Box Score

BLAINE, Minn. - Saint John's hockey skated to a 3-3 tie against Bethel on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Super Rink in Blaine.

The Johnnies (1-0-2, 1-0-1 MIAC) earned the additional point in the conference standings when junior defenseman Travis Brown (Otsego, Minn.) tallied a power-play goal 12 seconds into the post-overtime frame. The goal, however, does not count in the official stats.

SJU had multiple opportunities to score the game-winning goal on a power play but could not light the lamp. The visitors had 11:39 on a man advantage and totaled nine shots, one of which hit the back of the net. 

The Johnnies had 4:19 on the power play near the end of regulation, including two minutes of 5-on-3. Another 5-minute major penalty on the Royals 22 seconds into overtime gave SJU a man advantage for the remainder of the extra frame and carried over to the 3-on-3 session (which Brown and Co. took advantage of). 

Dylan Giorgio gave BU (1-1-1, 0-1-1 MIAC) an early 1-0 lead with his first collegiate goal 4:49 into the game and Jackson Roen made it 2-0 on the power play with 2:20 left in the opening frame. 

The Johnnies came out flying to start the second period and the effort paid off. Junior forward Ryan Kero (Hermantown, Minn.) cut SJU's deficit in half with a power-play goal, his 25th career point (7g/18a), at the 15:46 mark. 

Freshman forward Auggie Moore (Edina, Minn.) tied the game with his first collegiate goal, and first of two on the night, 1:28 later.

Nick Ketola gave the lead back to the Royals when a rebound off the end-wall bounced to him at the right side of the net with 5:15 left in the second period. Moore, however, re-tied the game with 1:36 left in the second frame.

Junior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.) made his first start since Jan. 12 of last season (at Wisconsin-Stevens Point) and stopped 29 shots in the tie. SJU out-shot BU 41-32 and went 1-for-5 on the power play.

The Johnnies begin a stretch of seven consecutive home games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, against No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC) in St. Cloud. Wisconsin-Stout visits SJU for a 7 p.m. puck-drop Saturday, Nov. 16, at the MAC.