Marc Michaelis and Dallas Gerads scored second-period goals, Connor LaCouvee stopped 26 shots and host and fourth-ranked Minnesota State Mankato held off Bemidji State 2-1 on Friday night.
The Mavericks (26-7, 22-5 WCHA) clinched the MacNaughton Cup, given to the conference regular-season champion, with their 10th win in a row.
Jay Dickman scored a first-period goal for the Beavers, but Michaelis tied it with his 15th goal of the season at 7:58 of the second period before Gerads scored with 2:19 left in the period on a power play.
NCHC
No. 3 Denver 1, No. 1 St. Cloud State 1 (OT): Adam Plant of the Pioneers tied the game with 3:27 left in the third period and Logan O'Connor scored at 4:26 of the 3-on-3 overtime as visiting Denver earned an extra point in the standings. Blake Lizotte scored for the Huskies in the second.
No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 8, Western Michigan 0: Karson Kuhlman scored three goals, two in a six-goal third period, as the Bulldogs routed the host Broncos. Jared Thomas added four assists for UMD, while Hunter Shepard made 22 saves.
Miami (Ohio) 4, No. 12 North Dakota 3 (OT): Ben Lown scored 49 seconds into overtime to give the host Redhawks an extra conference point. Christian Wolanin had a goal and two assists for the Fighting Hawks.
Big Ten
No. 5 Notre Dame 6, Michigan State 3: Jake Evans scored a shorthanded goal 37 seconds into the second period, and the Irish tacked on four more goals in the period against the Spartans.
No. 6 Ohio State 6, Wisconsin 2: The Buckeyes scored five goals in the third period to beat the visiting Badgers. Tanner Laczynski and Dakota Joshua each had two goals for Ohio State.
