OMAHA, Neb. — UND has scored 35 goals through the first nine games of the season.

It is the highest number of goals UND has scored through nine games since the 2019-20 team, which went 26-5-4 and was No. 1 in the Pairwise Rankings when the season was canceled due to the pandemic.

UND is averaging 3.9 goals per game, tied for fifth nationally.

The offensive surge isn't coming from one spot, though.

The Fighting Hawks are giving their opponents fits with their third and fourth lines, who are routinely creating mismatches.

UND has just one player in the top 50 nationally in scoring right now. It is third-line winger Ben Strinden, who has 12 points.

Other players on the bottom six have all had their moments this season.

On Friday, sophomore winger Cody Croal was one of those players.

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