#4/6 Huskies battle back to gain 6-3 win over Alaska

Friday, October 13

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:37 p.m.

St. Cloud State

2-0-0, 0-0-0NCHC

University of Alaska Fairbanks

0-2-1, 0-0-0WCHA

Alaska

St. Cloud State

The Dog Pound celebrates another SCSU goal on Oct. 13.

Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane

10/13/2017 10:30:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

St. Cloud, Minn. - The #4/6 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (2-0-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) staged an impressive second half comeback to gain a 6-3 victory over the University of Alaska (0-2-1, 0-0-0 WCHA) on Friday, Oct. 13 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, MInn.

UAF charged to a 3-0 lead in the first period with unanswered goals by Kylar Hope at 1:08, Ryker Leer at 3:29 and Troy Van Tetering at 8:29. The barrage was halted at 14:18 of the first period with a goal by Nick Poehling, which included assists by Jake Wahlin and Judd Peterson.

The Huskies never looked back from that point as they rolled off five unanswered goals and outshot the Nanooks 26-14 in the final two periods of play.

In the second period, SCSU closed the gap to 3-2 with a power play marker by Jimmy Schuldt at 14:09 on assists from Mika Ilvonen and Robby Jackson.

The third period capped the Huskies' comeback with four more goals that was started by Nick Poehling's second goal of the evening at 5:09 off the third with assists from Jack Ahcan and Peterson. This was Nick Poehling's fifth career goal at SCSU.

The game winner was then charted by Schuldt on the power play at 8:44. Jackson and Ryan Poehling posted assists on the goal, which was Schuldt's 21st at SCSU. The goals continued to roll in at 16:36 of the third with a tally by Jackson, which included assists from Ahcan and Will Borgen. To end the evening's scoring, Jack Poehling added an empty net goal to make the final 6-3 at 19:59 of the third. Ryan Poehling and Schuldt provided assists on the goal, which was Jack Poehling's second of the season and seventh in his career.

The assist was also Schuldt's 50th career point at SCSU and his 29th career assist. In the game, Schuldt had three points and leads SCSU in scoring this year with five points (3g/2a). Jackson also had three points in the game with one goal and two assists to his credit. In his career, Jackson now has 19 goals, 23 assists and 41 points. Peterson, Ryan Poehling, Nick Poehling, Ahcan also had two points apiece in the game.

In the nets, Jeff Smith gained his second win of the season with 22 saves to his credit. He had a shutout performance for SCSU in the final two and a half periods of the game. Anton Martinsson made 36 saves in the game for UA.

The Huskies will continue their 2017-18 season at 7:07 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 with a game against Alaska at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Tickets for the game are available at www.scsutickets.com or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX. Fans can also purchase tickets at the gate and all SCSU students get into this game for FREE.

SCSU will be wearing special pink jerseys tomorrow in support of breast cancer research and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Central Minnesota. The pink jerseys worn in the game will be sold during an in-game silent auction at the HBNHC. The winning bidders will then receive the jersey from the player at the end of the game tomorrow. For more details, please call the SCSU Athletic Ticket Office at 320-308-2137.

The game is also part of the Celebrate St. Cloud State festivities on campus during the weekend of Oct. 12-15. Use the hashtag #CelebrateSCSU on all your social media posts this weekend.