Friday, January 18
St. Cloud
7:37 p.m.
St. Cloud State
13-10-0, 10-5-0WCHA
5
vs
2
University of Denver
13-7-4, 8-5-4WCHA
1
2
3
F
Denver
0
1
1
2
St. Cloud State
0
2
3
5
Team Stats
DEN
SCSU
Shots
25
38
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
2
Penalty Mins
12
4
Faceoffs Won
30
31
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
2
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
Nic Dowd
Photo by: Tom Nelson
#19 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey Whips #7 Pioneers, 5-2
1/18/2013 11:45:00 PM | Men's Hockey
St. Cloud, MInn. - The #19 St. Cloud State University men's hockey (13-10-0, 10-5-0 WCHA) charted a big 5-2 victory over #7 University of Denver (13-7-4, 8-5-4 WCHA) on Friday, Jan. 18 at the National Hockey and Event Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The victory opened up the Celebrate! St. Cloud State hockey weekend and it snapped a two-game losing skid for the Huskies and it also moved the Huskies into a three-way tie for second place in the WCHA.
Junior defender Nick Jensen, a Detroit Red Wings draftee, stepped into the spotlight with two third period goals to help bring home the victory for the Huskies.
In the opening minutes of play, SCSU dominated the offense as the Huskies outshot the Pioneers 13-7 in the first period. Despite the upper hand on the attack, SCSU was held scoreless thanks to the outstanding play of DU netminder Juho Oikinuora. On the other end of the rink, SCSU goalie Ryan Faragher also provided prime net time with seven saves to his credit in the opening period.
Denver was the first to solve the puzzle with the opening goal of the game at 6:58 of the second period by Zac Larraza, which gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.
The Huskies replied at 10:27 of the second period with an even-strength goal by Cory Thorson, which included assists from Brooks Bertsch and Ethan Prow. This was Thorson's eight goal of the season and it was Bertsch's second helper of 2012-13.
Junior forward Nic Dowd moved SCSU's lead to 2-1 with his breakaway score at 18:26 of the second period. Prow and Fargaher each gained assists on the play. The goal was Dowd's 10th of the season and it was his first goal since a marker against CC on Dec. 14. Prow now has seven assists this year and nine points for the Huskies and this was the first assist of the year for Faragher.
On the subject of the rare goalie assist, Faragher's helper was the first assist by a Husky goalie since Mike Lee posted an assist against UNO on March 10, 2012 at the NHEC. Faragher now has three points as a Husky and his last assist was against Minnesota on Jan. 28, 2012.
Denver tied the contest at 2:47 of the third period with a goal by Nick Shore, which included assists from Ty Loney and Scott Mayfield.
The Husky defense capped the goal at that point of the evening, as Faragher completed his evening with just two goals allowed and made 23 saves against the nation's fourth ranked offensive team.
Jensen earned the game winner at 10:40 of the third period with his second goal of the year. Kalle Kossila and Andrew Prochno both carded assists on the play for the Huskies.
Jensen padded the SCSU lead at 16:55 of the third with his first power play goal of the season. Drew LeBlanc and Kossila were credited with assists on the play for the Huskies. This was Jensen's third goal of the year and his 18th point of the year. Kossila broke a two-game scorng drought and now has 11 goals and eight assists this season.
LeBlanc, a postseason honors candidate, now has scored points in the last 12 games for the Huskies and has 25 assists and 31 points in 2012-13. He leads the nation with 25 assists this year and he also ranks third in the country with 31 points.
The game was put on ice with an empty net goal at 18:03 of the third by SCSU's Nick Oliver. The solo assist on the ENG was provided by Jonny Brodzinski. This was Oliver's first goal of the 2012-13 season and it was Brodzinski's seventh assist of the year. Brodzinski also owns an eight-game point streak for the Huskies.
On the night, SCSU outshot the Pioneers 38-25 as Olkinuora charted 33 saves in the loss. On the power play, SCSU was 1-of-5 and DU was 0-of-1.
