(RV) St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Scores Pair of Power Play Goals in Tie with Omaha

Friday, November 6

Baxter Arena | Omaha, Neb.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

3-4-1, 1-1-1

Omaha

2-4-1, 0-2-1

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	OT 2	F
St. Cloud St.	1	0	1	0	0	2
Omaha	1	1	0	0	0	2

Will Sharpe and William Ahlrik vs. Omaha 11-6-26

Photo by: Bill Prout

11/6/2026 11:08:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Blue liners Sharpe and McLaughlin score power play tallies for the Huskies

OMAHA, Neb. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (3-4-1, 1-1-1 NCHC) and Omaha (2-4-1, 0-2-1 NCHC) skated to a 2-2 tie in its series opener on Friday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. After a scoreless overtime session, the Mavericks were able to win the shootout to secure the extra conference point in the NCHC standings.

The Huskies were able to capitalize on the power play twice in the game, including the first one in the first minutes after the Mavericks were called for a trip just 14 seconds into the game. Freshman defenseman Will Sharpe (Ladner, British Columbia) gave the Huskies the early lead after finding the back of the net on a rush up the left side of the ice, firing a wrist shot from a sharp angle to beat the netminder near side for the score.

Omaha would later tie the game later in the first period and then take the lead in the second period on goals from Gavin Hodnett and Ryan McCleary, respectively.

In the third period, Omaha let the Huskies stick around and would be called for two consecutive penalties to put the Huskies in a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:10. Right after the two-man advantage ended, SCSU was able to drive the puck to the net on a scoring chance from freshman forward Hayden Paupanekis (Winnipeg, Manitoba). The puck went through the paint and right to the stick of sophomore defenseman Finn McLaughlin (Canmore, Alberta) who had a wide-open net and didn't miss tying the score at 2-2.

SCSU outshot the Mavericks 17-6 in the final frame and had plenty of scoring chances but couldn't find the back of the net for the go-ahead score. Both teams registered two shots on goal in overtime but failed to score. After five unsuccessful shootout attempts, Omaha was able to convert their fifth chance to win the shootout, 1-0.

TOP HUSKIES

McLaughlin scored a goal and an assist for his first career two-point game.
Sharpe scored his first career goal with his first period power play tally.
Sophomore goaltender Yan Shostak (Minsk, Belarus) made 31 saves and made numerous key saves for the Huskies, including 17 in the second period.

NOTES

With the tie, SCSU is now 31-21-5 against Omaha and 12-12-3 against the Mavericks in Omaha.
The Huskies converted 2-of-3 power play chances to improve to 21.4 percent (6-of-28) on the season while lowering Omaha's top-five ranked penalty kill from 95.2 percent (20-of-21) to 87.5 percent (21-of-24).
SCSU led in shots on goal, 44-33, while Omaha won the faceoff battle, 36-34.
McLaughlin recorded his first career multi-point game with a goal and assist for two points. His second goal of the season in the third period was also his second power play goal.
Sharpe scored his first career goal with a power play goal in the first period.
Shostak made his fourth consecutive start between the pipes for the Huskies and made 31 saves to mark 30+ saves in four straight games and in six of seven starts this season. He's allowed two or fewer goals in two consecutive games, lowering his goals-against-average to 2.44 while raising his save percentage to .932.
Senior forward Jake Southgate (North Battleford, Saskatchewan) recorded his third assist of the season and 35^th of his career with the primary assist on Sharpe's goal.
Paupanekis recorded his first career assist and third point of the season with the primary assist on McLaughlin's goal.
The Husky freshman went 11-9 in the faceoff dot to record his third consecutive game with 10+ faceoff wins and posted a season-high shots on goal with seven.
Sophomore forward Noah Urness (Roseau, Minn.) tallied the secondary assist on McLaughlin's goal to pull even with linemates junior forward Gavyn Thoreson (Andover, Minn.) and sophomore forward Nolan Roed (White Bear Lake, Minn.) for the team lead with five assists this season.
SCSU's top line of Urness-Roed-Thoreson have now recorded a goal or assist on 55.0 percent (11-of-20) Husky goals this season.
Junior forward William Ahlrik (Tidaholm, Sweden) went 11-5 in the faceoff circle for his sixth game this season with 10+ faceoff wins.

UP NEXT

SCSU and Omaha will conclude its series on Saturday with a 6:00 p.m. CT puck drop scheduled from Baxter Arena.

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