Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Saint John's hockey's offensive woes continued in a 2-1 loss to Saint Mary's on Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

The Johnnies (2-4-1, 0-2-0 MIAC) controlled the game by out-shooting Saint Mary's (2-6, 1-2 MIAC) with a 36-13 margin and winning 41 of the 62 faceoff draws, but hit the pipe twice and went 0-for-6 on the power play.

Freshman forward Spencer Rudrud (rud-rude; Eden Prairie, Minn.) gave the Johnnies a 1-0 lead with his first collegiate goal, on a breakaway, 4:31 into the second period. Junior captain Auggie Moore (Edina, Minn.) sent a long pass to Rudrud on the other blue line and he beat the goaltender with a forehanded shot.

Trevor Schroder tied the game for the Cardinals with a breakaway goal of his own at the 12:54 mark of the second.

Kasyn Kruse scored what proved to be the game-winning goal for SMU with a deflection of Schroeder's shot atop the circle 8:23 into the third period.

Senior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.) made 11 saves in the loss.

The 13 shots on goal allowed were the fewest in a Johnnie loss since then-No. 4 Wisconsin-River Falls scored four goals on 14 shots in a 4-0 shutout of then-No. 11 SJU on Dec. 9, 2014.

Junior forward Henry Enebak (Lakeville, Minn.) hit the pipe in the first period and sophomore defenseman Max Osborne (Anchorage, Alaska) clanked the iron with three minutes remaining.

SJU was given a power play with 1:51 remaining, but Moore was called for an offensive-zone penalty (slashing) six seconds later. The Johnnies were given another opportunity when SMU goaltender Matt Sankner was whistled for delaying the game (purposely kicking the net off its moorings) with 10 seconds remaining. The visitors, however, pushed a loose puck out of SJU's offensive zone to end the threat.

The two teams conclude the weekend series with a 7 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 20, at the SMU Ice Arena in Winona.