The Johnnie hockey team hosts St. Scholastica for a 7 p.m. non-conference game tonight (Feb. 10) at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. – Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM) | Live Stats/Live Video

SCHEDULE CHANGES: SJU added tonight's game because the week's two contests against Concordia were either canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 testing protocols. 

-Canceled: Thursday, Feb. 11 vs. Concordia (non-conference)
-Postponed: Saturday, Feb. 13 at Concordia *Rescheduled for March 3*

The postponed games will be rescheduled for a later date if circumstances allow.

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (3-1, 1-0 MIAC) take the ice tonight riding a three-game win streak thanks to an 8-2 win over Bethel on Sunday (Feb. 7) in the home/MIAC opener.

Eight Johnnies recorded two points or more, led by sophomore forward Auggie Moore's (Edina, Minn.) four (1g/3a) on the afternoon.

SJU jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the game's first 12:09 thanks to a goal from sophomore forward Jack Johnson (Bemidji, Minn.) 1:01 into the contest, and Moore's shorthanded tally (8:22) sandwiched by a pair of power-play goals from senior Ryan Kero (Hermantown, Minn.) and sophomore forward Dan Wieber (St. Joseph, Minn.).

Jackson Hogg put BU on the scoreboard with 2:51 remaining in the opening period and Josiah Roen cut the Royals' deficit in half (4-2) 2:16 into the second period.

Junior forward Brady Dahl (Rochester, Minn.), however, gave SJU a three-goal lead with his goal of the season at the 11:20 mark of the second period.

SJU broke the game open with three goals, all on the power play, in the third period. Kero tallied his second of the game 2:49 into the frame and senior forward Tanner Dufault (Kasson, Minn.) knocked in his own rebound at the 10:29 mark. 

Johnson ended the game's scoring with his second of the game with 3:40 remaining.

Senior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.) made 32 saves in the victory.

SPECTACULAR SPECIAL TEAMS: The Johnnies were a perfect 5-for-5 on the power play and also scored a shorthanded goal in the win. The five power-play goals were the most for the program since SJU scored six (6-for-9) in a 10-4 victory on Nov. 22, 2003, at Lawrence (Wis.). The six special-teams goal were also the most since that game, as the Johnnies lit the lamp once shorthanded for a total of seven at Lawrence.

Not only were the Johnnies perfect on the man advantage Sunday afternoon, but they were also efficient. Aside from the first tally (1:52 in), the other four power-play goals were scored within the first 45 seconds of the opportunity - 0:40, 0:45, 0:23 and 0:41 - for a total elapsed time of 4:21 across the five chances.

SJU also disposed of all five power-play opportunities for Bethel, including a five-minute major early in the second period with the score 4-2 in favor of the home team.

MIAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brown was named the MIAC Men's Hockey Athlete of the Week on Monday (Feb. 8) thanks to his six-point (3g/3a) performance in last week's three wins. He became the first SJU defenseman to receive the honor since Darryl Smoleroff '06 on Feb. 27, 2006.
Brown posted an assist in SJU's 5-2 non-conference win Feb. 3 at St. Scholastica and became the first Johnnie defenseman to record a hat trick since 1998 in the 4-2 non-conference victory Feb. 5 at Bethel. He then added two assists, his 39th and 40th career points, in Sunday's 8-2 win over Bethel.

ANOTHER SIX-POINT WEEK: Johnson matched Brown's six points with two goals and four assists in last week's wins. Four (1g/3a) of the six points came on the power play for Johnson, who currently has 28 points (9g/19a) in 27 career games.

SETTLING IN: Berglove bounced back from the abnormal season opener and returned to form with a 2-0 record, 2.00 GAA and a .934 save percentage (57 saves) last week.

A LOOK AT THE SAINTS: St. Scholastica (0-4, 0-2 NCHA) followed its 5-2 home loss to SJU Feb. 3 with a pair of conference defeats at Concordia (Wis.), 4-3 (OT) and 5-1, last weekend (Feb. 5-6). Junior forward Michael Talbot leads the team in goals (3) and points (4). CSS has been out-scored 19-7 so far this season and looks to improve on special teams, where it is currently at 10 percent (2-for-20) on the power play and 65 percent (12-for-20) on the penalty kill.

A WEEK AGO: Boosted by a four-goal first period, SJU earned a 5-2 non-conference win at St. Scholastica last Wednesday (Feb. 3) in Duluth.

Sophomore forward Henry Enebak (Lakeville, Minn.) scored two power-play goals, Johnson collected three assists and junior goaltender Michael Magnuson (Sunfish Lake, Minn.) made 33 saves in his first collegiate appearance/start for the Johnnies.

SJU was awarded a power play 59 seconds into the game and did not wait long to find the scoreboard as Enebak ripped a one-timer from the left faceoff circle 1:04 later.

The Johnnies erupted for two goals in a span of 20 seconds near the halfway mark of the opening frame. Freshman forward Jack Kilroy (Denver, Colo.) made it 2-0 with his first collegiate goal 8:43 in and junior forward Jerome Newhouse (Shorewood, Minn.) lit the lamp 20 seconds later.

Moore, the Johnnies' leader in goals (11) and points (27) in 2019-20, found the stat sheet with a goal at the 12:32 mark of the first period. 

Tyler Hinterser erased the shutout for CSS (0-2 overall) on a breakaway goal with 3:45 remaining in the first and Jon Hansen cut the deficit to 4-2 with 35 seconds left before intermission.

Enebak stretched SJU's lead back to three with his second power-play goal of the night 5:54 into the second period.

SJU's power play, which went 0-for-6 in the Jan. 30 season opener, bounced back with a 2-for-5 showing at CSS.

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies lead the all-time series with a 17-14-1 record. SJU is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, though CSS has won the last two meetings.