruess-Mouillierat
Berge-Galiardi-Louwerse
Gaulrapp-Harrison-Stewart
Mueller-Sackrison-Jokinen

Davis-Kilburg
Boe-Youds
Friesen-Canzanello

Zacharias
Tormey
Lee

UM
Stoa-Schroeder-Barriball
Hoeffel-Carman-Hansen
Lucia-White-Flynn
Larson-Sacchetti-Bostrom

Ness-Anderson
Fairchild-Lofquist
Schack-Wehrs

Kangas
Patterson

Mavericks 7, Seawolves 1 -- Final

The Mavericks had third-period goals from Kael Mouillierat, Justin Jokinen and James Gaulrapp to seal a 7-1 conference victory. Paul Crowder scored UAA's lone goal. Zacharias and Olthuis made 24 saves each.

More to come later.

Mavericks 4, Seawolves 0 -- End of Two

Zach Harrison had the first and last goal of the period and Mike Berge added another to build the Mavericks a 4-0 lead. MSU leads in shots 19-14.

The Mavericks will have a 5-on-3 for the first 48 seconds of the third period and a a man advantage for 1:59.

Mavericks 1, Seawolves 1 -- End of One

Geoff Irwin scored the only goal of the period at 17:36 on a four-on-four advantage. Kurt Davis fired a shot on net coming down the slot and Irwin skated through the slot to pick up the puck and slide it past Jon Olthuis' blocker side. UAA leads in shots 8-7.
MSU has 45 seconds of its power play remaining to start the second.

Mavericks vs. Seawolves -- Game 2 Pregame

Some regulars scratched for the Mavericks tonight, including Andy Sackrison, Mike Louwerse and Jason Wiley. Sackrison didn't play last Saturday at Colorado College and Ben Youds seems to be still out with an injury. Baylor Dieter, a freshman defenseman, is making his first career start tonight. Mike Zacharias returns to net for MSU. Here's tonight's lines.

MSU
Irwin-Mouillierat-Jokinen
Galiardi-Bruess-Stewart
Gaulrapp-Harrison-Berge
Mueller-Schiller-Thompson

Davis-Kilburg
Boe-Cooper
Friesen-Dieter

Mike Zacharias
Dan Tormey
Austin Lee

UAA
Grant-Crowder-Wiles
Lunden-Haddad-Clark
Bales-Parkinson-Moir
Lovdahl-Portwood-Aiken

Backstrom-Robinson
Leinweber-Lafranchise
Hunt-Tuton

Olthuis
Christianson

Seawolves 4, Mavericks 2 -- Final

Neither team could get much going in the final period, but Josh Lunden scored his second goal of the game and ninth of the season at 16:22 for the game-winner. Tommy Grant added an empty-net goal at 19:36.

Tormey made 18 saves in the loss. Olthuis made 22 saves. Game two, tomorrow.

Mavericks 2, Seawolves 2 -- End of 2nd

Trevor Bruess gave the Mavericks a 2-1 lead when Mick Berge found Bruess in the slot from behind the net, all of which started by James Gaulrapp winning a scrum in the corner. Trevor Hunt tied the game at 8:32 on a four-on-three advantage.

Mavericks lead it shots, 19-12.

Mavericks 1, Seawolves 1 -- End of One

Josh Lunden gave the Seawolves the opening goal at 8:47 of the first period on an even-strength tally. The Mavs -- who looked a little sluggish in the first period -- answered when Sean Wiles went to the penalty box at 19:00. Mike Louwerse knocked in a rebound from the doorstep at 19:32 to tie the game. Kurt Davis and Kael Mouillierat assisted on the goal.

One penalty aside for the first frame, and MSU leads in shots 9-7.

Mavericks vs. Seawolves Pregame

Updates to come after each period. Here's tonight's lines.

MSU
Irwin-Mouillierat-Wiley
Galiardi-Bruess-Stewart
Mueller-Sackrison-Louwerse
Gaulrapp-Harrison-Berge

Davis-Kilburg
Boe-Cooper
Friesen-Canzanello

Tormey
Zacharias
Lee

UAA
Grant-Crowder-Wiles
Lunden-Haddad-Clark
Bales-Parkinson-Moir
Lovdahl-Portwood-Aiken

Backstrom-Robinson
Leinweber-Lafranchise
Hunt-Tuton

Olthuis
Christianson

And we're back, with some news

Yeah, I've been gone, Christmas break, some vacation, haven't been doing any updates. But again, we are back now.

As the Mankato Free Press reported today, Michael Dorr, a former Gopher, has transferred to MSU. Dorr will be eligible to play next January for the Mavericks. It should be a pretty good pick up for the Mavericks. Dorr was a linemate with Adam Mueller at Roseville High School.

