Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Saint John's hockey and St. Thomas played to a 3-3, non-conference tie on Tuesday, March 16, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (HBNHC) in St. Cloud.

The game was the last for UST (6-1-2, 2-0-1 MIAC) at the NCAA Division III level.

SJU (4-2-2, 2-0-1 MIAC) showed some rust in the first period - its first game action since Feb. 26 (a 2-2 tie at UST) - as the Tommies registered a 15-6 shot advantage. Zac Risteau gave the visitors a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season 9:42 into the game.

The Johnnies, however, flipped the script in the second period with an 18-8 advantage on goal. SJU recorded the period's first nine shots on net (13 of the first 14) and also rang one off the pipe. The seventh shot, a goal from senior forward Ryan Kero (Hermantown, Minn.), tied the game at 1-1 7:34 into the second. The tally was Kero's third of the season and his 50th career point (19g/31a).

Sophomore forward Auggie Moore (Edina, Minn.) played a puck behind the net to the goal line and found a hard-charging Jack Johnson (Bemidji, Minn.) in the slot for a pretty one-timer to give SJU the lead with 1:01 left in the second period.

Senior defenseman Cole Souto (Yorba Linda, Calif.) then made it 3-1 with his first goal of the season - and first point since Feb. 16, 2019, at Gustavus Adolphus - 53 seconds into the third period.

The Tommies took advantage of the game's final two penalties with a pair of power-play goals late in the game. Risteau made it a one-goal game with his second of the night at the 12:52 mark and Grant Loven tied the contest with 3:26 remaining. UST finished 2-for-4 on the man advantage to the Johnnies' 0-for-4 showing.

Both teams generated scoring opportunities during the five-minute, 3-on-3 overtime but neither lit the lamp. UST had a 2-on-0 breakaway with 3:40 left in the extra session but failed to conjure a shot on goal.

Senior Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.) made 33 saves in the tie. 

SJU ended the rivalry with a 6-5-6 record against UST over the last 17 meetings.

The Johnnies close their home schedule by hosting Saint Mary's at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the HBNHC.