SCSU is now has 20 league points and is tied for second place in the WCHA along with Denver and Nebraska Omaha. Minnesota moved into first place with 21 points after its win over UND tonight. A total of four points seperates the top seven teams in the WCHA at this point of the season.
The Huskies and Pioneers will continue their weekend series at the National Hockey and Event Center with a 7:07 p.m. game. Tickets are available for this game and you can purchase them at the gate. A special buy one-get one offer is available online for this game. To receive this special two-for-one deal in the general admission seats, please visit www.scsutickets.com for the details.
Junior defender Nick Jensen, a Detroit Red Wings draftee, stepped into the spotlight with two third period goals to help bring home the victory for the Huskies.
In the opening minutes of play, SCSU dominated the offense as the Huskies outshot the Pioneers 13-7 in the first period. Despite the upper hand on the attack, SCSU was held scoreless thanks to the outstanding play of DU netminder Juho Oikinuora. On the other end of the rink, SCSU goalie Ryan Faragher also provided prime net time with seven saves to his credit in the opening period.
Denver was the first to solve the puzzle with the opening goal of the game at 6:58 of the second period by Zac Larraza, which gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.
The Huskies replied at 10:27 of the second period with an even-strength goal by Cory Thorson, which included assists from Brooks Bertsch and Ethan Prow. This was Thorson's eight goal of the season and it was Bertsch's second helper of 2012-13.
Junior forward Nic Dowd moved SCSU's lead to 2-1 with his breakaway score at 18:26 of the second period. Prow and Fargaher each gained assists on the play. The goal was Dowd's 10th of the season and it was his first goal since a marker against CC on Dec. 14. Prow now has seven assists this year and nine points for the Huskies and this was the first assist of the year for Faragher.
On the subject of the rare goalie assist, Faragher's helper was the first assist by a Husky goalie since Mike Lee posted an assist against UNO on March 10, 2012 at the NHEC. Faragher now has three points as a Husky and his last assist was against Minnesota on Jan. 28, 2012.
Denver tied the contest at 2:47 of the third period with a goal by Nick Shore, which included assists from Ty Loney and Scott Mayfield.
The Husky defense capped the goal at that point of the evening, as Faragher completed his evening with just two goals allowed and made 23 saves against the nation's fourth ranked offensive team.
Jensen earned the game winner at 10:40 of the third period with his second goal of the year. Kalle Kossila and Andrew Prochno both carded assists on the play for the Huskies.
Jensen padded the SCSU lead at 16:55 of the third with his first power play goal of the season. Drew LeBlanc and Kossila were credited with assists on the play for the Huskies. This was Jensen's third goal of the year and his 18th point of the year. Kossila broke a two-game scorng drought and now has 11 goals and eight assists this season.
LeBlanc, a postseason honors candidate, now has scored points in the last 12 games for the Huskies and has 25 assists and 31 points in 2012-13. He leads the nation with 25 assists this year and he also ranks third in the country with 31 points.
The game was put on ice with an empty net goal at 18:03 of the third by SCSU's Nick Oliver. The solo assist on the ENG was provided by Jonny Brodzinski. This was Oliver's first goal of the 2012-13 season and it was Brodzinski's seventh assist of the year. Brodzinski also owns an eight-game point streak for the Huskies.
On the night, SCSU outshot the Pioneers 38-25 as Olkinuora charted 33 saves in the loss. On the power play, SCSU was 1-of-5 and DU was 0-of-1.
SCSU is now has 20 league points and is tied for second place in the WCHA along with Denver and Nebraska Omaha. Minnesota moved into first place with 21 points after its win over UND tonight. A total of four points seperates the top seven teams in the WCHA at this point of the season.
The Huskies and Pioneers will continue their weekend series at the National Hockey and Event Center with a 7:07 p.m. game. Tickets are available for this game and you can purchase them at the gate. A special buy one-get one offer is available online for this game. To receive this special two-for-one deal in the general admission seats, please visit www.scsutickets.com for the details.
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