Box Score

DULUTH, Minn. – Saint John's hockey opened the MIAC schedule with an impressive 7-1 win, thanks to seven different goal scorers, at St. Scholastica on Friday, Nov. 7, at Mars Lakeview Arena.

The Johnnies (1-0-1, 1-0-0 MIAC) built a 4-0 lead in the game's first 5:35 and scored three goals on special teams in the victory.

The two teams combined for six goals in the opening period. SJU was awarded a power play just 52 seconds into the game and capitalized 31 seconds later on a goal from junior forward Jackson Borst (Edina, Minn.) for a 1-0 lead.

Borst's goal came off a Cam Boche (Lakeville, Minn.) rebound after the CSS goaltender kicked out Boche's shot into the slot. Borst wrapped the loose puck past the toe of the goalie and into the right corner.

Junior forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) scored his first goal of the season 1:16 later to double the lead. Junior forward Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) regained control of the puck in the left circle for the Johnnies after making a nifty move for a shot on goal and delivered a pass to an uncontested Kernan in the slot for a quick snap shot into the right corner.

Junior forward Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) added another power-play goal, the 25th point of his career, another 1:10 later. The Johnnies executed a perfect power play switch on the wall, allowing senior defenseman Conner Couet (St. Michael, Minn.) to deliver a cross-zone pass to Bisson, who one-timed a shot on the near post.

Freshman forward Carter Krenke (Bloomington, Minn.) walked a St. Scholastica defender with a toe-drag for his first collegiate goal and point to add onto the early onslaught. 

The Saints (1-2-0, 0-1-0 MIAC) found the scoreboard with a power-play goal of their own at the 12:44 mark of the first period, but junior forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) answered with his 10th career goal on the zone entry with 3:17 left in the frame. 

SJU tacked on two more goals – both from St. Louis Park (Minn.) natives – in the third period to end the scoring. Wandmacher took advantage of a 2-on-0 rush 1:08 into the third stanza – seconds after a St. Scholastica power play – and junior defenseman Sam Berry made it 7-1 with a shorthanded goal halfway (10:54) through the period. Berry tucked a pass from Krenke between the legs of the Saints' goaltender to cap a 2-on-1 rush.

Senior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) made 40 saves in the win as SJU totaled a 56-41 advantage in shots, including a 28-11 margin in the first period. The visitors were 2-for-6 on the power play to CSS' 1-for-4 showing.

The Johnnies return home to host St. Scholastica for Senior Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.