BOX SCORE CALGARY – Giffen Nyren notched the game-winner in the second period as the No. 4-ranked University of Calgary Dinos remained undefeated with a 3-1 win against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on Friday night at the Father David Bauer Arena.

After an even first frame, Calgary was able to hold off a speedy UBC offence to improve to 3-0-0. Tonight was the T-Birds' first game of the year.

"We got outshot and outcompeted at the end of the first period, as a result they tied the game," explained Calgary head coach Mark Howell. "We have talked a lot about sticking with the game plan and playing the right way, I thought we did a better job of that in the second and third period."

This weekend's action wraps up tomorrow evening with a 6 p.m. puck drop.

"We got to come out strong from the get-go [tomorrow], they are going to come out stronger and so we are going to have to stop them," said first-year Ryan Harrison.

A high-tempo first period saw Calgary and UBC play to a 1-1 tie through 20 minutes.

The Dinos were able to light the lamp just over five minutes in as they struck first. Crashing the net for a rebound, Adam Kambeitz banged in his first CIS goal, capitalizing on an initial shot by Cory Pritz. Blake Clement also collected an assist on the play.

While it was Calgary who found the back of the net first, it was the Thunderbirds who carried out the period's best scoring chances. Set-up at the left side of the goal, Nate Fleming fired his first of the year past goaltender Kris Lazaruk to tie the game at the 12:06 mark.

Lazaruk stood on his head in the opening frame to keep the game tied, denying UBC on a couple of odd-man rushes.

Off a scrum in front of the crease, the Dinos regained the lead at the 4:41 mark of the second period. Jumping into the pile-up, Nyren managed to corral the puck and roof it over goaltender Steven Stanford.

The tally was Nyren's third of the season, tying his total from 2012-13.

The Dinos had a much better period in their own end in the second as the home side was able to limit their opponents to six shots.

Harrison, out of the Everett Silvertips of the WHL, had to be patient in the search for his first goal as a Dino in the final stanza. After being robbed on two glorious saves by Stanford earlier in the period, Harrison took advantage of a UBC turnover in the offensive end as he wired a shot through the netminder's legs at 12:00 of the third.

"It was almost like NHL14 with some Bobrovsky-type saves, but I got rewarded with a lucky one afterward," said Harrison.

Faltering in the later stages of the game, the Thunderbirds failed to bridge the gap on the scoresheet as Calgary cruised to their third win of the year.

Calgary outshot UBC 28-24. The Dinos were 0-3 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds went 0-4.

On Oct. 18-19, the Dinos will play a home-and-home set versus the Lethbridge Pronghorns. Friday night's game will take place in Lethbridge before shifting to the Father David Bauer Arena the next day.