Western Michigan threw 42 shots on goal — the highest number UND has allowed in a regulation game under 10th-year coach Brad Berry. UND allowed 54 to Minnesota Duluth in the 2021 NCAA regional final, but that game lasted five overtimes. The Bulldogs had 21 at the end of regulation that night.

Just 24 seconds into the advantage, senior forward Jackson Kunz took an interference penalty. It ended UND's power play and gave the Broncos a 22-second power play to start overtime. That's all Western Michigan needed against UND's reeling penalty kill.

The North Dakota Hockey team received a point in the NCHC standings by taking the fourth-ranked Western Michigan Broncos to overtime, but the Broncos would get the last laugh, scoring in overtime to win the series opener.

There's a three-way tie between Western Michigan, UND and Arizona State atop the standings, but the Broncos have played two fewer games. The standings are tight from top to bottom. Only six points separate first and eighth.

No. 14/16 North Dakota dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 4/5 Western Michigan on Saturday night from a sold-out Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND (12-10-1, 7-5-0 NCHC) could not overcome a 3-0 deficit,