St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Wins Shootout in 4-4 Tie with No. 3 North Dakota

Friday, February 20

Ralph Engelstad Arena | Grand Forks, N.D.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

16-16-1, 9-13-1

North Dakota

23-7-1, 15-5-1

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North Dakota

Photo by: Russ Hons/UND Athletics

St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Wins Shootout in 4-4 Tie with No. 3 North Dakota

2/20/2026 10:34:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Burnevik scores twice, Gross becomes first Husky since 2022-23 to reach 40 points

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (16-16-1, 9-13-1 NCHC) won the shootout for an extra point in the conference standings in a 4-4 tie with No. 3 North Dakota (23-7-1, 15-5-1 NCHC) on Friday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The Huskies scored three consecutive goals to take a 4-2 lead after two periods before the Fighting Hawks scored two third period goals, including an extra attacker goal with 1:37 left to tie the game.

The two teams traded goals in the opening 20 minutes, with three goals coming in the final four minutes of the first period. UND struck first with a goal just 2:20 into the game, and the game remained 1-0 for more than 14 minutes of game time. Senior forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba) was able to break through first for the Huskies, finishing a 2-on-1 breakaway all by himself for his second goal in as many games, tying the game at the 16:54 mark of the period. UND was then able to re-take the lead after a bad bounce found Will Zellers' stick in the slot for a goal. However, SCSU was able to tie the game again just 24 seconds later when junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) won a puck battle behind the net and found sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (Ham Lake, Minn.) alone in the slot for a one-time score and goal.

The second period was all Huskies, with SCSU scoring twice to take a 2-0 lead. Burnevik and Gross teamed up for their second consecutive goal, with Gross winning a faceoff at the right dot in the offensive zone and moving the puck back to Burnevik, who fired a wrist shot towards the net for his 19^th goal of the season. SCSU kept the pressure on, with Ingram and sophomore forward Daimon Gardner (Eagle Lake, Ontario) leading a rush into the offensive zone that resulted in a goal of Gardner's skate. Ingram pushed a backhanded centering pass to the net and the puck made its way through traffic, off a defender and then finally Gardner's skate before going into the back of the net.

North Dakota struck quick in the third period, scoring at the 1:45 mark of the period and then again with an extra attacker at 18:23 to tie the game. Neither team scored in overtime, resulting in a tie and shootout to decide the final point.

In the shootout, freshman goaltender Yan Shostak (Minsk, Belarus) made both saves he saw while junior forward Barrett Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Gross scored goals to seal the shootout win.

TOP HUSKIES

Burnevik scored twice and earned the third star of the game.
Gross had two assists, providing the primary helper on both of Burnevik's goals.
Ingram had a goal and assist for his first two-point game of the season.

NOTES

With the tie, SCSU moves to 50-85-20 all-time against North Dakota and 19-43-10 against the Fighting Hawks in Grand Forks.
SCSU moves to 7-8-1 on Fridays, 6-6-1 on the road, 4-14-1 when its opponent scores first, 2-6-1 when tied after first period, 11-2-1 when leading after two periods, 8-6-1 when outshooting its opponent.
Burnevik scored his 18^th and 19^th goals of the season to record his fourth two-goal game of the season and sixth of his career. Burnevik's 19 goals are the most by a Husky since Veeti Miettinen had 20 in 2023-24.
Gross had two assists to reach 41 points on the season, as he becomes the 55^th skater in program history to reach 40 points in a season and first since Jami Krannila had 40 points (21-19—40) in 2022-23. His 41 points are the most since Patrick Newell had 46 points (12-25—46) in 2018-19.
Gross has scored a point in 25 of 33 games this season and 2+ points in 12 games. He also went 13-10 in the faceoff dot, marking the 29^th time in 33 games this season he has won 10 or more faceoffs.
Ingram scored for the second time in as many games and for the second time this season with his first period score. The Husky senior also added an assist on Gardner's goal for his first two-point game of the season and 13^th of his career.
Gardner scored his second goal of the season and eighth of his career with his second period goal. It marked his first score since a goal in a 6-0 win over Minnesota Duluth on Jan. 16.
Shostak made 21 saves in the game, marking the 14^th time this season he has made 20+ saves in a game.
Miettinen recorded his eighth assist of the season with the secondary assist on Gardner's goal.

UP NEXT

SCSU and North Dakota will finish its series on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. CT at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The game will be the regular season finale for the Huskies.

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