Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John's hockey settled for a weekend split with a high-scoring 6-5 loss to Augsburg on Saturday night, Jan. 28, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (HBNHC) in St. Cloud.

Twelve different Johnnies recorded a point and two - freshman forward Rob Christy (St. Paul, Minn.) and sophomore defenseman Danny Eckerline (Wayzata, Minn.) - scored their first collegiate goals in the defeat. SJU (11-8-2, 7-4-1 MIAC) had a goal disallowed in the third period and Augsburg hit the pipe four times in the game.

Augsburg (10-8-1, 6-4-0 MIAC) found the scoreboard first on a goal from Gavin Holland 6:22 into the contest, but the Johnnies took a 2-1 lead on power-play goals from junior forwards Max Borst (Edina, Minn.) and Lewis Crosby (Edina, Minn.). Borst lit the lamp with a pretty deflection in front at the 12:13 mark of the first period and Crosby made it 2-1 eight seconds into the second for his 20th point of the season.

Both teams scored three goals in the second period. The Auggies erased the deficit with two goals 1:14 apart before Eckerline's shot from the right point trickled through the goaltender's pads with 3:04 left in the frame. The visitors answered at the 19:18 mark, but Christy tied the game at 4 with 12 seconds left before intermission.

The Auggies broke the tie with two-straight goals in the third period before sophomore forward Matt DeRosa (Alpharetta, Ga.) ended the game's scoring with 9:39 remaining.

Freshman goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) made his seventh start of the season and stopped 33 shots. Augsburg finished with a 39-33 advantage in shots, including a 16-8 margin in the third period.

The Johnnies play host to Saint Mary's (9-9-1, 5-5-0 MIAC) at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the HBNHC.