Box Score
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John's hockey withstood a barrage of shots in the third period and held on for a 3-2 win over No. 12 Trine (Ind.) on Friday night, Jan. 2, at the Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC).
Down 2-1, junior forward
Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) scored a pair of goals in the second period and senior goaltender
Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) made 40 saves, including 19 in a clean third period for the win.
Sophomore forward
Jordan Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn.) gave the Johnnies (5-2-3, 3-1-2 MIAC) an early 1-0 lead with his fourth goal of the season 6:51 into the game. Junior defenseman
Parker Gnos (Excelsior, Minn.) walked the puck around the zone and sent it to classmate
Jackson Borst (Edina, Minn.), who deflected the puck out of Trine's control and to Newpower at the bottom hash for the clean look.
Luke deVries tied the contest at 1-1 for the Thunder (7-4-2, 4-2-2 NCHA) with a breakaway goal halfway through the frame (10:07) and Logan Furstenau put them ahead on the power play, his sixth tally of the season, with 1:34 left. Trine entered the game at 7.1 percent (3-for-42) on the man advantage.
The second period belonged to Lyke, who tallied the equalizer and game-winning goal. His first of the frame came at the 10:03 mark from Newpower and Borst. The three linemates cycled the puck in the corner of the Trine zone before Newpower made a pass out to the circle for Lyke.
The go-ahead goal, Lyke's fifth of the season, was a breakaway wrister with 53 seconds remaining thanks to a takeaway from junior forward
Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) on Trine's leading scorer.
Trine dominated the third period, where shot attempts were 34-2 (19-1 on net). SJU did not have a shot attempt until three minutes were left on the clock. The Johnnies blocked 14 shots (to the Thunder's four), including nine in the third period.
The win was Howe's fifth of the season and the third in which he tallied 40 or more saves.
The Johnnies and Thunder conclude the weekend series at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at the MAC.
