Huskies Outlast #4 Minnesota, 2-1 at Mariucci

Friday, October 15

Minneapolis, Minn.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

4-1-0

Minnesota

2-1-0

St. Cloud St.

Minnesota

10/16/2021 1:07:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Salquist scored game-winner for second straight game, Hrenak makes 22 saves

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – No. 2/2 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (4-1-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) outlasted No. 4/4 Minnesota (2-1-0, 0-0-0 CCHA), 2-1, on Friday evening at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. The Gophers had just tied the score at 1-1 in the third period when freshman forward Mason Salquist (Grand Forks, N.D.) struck once again, scoring his second game-winning goal in as many games to vault the Huskies to victory.

Senior goalie David Hrenak (Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia) continued his remarkable start to the season, stopping 22 of 23 shots which included a weakside save with time running out to seal the win.

TURNING POINT

Salquist's game-winning goal was able to swing momentum back in the Huskies' favor in the third period, scoring just over three minutes after Chaz Lucius' goal tied the score 5:42 into the third period. With just over 11 minutes remaining in the game, sophomore forward Joe Molenaar (Minnetonka, Minn.) raced up the right side of the rink and beat a Gopher defender to the front of the net. Minnesota goalie Jack LaFontaine was able to stop Molenaar's shot, but not Salquist's, who was right there to grab the rebound and sneak a shot to the back of the net for the goal that made the difference.

TOP HUSKIES

Salquist scored his second goal of the season and the second game-winning goal in his career with his third period goal.
Hrenak made 22 saves for the second straight game and let in just one goal to improve to 4-1 on the season. The graduate goalie has yet to give up more than one goal in any game this season.
Junior forward Jami Krannila (Nokia, Finland) scored the first goal of the game on a breakaway following a Gopher turnover in the first period.
Molenaar and freshman Jack Peart (Grand Rapids, Minn.) recorded assists in the game.

NOTES

With the win, the Huskies move to 35-56-12 all-time against the Gophers, including six of the last eight dating back to Nov. 27, 2015.
Krannila scored his team-leading third goal of the season and 19^th career goal. He now moves into a tie for first on the team with five points.
With his 22 saves and one goal allowed, Hrenak's save percentage inow sits at .960 and his goals against average moves to 0.87.
Salquist now leads the Huskies with two game-winning goals.
Peart moves into a tie for first on the team with three assists, while Molenaar recorded his second assists on the season.

UP NEXT

The Huskies will host Minnesota for the second game of a home-and-home series tomorrow night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on Fox 9 +.

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