Huskies Finish off Sweep over Wisconsin with 4-1 Win

Saturday, October 23

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

6-2-0

Wisconsin

2-4-0

Wisconsin

St. Cloud St.

10/24/2021 12:05:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies outscore Badgers 9-2 in series sweep

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 3/3 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (6-2-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) finished off its weekend series sweep of the Wisconsin Badgers (2-4-0, 0-0-0 B1G) with a 4-1 win on Saturday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Four different Huskies scored in the game while junior goalie Jaxon Castor (Phoenix, Ariz.) recorded the win in his first start of the season.

TURNING POINT

After an uneventful first period in which St. Cloud State killed off two penalties, the second period proved to be far more entertaining. The Huskies broke their 23-minute scoring drought at 3:13 in the period, as graudate forward Kevin Fitzgerald (Hinsdale, Ill.) buried a saucer pass from graduate defenseman Seamus Donohue (North Oaks, Minn.) on the power play to give St. Cloud State a 1-0 lead. That was all the Huskies needed to jump start their offense, as they scored two more goals in the period, one short-handed by senior forward Micah Miller (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and another power play goal from senior forward Easton Brodzinski (Blaine, Minn.) to make it 3-0 St. Cloud State after two.

Wisconsin answered with a shorthanded goal in the third, but senior forward Nolan Walker (Anchorage, Alaska) sealed the 4-1 victory for the Huskies with an empty netter.

TOP HUSKIES

Fitzgerald and Walker closed the team leaders in points, as both tallied a goal and an assist in the victory
Donohue picked up another assist Saturday evening, bringing his weekend point total to three. Donohue tallied an assist on Fitzgerald's power play goal at 3:13 in the second period.
Miller recorded his second goal of the 2021-22 season, putting the Huskies up 2-0 with a short-handed goal at 5:47 in the second period.
Brodzinski scored his fourth goal of the year, helping the Huskies go 2-for-3 on the power play in the second period and extending their lead to 3-0.
Castor allowed just one goal and made 31 saves in a complete game effort, recording his first win of the season and his four consecutive win between the posts for the Huskies.

NOTES

The Huskies were 2-of-5 on the power play in the game and improve to 46.9 percent (15-of-32) on the season. St. Cloud State's success rate and goals scored on the power play lead the nation.
Three different Huskies recorded their fourth goal of the season Saturday night: Brodzinski, Fitzgerald and Walker. The trio joins junior forward Jami Krannila (Nokia, Finland) as the team leaders in goals this season.
Fitzgerald also moves into a tie with Krannila for the team-lead in points on the season with eight. Fitzgerald's two points now give him 75 points in his career.
Miller's goal was his first career short-handed goal and the third of the season for the Huskies.
Castor earned his first win of the season and won his fourth consecutive game dating back to 2020-21. The junior went 3-0-0 last season and has allowed just three goals on 60 shots in his last three games dating back to 2020-21.
Fitzgerald was named the First Star of the Game, while Miller and Donohue were named the Second and Third Stars, respectively. Donohue was also named the Third Star in the Huskies 5-1 win over Wisconsin Friday evening.

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PRESS CONFERENCE

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will have next weekend off before officially starting NCHC play. The Huskies will open conference play on the road, as they take on Colorado College on Friday, Nov. 5, at 8:30 p.m. CT in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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