Grand Forks, N.D. - It wasn't intentional, but it seemed as if North Dakota goaltender Jordan Parise was just adding insult to injury.

Michigan trailed 5-1 with less than two minutes remaining in the third period when Wolverine freshman Jason Bailey skated in alone on Parise and appeared to have the goaltender beat. Parise was on his belly when Bailey fired a wrist shot on net. The junior goalie reached into the air with his glove and somehow caught the puck.

It was just that kind of night for Michigan and Parise.

"I thought (Parise) played really well," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "Obviously we had some good scoring chances. We thought we might have some ideas on how to beat him, but obviously he showed up and made some big saves in the game."

Despite the lopsided final score, the Wolverines were not left wanting for shots on goal. They outshot the Fighting Sioux, 35-33, over the course of the game. The only problem was that Parise stopped 34 of them.

The Faribault, Minn. native was sharp from the opening faceoff. Michigan had three power plays in the opening stanza and produced plenty of quality chances.

In contrast, Michigan goalie Noah Ruden allowed two goals in the first eight minutes of the game, which got the crowd into it, and the Fighting Sioux didn't look back.

"We had to come out and understand that there'd be a great home ice environment," Berenson said. "And we didn't want to give up that first goal, but we did too easily."

North Dakota used big saves by Parise to catapult their own offense. Multiple times throughout the game, the Fighting Sioux would break out of their own zone after Parise blocked a Michigan shot.

With Michigan down 2-0 and on the power play, freshman Andrew Cogliano's shot was blocked by Parise, and the rebound went right to North Dakota forward Travi Zajac. The sophomore sent an outlet pass to junior Drew Stafford, who carried the puck the length of the ice and fired a shot by a helpless Ruden.

The short-handed tally essentially ended any hopes of a Michigan comeback.

Parise's game was even more impressive when looking at which Wolverines the shots on net came from. The Wolverines' top line of senior captain Andrew Ebbett, senior alternate captain Brandon Kaleniecki and sophomore Chad Kolarik combined for 14 shots on goal. The second line of junior alternate captain T.J. Hensick, sophomore Kevin Porter and junior David Rohlfs mustered eight shots on Parise.

"They buried their chances, and we didn't," Ebbett said. "We had our opportunities. It just wasn't meant to be."

Following the game, Parise downplayed his performance, giving credit to others on the Fighting Sioux.

"I think the team, in general, is playing a lot better in front of me," Parise said. "They are clearing lanes and making my job a lot easier. But the puck seemed pretty big out there."

Parise's performance was not surprising given his play the entire season. Friday's game put his goals-against-average at a paltry 2.05, and his save percentage was an impressive .933.

"I thought tonight he did the job . that he's done for us the entire year," North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol said. "He's been rock solid back there. He's been very good over the course of his career here at North Dakota."

Coming into Friday's matchup with the Fighting Sioux, the Wolverines knew they would have to combat a hostile road environment, a team with equal, if not more talent and a good starting goalie. All three delivered, but Parise's performance stuck out above the rest.

"He played well," Kolarik said. "He stood on his head. We outshot them, and at times outplayed them . He definitely played an unbelievable game."