• ST. CLOUD STATE 2, MINNESOTA DULUTH 1: The Huskies helped both their own cause and the Gophers' on Friday night. Mike Lee made 35 saves as the Huskies (15-16-4, 12-12-3 WCHA) defeated the Bulldogs, giving the Gophers a share of the WCHA regular-season title and the top seed in next week's conference playoffs. Brooks Bertsch and Travis Novak scored for the Huskies, who are in a tie with Nebraska Omaha for sixth place in the WCHA with 27 points; the top six teams in the conference get home conference playoff series next week. UMD (22-8-5, 16-7-4) still can clinch a share of the title with a victory Saturday and a Gophers loss.• DENVER 3, NEBRASKA OMAHA 0: Juho Olkinuora stopped all 26 shots he faced, Jason Zucker and Drew Shore each scored their 20th goal of the season and the Pioneers (20-11-4, 15-8-4) blanked the host Mavericks (14-15-6, 11-11-5).
UMD loses, giving Gophers share of title
• NORTH DAKOTA 4, MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO 2: Danny Kristo scored twice and the host Sioux (19-12-3, 15-11-1) clinched fourth place in the conference and a home playoff series next week by defeating the Mavericks (12-21-2, 8-17-2).
• COLORADO COLLEGE 5, MICHIGAN TECH 2: Tim Hall and Jaden Schwartz each scored twice and the Tigers (18-14-2, 15-2-1) clinched home ice in the playoffs and ended a three-game losing streak by beating the Huskies (14-18-4, 11-13-4).
• BEMIDJI STATE 2, ALASKA ANCHORAGE 1: Jordan George scored two first-period goals and the Beavers (16-16-3, 10-14-3) beat the host Seawolves (9-22-2, 5-21-1).
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Center Dawson Garcia played despite a groin injury, and starting guard Mike Mitchell Jr. and four others were absent for the Gophers. Among the results: a 14-point first half.
