Gross Scores Twice in Huskies’ 4-1 Road Win over Arizona State

Friday, February 6

Mullett Arena | Tempe, Ariz.

8:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

14-15-0, 7-12-0

Arizona State

13-15-1, 6-10-1

St. Cloud St.

Arizona St.

Photo by: Ryan Roehl

Gross Scores Twice in Huskies’ 4-1 Road Win over Arizona State

2/7/2026 12:56:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Gross’ two goals and three points leads to win in SCSU’s first game at Mullett Arena

TEMPE, Ariz. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (14-15-0, 7-12-0 NCHC) got back in the win column with a 4-1 win over Arizona State (13-15-1, 6-10-1 NCHC) on Friday night at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz. Junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) scored twice and had three points to lead the way, while sophomore goaltender Patriks Berzins (Talsi, Latvia) got a late call to the starting lineup, stopping 33 of 34 Sun Devil shots en route to his eighth win of the season between the pipes.

Neither team scored in the first 20 minutes despite both have chances on the power play, as SCSU held the slight advantage in shots on goal, 10-8. The Huskies were called for their second penalty of the night just 1:48 into the second period but flipped momentum on a scoring chance less than a minute into the man advantage. The puck was at the point when Gross was able to get his stick on a pass from an ASU skater, deflecting it towards sophomore defenseman Finn Loftus (Blaine, Minn.), who started a 2-on-1 break with Gross the other way. Loftus toe-dragged around a defender in the slot and fed Gross on the backside for an easy tap-in past the goalie through the five-hole for the 1-0 lead. Arizona State would then tie the game at 1-1 at 17:20 on a rebound attempt from Noah Powell.

The game remained 1-1 for more than 15 minutes before SCSU's captain was able to strike again. Arizona State was seemingly about to break the puck out of the defensive zone, but junior forward Barrett Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) kept the puck in before feeding sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (Ham Lake, Minn.) and then over to Gross alone in the slot for a wrister and goal to make it 2-1. SCSU was called for icing with 2:30 left in the game, causing Arizona State to pull its goalie for an extra attacker. SCSU responded with sound defense and scored empty net goals from junior forward Verner Miettinen (Espoo, Finland) and Burnevik to ice the game, 4-1.

TOP HUSKIES

Gross matched a career-high with his third two-goal and fourth three-point game of the season.
Burnevik had a goal and assist for two points, his 10^th game this season with two or more points.
Berzins made 33 saves to earn his eighth win of the season in net.

NOTES

SCSU improves to 4-2-0 all time against Arizona State with its first win in Tempe and at Mullett Arena. SCSU did previously beat Arizona State in Arizona, winning 4-2 in Prescott Valley in the 2016 Desert Hockey Classic.
With the win, SCSU improves to 6-8-0 on Fridays, 5-6-0 on the road, 12-2-0 when scoring first, 2-4-0 when tied after first period and 3-0-0 when tied after second period.
The SCSU penalty kill unit killed both penalties in the game to improve to 75.9 percent (63-of-83) on the season. The Huskies have now killed eight straight penalties dating back to Jan. 24 at Denver.
Gross' goal was shorthanded, the Huskies fifth shorthanded goal of the season, which is the most since scoring eight in 2022-23.
Gross scored his 15^th and 16^th goals of the season with his first career shorthanded goal in the second period. It marks his third two-goal game of the season and the fifth of his career.
The Husky captain added an assist for three points, his fourth three-point game of the season and sixth of his career.
Gross now has 16 goals and 19 assists for 35 points to move his point-per-game average back to 1.20 ppg.
Burnevik had two points with his 16^th goal and 16 assist for 32 points. It marks his 10^th game this season with two or more points, and 16^th of his career.
Berzins stopped 33 of 34 shots to lower his goals-against-average to 2.66 and raise his save percentage to .914. It marks the fifth time this season he has made 30 or more saves.
Miettinen netted his fourth goal of the season and 16^th of his career.
Three Huskies – Loftus, senior defenseman Mason Reiners (Edina, Minn.), and Hall – had single assists in the game.

UP NEXT

SCSU and Arizona State will finish its series on Saturday night with a 6:00 p.m. CT / 5:00 p.m. MT puck drop at Mullett Arena.

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