Box Score

DULUTH, Minn. – Saint John's hockey picked up two crucial points in the conference standings with a 2-2 tie and shootout win at St. Scholastica on Saturday night, Nov. 19, at Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth.

Senior forward Jack Johnson (Bemidji, Minn.) gave SJU (4-2-1, 2-1-1 MIAC) the extra point in the MIAC ledger with a goal in the fifth round of the shootout.

Following a scoreless first period, CSS (4-3-1, 3-0-1 MIAC) gained a 1-0 lead with a 5-on-3, power-play goal from Filimon Ledenkov – his fourth tally of the weekend – 8:28 into the second frame. 

Senior forward Nick Michel (Waconia, Minn.) tied the game at 1-1 with a power-play goal, his team-leading seventh tally and 10th point (7g/3a) in six games this season, 4:31 into the third period.

Senior forward Joe Papa (St. Charles, Ill.) gave the visitors their first lead of the game, 2-1, with his fourth goal of the season 4:30 later on a feed from junior defenseman Jack Olsen (Lakeville, Minn.).

The Saints, however, sent the game to overtime with an extra-attacker goal – with the goaltender pulled – from Nathan Adrian with 42 seconds remaining in regulation.

Sophomore goaltender Bailey Huber (Mahtomedi, Minn.) made 27 saves to remain unbeaten with a 3-0-1 record this season.

The Johnnies again outshot the Saints by a large margin, 47-29. SJU posted a 47-31 shot advantage on goal in last night's (Nov. 18) 5-2 home loss.

Shootout Summary
-SJU: Crosby, save
-CSS: Richels, missed 
-SJU: Campbell, save
-CSS: F. Ledenkov, missed
-SJU: Moore, save 
-CSS: A. Ledenkov, save
-SJU: Michel, pipe
-CSS: Seitz, missed
-SJU: Johnson, goal
-CSS: Shewchuk, missed

The Johnnies travel to face the Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) for a pair of non-conference games over Thanksgiving Weekend next Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (2 p.m.), Nov. 25-26.