The Gophers and UND are tied up at 1 after two periods of play.

It's been a tight, low-scoring affair here in Grand Forks between the No. 5 Gophers and No. 17 Team-Formerly-Known-As-The-Sioux. As I type this, the second period was just completed and the Gophers and North Dakota are knotted up at 1 apiece.

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The Gophers got on the board on a beautiful goal by freshman sensation Kyle Rau 6:29 into the second period -- a second-chance goal made possible after a nice shot on net by Zach Budish.

Just when it looked like the Gophers would escape the period with the lead, however, the Fighting Dakotas struck back. With just 11 seconds remaining, a slapshot from near the blue line by Andrew MacWilliam tied the game at 1.

No doubt we're in for a wild third period -- don't leave your seats and be sure to chime in on our live blog! This is college hockey at its finest!