The #18 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (15-15-1, 9-11-1 NCHC) took it to overtime for the sixth time since the first of the year but a goal in the extra session by the #1 University of Denver's Henrik Borgstrom handed the Huskies a tough 4-3 loss in OT on Friday, Feb. 24 in Denver, Colo.
In a hard-fought battle, the Huskies rallied in the third period with a goal by Judd Peterson at 17:38 to tie the game with assists from Jake Wahlin and Jimmy Schuldt. The goal tied the score at 3-3 and forced the OT session for the two squads. Mikey Eyssimont
In the extra session, DU managed to outshoot the Huskies 3-1 and gain the game winner when Borgstrom scored at 3:44 of OT with assists from Troy Terry and Michael Davies.
Terry started the game's offense with a goal at 3:08 of the first period with assists from Borgstrom and Will Butcher. The lead was shortlived as SCSU's Mikey Eyssimont posted his 13th goal of the season at 5:05 of the first with helpers from Patrick Newell and Ryan Poehling. The assist was Newell's team-leading 20th of the year.
SCSU charged to a 2-1 lead with a marker by Jon Lizotte at 8:20 of the first. Eyssimont and Poehling each had assists on the play for the Huskies. This was Lizotte's second goal of the season.
To end the first period, Dylan Gambrell knotted the score at 2-2 with his goal at 2:09 with assists from Evan Janssen and Terry. Gambrell lit the lamp again at 2:09 of the second period with his second goal of the evening with a solo assist credited to Janssen. The goal made the score 3-2 before Peterson's third period goal tied it and sent the game to OT. Of note, the goal was Peterson's 10th of the season and it snapped a 14-game goal scoring drought.
In the contest, DU outshot the Huskies 38-23. SCSU was 0-2 on the power and was 1-1 on the penalty kill in the game. Jeff Smith was the goalie of record for SCSU with 34 saves. Tanner Jaillet had 20 saves in the contest for the Pioneers.
SCSU and DU will continue the weekend NCHC series at Magness Arena on Feb. 25 at 8:07 p.m. Fans can listen to the action live on REV 96.7 FM with Jim Erickson on the call. Fans can also watch the live video stream tomorrow night at NCHC.tv/scsu
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