ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Jake Livanavage acknowledged that defensemen usually want to stay back while killing a penalty.

"But I just saw an opportunity and took it," he said.

Livanavage scored a shorthanded goal with 7:04 left in the third period, then finished a 4-2 UND victory over St. Cloud State with an empty-netter Saturday night in Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

On the winning goal, freshman center Cole Reschny started a rush up the ice, dropped a pass for Mac Swanson, who froze goaltender Yan Shostak before sending a pass from the left circle to Livanavage in the right circle.

Livanavage one-timed it past Shostak, skated toward celebrating UND fans along the glass and gave a fist pump.

"It's just two good players making a play — Resch dropping it to Swanny and sliding it over,"

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