Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John's hockey scored two goals in the game's final four minutes to tie St. Olaf 2-2 on Friday, Feb. 10, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

The Oles (11-9-2, 5-7-1 MIAC) earned the extra point in the conference standings with a 1-0 win in the shootout thanks to a goal from Jonathan Young in round two.

Junior defenseman Jack Olsen (Lakeville, Minn.) cut the deficit to 2-1 for SJU (12-9-3, 8-5-2 MIAC) with a power-play goal - a shot from the left point six seconds into the man advantage - with four minutes remaining in regulation. The goal ended the Johnnies' frustration, as the home team controlled play for most of the game and outshot the Oles 36-18 after the first period. 

The swing in momentum led to another goal from Olsen, from nearly the same spot with the extra attacker on the ice, with 1:15 left. Sophomore forward Spencer Rudrud (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and junior forward Lewis Crosby (Edina, Minn.) provided the assists on both goals.

Senior forward Nick Michel (Waconia, Minn.) hit the pipe twice, once during a power play in the second period and another in the third, and was denied on a mini breakaway with 36.5 seconds left in regulation.  

A defensive-zone turnover turned into a one-timer goal for St. Olaf, Brendan Darby to Jonathan Panisa, to open the scoring with 3:30 left in the first period.

SJU recorded the first eight shots of the second period and eventually finished with a 17-7 margin in the frame, but the Oles' Sean Walsh made it 2-0 with a sharp-angle shot that glanced off the backside of sophomore goaltender Bailey Huber (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and into the net with 2:24 left before intermission. Huber finished with 24 saves to move his season record to 10-4-3.

SJU finished with a 42-26 advantage in shots and killed off all three STO power plays, including a 5-minute major in the third period.

The Johnnies end the regular-season schedule with a 5 p.m. puck-drop at St. Olaf on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Northfield.