I'll be updating the game at the Alltel Center Friday and Saturday. See you then.

Mavericks swept

As most already know, the Mavericks took a 5-2 loss at the hands of red-hot Denver last night at the Alltel Center. The Mavericks have been struggling lately, losing their last four games.

Read Friday night's recap here, and Saturday's here.

Denver 3, Minnesota State 2 - End of 2

Adam Mueller scored his first goal of the season 17 seconds into the period on a breakaway and Mike Louwerse added a power-play goal at 8:06 to tie the game. Denver, however, was able to get yet another last minute goal, when Glasser netted his second of the game at 19:05. The Pioneers are now outshooting the Mavericks 25-15.

Denver 2, Minnesota State 0 - End of 1

Matt Glasser put Denver on the board at 13:55 and Jesse Martin added his third goal of the series with just 10 seconds remaining in the period. Denver outshot the Mavericks 15-4. Minnesota State didn't get its first shot on goal until midway through the period. The Mavericks went 0-1 on the power play, Denver went 0-3.

Minnesota State vs. Denver Pregame

As most know the Mavericks could not complete the comeback last night and dropped the series opener 3-2. After a knee-to-knee hit last night Andy Sackrison and Tyler Bozak are both out tonight. Also out is James Gaulrapp, and Jerad Stewart and Jason Wiley are still nursing injuries. A big change in the Mavericks lineup tonight is that Channing Boe will be playing left wing on the fourth line. Without looking it up, I'm about 99 percent sure this is Boe's first game at MSU as a forward. The puck drops in about 35 minutes. Starters in bold.

Minnesota State
Adam Mueller-Trevor Bruess-Kael Mouillierat
Geoff Irwin-Rylan Galiardi-Mike Louwerse
Tyler Thompson-Zach Harrison-Mick Berge
Channing Boe-Joe Schiller-Justin Jokinen

Kurt Davis-Brian Kilburg
Cameron Cooper-Ben Youds
Blake Friesen-Nick Canzanello

Mike Zacharias
Dan Tormey
Austin Lee

Denver
Joe Colborne-Tyler Ruegsegger-Kyle Ostrow
Anthony Maiani-Jesse Martin-Rhett Rakhshani
Nate Dewhurst-Brandon Vossberg-Luke Salazar
Matt Glasser-Brian Gifford-Dustin Jackson

Patrick Mullen-John Lee
J.P. Testwuide-Cody Brookwell
John Ryder-Chris Nutini

Marc Cheverie
Lars Paulgaard

Denver 3, Minnesota State 1, End of 2

Jesse Martin had two goals and Joe Colborne had the first of the period as Denver got out to a 3-0 lead. All three goals where plays where Zacharias really couldn't do much. Tyler Thompson netted MSU's first goal in the final minutes of the period to make it 3-1. Will Thompson's tally give the Mavericks momentum for the third? We'll see.....

Denver 0, Minnesota State 0, End of 1

Denver had a power-play chance just 27 seconds into the period but couldn't convert. Denver went 0-3 on the power play, the Mavericks went 0-2. The Mavericks had a five-on-three for 1:29, but couldn't get off more than a couple shots.

Tyler Bozak was stuffed on the doorstep by Mike Zacharias on a power play and Trevor Bruess hit the post when driving through the slot, which he drew a penalty on. Other than those, not too many great scoring opportunities. See you at the second intermission.

Mavericks vs. Pioneers Pregame

About 30 minutes to game time and a few lineup changes. Nick Canzanello, who's been in and out of the lineup this year, is out in favor of Cameron Cooper. Otherwise, Jerad Stewart and Jason Wiley are still injured and remain out. For Denver, freshman defenseman Patrick Wiercioch is out of the lineup, trying out for Team Canada in the World Juniors Tournament. Which, is good news for the Mavericks. Starters in bold.

Minnesota State
Andrew Sackrison-Trevor Bruess-Mike Louwerse
Kael Mouillierat-Geoff Irwin-Mick Berge
James Gaulrapp-Zach Harrison-Tyler Thompson
Adam Mueller-Rylan Galiardi-Joe Schiller

Kurt Davis-Brian Kilburg
Channing Boe-Ben Youds
Blake Friesen

Mike Zacharias
Dan Tormey
Austin Lee

Denver
Rhett Rakhshani-Tyler Bozak-Luke Salazar
Joe Colborne-Tyler Ruegsegger-Kyle Ostrow
Anthony Maiani-Jesse Martin-Brandon Vossberg
Matt Glasser-Brian Gifford-Dustin Jackson

Patrick Mullen-John Lee
J.P. Testwuide-Cody Brookwell
John Ryder-Chris Nutini

Marc Cheverie
Lars Paulgaard