Saint John's hockey opens a weekend series against Augsburg at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. The two teams then meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis.

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A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (8-12-1, 5-6-1 MIAC) recorded a tie (shootout loss) and a road loss to league-leading Gustavus Adolphus last weekend. 

t-at Saint John's 2, Gustavus Adolphus 2 (OT; GAC, 1-0; Feb. 7)
The Gusties collected the extra point in the MIAC standings with a goal from Wilmer Svensson in the fifth round to win the shootout, 1-0. Sophomore forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) tallied the game-tying goal for SJU on a one-timer from classmate Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) with 6:26 left in regulation.

GAC gained an early 1-0 lead when Jack Anderson ripped a shot from the point that Hunter Newhouse deflected past junior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) 5:25 into the game. Howe finished with 29 saves.

Sophomore forward Jacob McPartland (Victoria, Minn.) tied the game at 1-1 when he slapped home a rebound of his own shot 1:55 into the second period, but Drew Holt gave the lead back to the Gusties two seconds after the Johnnies killed off a power play with 42 seconds left in the frame.

SJU posted a 38-31 advantage in shots, including a 28-20 margin after the first period, but went 0-for-4 on the power play (to GAC's 0-for-3 showing).

at Gustavus Adolphus 3, Saint John's 0 (Feb. 8)
GAC broke a scoreless stalemate with three third-period goals to hand Saint John's a 3-0 loss last Saturday in St. Peter.

Joey Gimberlin scored what proved to be the game-winning goal for Gustavus 8:31 into the third period and connected with Holt on a long saucer pass for a short breakaway goal with 3:15 to play. Nate Stone ended the game's scoring with an empty-net goal at the 18:06 mark.

The win was the Gusties' first over Saint John's since Feb. 16, 2018 (2-1 in St. Peter).

Senior goaltender Bailey Huber (Mahtomedi, Minn.) made 28 saves in the loss as GAC recorded a 31-25 edge in shots.

STAT COMPARISONS
Scoring Offense
6. SJU, 2.67 gpg. (2.71 overall)
9. AUG, 2.15 gpg. (2.29 overall)

GAA
2. SJU, 2.55 (2.88 overall)
7. AUG, 3.04 (3.10 overall)

Power Play
3. SJU, 21.2 percent/7-33 (15.6 percent/10-64 overall)
7. AUG, 16.7 percent/7-42 (13.4 percent/9-67 overall)

Penalty Kill
1. SJU, 88.2 percent/30-34 (88.5 percent/54-61 overall)
2. AUG, 88.1 percent/37-42 (87.1 percent/54-62)

A LOOK AT THE AUGGIES: Augsburg (7-13-1, 3-8-1 MIAC) suffered a pair of losses to St. Olaf two weeks ago, 3-2 on Jan. 31 in Minneapolis and 4-1 on Feb. 1 in Northfield. Freshman forward Graham Harris leads the Auggies in assists (13) and points (20), while sophomore forward Landon Parker is next with 16 points and a team-best nine goals. Sophomore goaltender Carsen Stokes has started all 21 games in net and has a 3.06 GAA and .910 save percentage (648 saves).

LAST SEASON: The Johnnies and Auggies split the regular-season series for the fifth-straight year in 2023-24.

at Saint John's 4, Augsburg 3 (Jan. 25, 2024)
SJU scored a pair of third-period goals – 15 seconds apart – in a 4-3 win over Augsburg last Jan. 25 (2024) in St. Cloud.

Senior forward Garrett Smith (Eden Prairie, Minn.) tied the game for SJU at 3-3 with 8:51 remaining in regulation when a shot from sophomore defenseman Parker Gnos (Excelsior, Minn.) glanced off him in front of the net. 

Senior forward Jackson Sabo (Rosemount, Minn.) intercepted an errant pass in the Auggies' own zone and unleashed a wrister in the slot for what proved to be the game-winning goal 15 seconds later. The tally was Sabo's first of the season and his second game-winning goal in the last three games against Augsburg. 

The Auggies' nearly tied the game with 3:30 to play, but Howe made a save and Smith blocked a trio of shots on the rebound. The visitors played the final 2:21 with the goaltender pulled and an extra skater on the ice but failed to record a shot on goal the rest of the way.

An all-Edina scoring connection gave the Johnnies a 1-0 lead 6:39 into the game when sophomore forward Jackson Borst found Lewis Crosby '24 for a one-timer in front of the net.

The lead lasted only 1:38, however, as Nick Catalano tied the game at the 8:17 mark and Landon Parker gave Augsburg a 2-1 lead on a breakaway goal with 5:06 left in the first period.

Senior forward Matt DeRosa (Alpharetta, Ga.) tied the game at 2-2 with his team-leading eighth goal of the season, on the power-play, when he deflected a shot from the right point from junior defenseman Conner Couet (St. Michael, Minn.) 7:58 into the second period. Erik Palmqvist, however, gave the lead back to Augsburg with his team-leading seventh goal of the season with 6:19 remaining in the second.

Howe made 24 saves to improve to 5-3-2 in net. The Johnnies posted a 42-27 advantage in shots, including a 17-5 margin in the second period, and finished 1-for-2 on the power play to the Auggies' 0-for-2 performance.

at Augsburg 2, Saint John's 1 (Jan. 26, 2024)
Palmqvist scored what proved to be the game-winning goal for Augsburg when he skated in on net and collided with Huber in the crease with 7:15 remaining in regulation. Huber finished with 23 saves as SJU registered a 36-25 shot advantage in the game.

Junior defenseman Mason Campbell (Rosemount, Minn.) gave the Johnnies a quick 1-0 lead with his third goal of the season just 22 seconds into the game. Crosby intercepted an Augsburg pass, skated in on net and crossed a one-timer to senior co-captain Max Borst '24, who was denied on his shot attempt. The rebound, however, squirted up the slot to Campbell for the ninth goal of his career.

Dylan Schneider tied the game 6:20 after Campbell's tally for Augsburg on its first shot on goal.

SJU posted a 16-4 advantage in shots in the first period, but the margin shifted to 17-11 in favor of the Auggies in the second, to no avail for either team.

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies are 46-42-2 against the Auggies since the 1986-87 season: 20-16-2 in St. Cloud, 19-24 in Minneapolis and 8-3 at a neutral site. SJU is 9-12-1 in the last 22 meetings and the two teams have split their MIAC series each of the past five seasons.