Johnnie Goal_Bill Prout
(image courtesy of Bill Prout)
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Augsburg University AUG 7-14-1, 3-9-1 MIAC
8
Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 9-12-1, 6-6-1 MIAC
Augsburg University AUG
7-14-1, 3-9-1 MIAC
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Final
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Saint John's Univ. SJU
9-12-1, 6-6-1 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Augsburg University AUG 0 2 0 2
Saint John's Univ. SJU 0 4 4 8

Game Recap: Hockey | | Ryan Klinkner, SJU Athletic Media Relations Director

Johnnies Explode for Eight Goals to Win Series Opener vs. Augsburg


Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John's hockey broke a 2-2 tie with six unanswered goals to defeat Augsburg 8-2 on Friday night, Feb. 14, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

SJU (9-12-1, 6-6-1 MIAC) erupted for four goals each in the second and third periods and 13 Johnnies recorded a point (four with three points apiece).

The eight goals scored were the most for SJU in three years (an 8-3 win over Hamline on Feb. 7, 2022, at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud) and the most against the Auggies since Jan. 12, 1990 – an identical score of 8-2 in Minneapolis.

The home team followed a scoreless first period with four goals and hit the pipe twice in the second period. Junior defenseman Conner Couet (St. Michael, Minn.) opened the scoring with his second goal of the season – 4-on-4 – 4:45 in and senior forward Justin Thompson (Woodbury, Minn.) made it 2-0 2:25 later. 

The Auggies (7-14-1, 3-9-1 MIAC), however, battled back to tie the game at 2-2 with goals from Graham Harris (10:51) and Cole Schneider (16:15). The stalemate was short-lived though, as sophomore forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) one-timed home a pretty pass from classmate Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) 15 seconds after Schneider's game-tying goal.

Sophomore forward Cam Boche (Lakeville, Minn.) gave the Johnnies a two-goal lead once again when he deflected a shot from the blue line from sophomore defenseman Parker Gnos (Excelsior, Minn.) with 1:33 left in the second.



Gnos started the four-goal third period with a seeing-eye shot for a goal 5:27 in and sophomore forward Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) scored the first of two on the night during a delayed penalty at the 7:08 mark.

Sophomore forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) extended the lead to 7-2 with 6:44 remaining and Bisson ended the scoring with a power-play goal, his team-leading 10th tally of the season, 2:01 later.

Junior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) made 35 saves for his fifth win of the season (5-6-1 record).

SJU finished with a 38-37 edge in shots thanks to a 15-3 advantage in the third period.

The two teams complete the weekend series at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis.


 
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