#1 St. Cloud State scores 2-2 tie at Princeton on Dec. 30

Saturday, December 30

Princeton, NJ

7:00 p.m. ET

St. Cloud State

12-2-3

Princeton University

6-7-3

OT 1

St Cloud

Princeton

Jeff Smith

12/30/2017 9:14:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

The #1 ranked St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (12-2-3, 7-2-1 NCHC) scored its second consecutive tie game on Dec. 30 with a 2-2 ending at Princeton University (6-7-3) in Princeton, N.J.

The Huskies gained the game's upper hand at 6:46 of the first period with a goal by Judd Peterson, which was assisted by Nick Poehling and Jack Poehling. This was Peterson's second goal of the season.

The Tigers tied the contest at 17:51 of the first period with a goal by Jake Paganelli.

After a scoreless second period, Princeton gain its first lead in the contest with a power play goal by Ryan Kuffner at :30.

Midway through the third period, SCSU knotted the score once again at 2-2 with a power play goal by Jacob Benson. Blake Winiecki and Jimmy Schuldt each added assists on the play.

The goal by Benson forced SCSU's second consecutive OT session, which saw SCSU goalie Jeff Smith make saves on all four shots he faced.

Smith was the goalie of record in the game with 40 saves, while the Huskies netted 45 shots on goal in the game. Princeton goalie Ryan Ferland had 43 saves in the game.

Game Notes:

SCSU was 1-5 on the power play and Princeton was 1-7.
The Huskies had seven penalties in the game for 14 penalty minutes, while Princeton had five penalties for 10 minutes.
Jimmy Schuldt posted his team-leading 16th assist of the season on Dec. 30. He also leads the team with 22 points this year, which leads all DI defensemen for scoring. He ranks fourth in the nation with 0.94 assists per game this season.
SCSU ranks second in the nation with a scoring rate of 4.06 goals per game and fifth in the nation on defense with an average of 2.12 goals allowed per game.
Jacob Benson now six goals this season. The goal was his 21st tally during his collegiate career.
Blake Winiecki has points in his last three games played. He added his fourth assist of the season tonight, which was also his ninth point of 2017-18. In four seasons at SCSU, Winecki now has 34g/34a.
Jeff Smith had 40 saves vs. Princeton tonight, which marks the third time this season that Smith has hit 40-plus saves in a game. Smith has 310 saves this year with a 2.14 GAA and a .928 save rate.
The Huskies will resume their 2017-18 season on Jan. 6 with a 6:30 p.m. home date against the University of Minnesota. For complete ticket information on this game, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or visit scsutickets.com