No. 7/6 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Shutout by No. 4/3 Denver, 2-0

Saturday, February 5

Denver, Colo.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

14-9-1, 6-7-1

Denver

20-5-1, 13-3-0

St. Cloud St.

Denver

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/Clarkson Creative Photography

No. 7/6 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Shutout by No. 4/3 Denver, 2-0

2/5/2022 11:03:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Hrenak makes 34 saves in 2-0 setback

DENVER, Colo. – No. 7/6 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (14-9-1, 6-7-1 NCHC) dropped the second game of a road series with No. 4/3 Denver (20-5-1, 13-3-0 NCHC), 2-0, on Saturday night at Magness Arena in Denver, Colo. The score was 1-0 until late in the third period when the Pioneers pulled away with a second goal with a 5-on-3 advantage with less than four minutes remaining in the game.

TURNING POINT

St. Cloud State was buzzing in the third period looking for an equalizer when back-to-back penalties were called on the Huskies, severely hurting their chances at finding the back of the net. First, graduate defenseman Seamus Donohue (North Oaks, Minn.) was called for a cross-check with 5:48 remaining in the third period, then senior defenseman Brendan Bushy (Thief River Falls, Minn.) with a five-minute boarding penalty with 4:24 remaining.

The penalties put St. Cloud State in a 5-on-3 disadvantage, where Denver was able to sneak a one-timer to the back of the net. Denver would be called for a penalty shortly after, setting up 4-on-4 play, where the Huskies pulled their goalie to gain an extra attacker, but couldn't find the back of the net.

TOP HUSKIES

Graduate goalie David Hrenak (Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia) made 34 saves on 36 shot attempts in the game.
Donohoe had a team-high three blocks to lead the Huskies' defense.
Graduate forward Kevin Fitzgerald (Hinsdale, Ill.) and senior forward Micah Miller (Grand Rapids, Minn.) led the team in shots on goal with six and five, respectively.

NOTES

One night after matching his career-high with 42 saves, Hrenak made 34 saves in the game against the Pioneers on Saturday. It marks the fourth time this season and 33^rd time in his career he has made 30+ saves in a game.
Fitzgerald won 13 times in the faceoff dot, marking the 14^th time this season he has won at least 10.
Donohue had three blocks in the game, the sixth time this season he has had multiple blocks in the game.

UP NEXT

The Huskies will return home for a three-game homestand, beginning with a Tuesday, Feb. 8, matchup against Minnesota Duluth at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT on NCHC.tv.

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