MINOT, ND – The Minot State men's hockey team defeated the University of Jamestown 5-4 at Maysa Arena on Wednesday night. The Beavers improve to 5-0 for the season.

Jamestown opened the scoring midway through the first period, but Grady Hoffman responded four minutes later with an unassisted goal to even the score at 1-1.

The Beavers added two more goals before the end of the first period. Joey Moffatt gave Minot State a 2-1 lead with 2:03 remaining, assisted by Christian Kadolph. Matthew Yakubowski extended the lead to 3-1 with just 26 seconds left in the period, with assists from Brett Tataryn and Matt Egan.

Minot State continued the momentum in the second period, adding two more goals to build a 5-1 advantage. Moffatt scored his second goal of the night, assisted by Trentyn Crane and Yakubowski. Colby Joseph added the Beavers' fifth goal approximately 10 minutes later, with Crane and Ty Plaisier recording assists.

Jamestown mounted a late comeback attempt, scoring three unanswered goals to cut the deficit to one. The Jimmies scored twice in the final three minutes of the second period before adding another goal in the third. However, the Beavers held on to secure the 5-4 victory.

Goaltender Will Dyke made 24 saves on 28 shots for a .857 save percentage.

Minot State will travel to Jamestown on Friday for a 7 p.m. rematch against the Jimmies.