Statistically, the UND hockey team has a lot of room for improvement. It's not too late. They’re doing pretty well in goal scoring and offense but struggling defensively and goaltending. UND’s penalty kill is a mess. Western went 3-for-4 (75%) on their power play opportunities this weekend. That has to improve if UND is going to turn things around. They also need to cut down on the number of undisciplined penalties. UND will need to improve in all three zones on the ice if they want to be in the mix at the end of the season. So far this season, I've seen a lot of blind passes to no one. We've seen players take penalties that kill momentum and take the wind out of their sails.
"I think our structure is great," Jamernik said. "Jax (Dane Jackson) does a great job talking about the right things. We have the right system in place. The details are biting us right now."
Right now, the PK isn’t getting it done for UND. Something has to change, or they won’t make it out of the first round of the NCHC playoffs. I went through and posted some of the national and conference numbers. There's room for improvement, but not all is lost.
Regarding goaltending, head coach Brad Berry has said he'd like someone to lean on the go-to guy. On a goaltender stepping up.
"Having a goaltender that can grab the consistency about winning a game and keep it moving forward here. We'll see where that goes," Berry said.
Goal Scoring 23rd
NCHC Goal Scoring 3rd
Goals Against 27th
Goals Against Average NCHC 2.84
Goals Allowed Per Game 3rd
Save Percentage 47th
Save Percentage NCHC .894 7th
Power Play 14th (24.3 %)
Power Play NCHC 4th
Penalty Kill 58th (73.7 %)
Penalty Kill NCHC 9th (73.7 %)
Shorthanded Goals Tied 11th 3
Shorthanded Goals NCHC 3rd
Faceoffs 54.5 tied 6th
Faceoffs NCHC 4th
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