Offensive Outburst Leads No. 14 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey to 6-1 Win over Bemidji State

Friday, December 29

Bemidji, Minn.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

10-5-2

Bemidji State

8-11-0

St. Cloud St.

Bemidji St.

Photo by: Brent Cizek Photo

Offensive Outburst Leads No. 14 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey to 6-1 Win over Bemidji State

12/30/2023 12:23:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Six Huskies score, four Huskies record two-point games

BEMIDJI, Minn. – No. 14 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (10-5-2, 7-0-1 NCHC) jumped out to quick 3-0 first period lead and never looked back, beating Bemidji State (8-11-0, 7-5-0 CCHA), 6-1, on Friday night at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. The scoring was well balanced, as six different Huskies scored while four recorded two points and 11 found the scoresheet in the victory. The six goals matched a season-best for the Huskies, a mark it has now reached three times this season.

Senior forward Veeti Miettinen (Espoo, Finland), sophomore forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba), sophomore defenseman Cooper Wylie (Stillwater, Minn.) and fifth-year defenseman Dylan Anhorn (Calgary, Alberta) all scored a goal and an assist for two points to lead the offense. Senior goaltender Dominic Basse (Alexandria, Va.) made 21 saves on 22 shots attempts for a .955 save percentage to earn the victory and improve to 10-5-1.

Miettinen didn't take long to get the Huskies scoring started, as the puck found his stick near the Huskies defensive blue line following a blocked shot, causing a 2-on-1 breakaway the other way. The Husky senior then did what he does best as he drew the middle defenseman to the middle of the ice before firing a wrist shot to the short side over the shoulder of the Beaver goaltender to put SCSU up 1-0 just 56 seconds into the game. Wylie and redshirt sophomore forward Ryan Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) would also score later on in the first period to give the Huskies a 3-0 lead after the first period.

Ingram added his goal in the second period, scoring a power play goal on a tic-tac play from Anhorn to Miettinen to Ingram on the back side to beat the goalie for the score. Then, in the third period, a pair of defensemen found the back of the net when junior Jack Peart (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and Anhorn added goals five and six, respectively, for the Huskies to close the scoring.

TOP HUSKIES

Miettinen was named the first star of the game after scoring the game's first goal and adding the primary assist on Ingram's score.
Ingram scored a power play goal and had the primary assist on Peart's goal to earn the second star.
Wylie's first period score ended up being the game-winning goal, while he added the secondary assist on Rosborough's goal.

NOTES

With the win, the Huskies improve to 53-46-7 all-time against Bemidji State and 10-3-2 in Bemidji as Division-I opponents.
SCSU improved to 8-3-1 when scoring first, 8-0-0 when leading after two periods, 7-3-1 when outshooting its opponent and 8-2-1 when its opponent fails to score on the power play.
SCSU scored three first period goals, matching its season-best for goals in the opening period from its 4-1 win over Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 20. The Huskies also scored three goals in each of the second and third periods in a 6-0 over Miami on Nov. 4, and in the third period of a 6-5 win over Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 18.
The Huskies killed off both penalties it committed to improve to 86.7 percent (52-of-60) on the penalty kill this season.
Miettinen scored his 11^th goal of the season and 44^th of his career with his score in the first minute of the game and later added his fifth assist of the season and 55^th of his career. The Husky senior now stands one point away from his 100^th career point.
Miettinen's two-point game is his fifth of the season and the 25^th of his career.
Ingram scored his fourth goal of the season with his first power play goal of the season while adding an assist to reach 10 assists this season. Ingram's two points matched a season-best and is his ninth career two-point game.
Wylie scored his first goal of the season and third of his career with his first period score while adding an assist for his first career two-point game.
Anhorn scored his third goal of the season and recorded his 12^th assist for his fourth two-point game of the season and 18^th of his career.
Basse made 21 saves to earn his 10^th victory of the season as he has now record 10+ wins in back-to-back seasons. The Husky senior will match a career-best with his next victory.
Rosborough scored his second goal of the season when he scored the third goal of the first period for the Huskies.
Peart's score was his second goal of the season and his seventh career goal.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State and Bemidji State will take Saturday off before finishing the series on Sunday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CT on Fox 9 + and NCHC.tv.

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