Miettinen Brothers Lead St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Past Miami

Friday, November 3

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

3-4-0, 1-0-0

Miami

4-2-1, 0-1-0

Miami (OH)

St. Cloud St.

Miettinen Brothers Lead St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Past Miami

11/4/2023 2:53:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Veeti Miettinen, Mason Salquist and Verner Miettinen score in NCHC opener

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (3-4-0, 1-0-0 NCHC) earned a 3-2 victory over Miami (4-2-1, 0-1-0 NCHC) to open conference play on Friday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Both Miettinen brothers – senior forward Veeti Miettinen (Espoo, Finland) and freshman forward Verner Miettinen (Espoo, Finland) found the back of the net in the victory, as the younger Husky recorded his first collegiate goal with his third period game-winning score.

The Huskies found the scoreboard early in the first period, netting a goal just 3:16 into the game after junior forward Mason Salquist (Grand Forks, N.D.) scored off a great set play from fifth-year forward Kyler Kupka (Camrose, Alberta) and senior forward Joe Molenaar (Minnetonka, Minn.), who recorded assists.

The RedHawks knotted the score at 1-1 late in the second period, but the Huskies would respond quickly, as Veeti Miettinen launched a shot from the high slot for a score and a 2-1 lead. Verner Miettinen would then extend the lead late in the third period, as he netted a shot near the goal line on the power play for his first collegiate score. A late extra-attacker goal from Miami would make the younger Miettinen's goal the game-winning score.

TOP HUSKIES

Veeti Miettinen extended his team-lead in goals to four with his second period goal, earning the first star of the game.
Salquist's first period goal was his first of the season, while he also produced a 80.8 percent mark (21-of-26) in the faceoff dot and earned the second star of the game.
Verner Miettinen scored the game-winning goal and was 10-5 in the faceoff dot.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State improves to 31-17-6 all-time against Miami and 20-5-3 against the RedHawks in St. Cloud.
The Huskies dominated in the faceoff dot, going 42-20, led by Salquist's 21-5 mark.
SCSU was 1-of-3 on the power play to improve to 21.2 percent (7-of-33) on the man advantage this season.
Veeti Miettinen scored a goal for the third consecutive game and for the fourth time this season. Over his last three games, he has recorded five points (3g/2a).
Verner Miettinen's first collegiate goal was a power play goal and the game-winning goal.
Salquist scored his seventh career goal and set a new career-best with 21 faceoff wins.
Senior goalie Dominic Basse (Alexandria, Va.) made 21 saves in the game, marking the fifth time this season and 47^th time in his career he has made 20 or more saves in a game.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State and Miami will finish its series on Saturday at the Brooks Center, with puck drop scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT on Fox 9 + and NCHC.tv.

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