Box Score
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John's hockey fell 6-1 to UW-Superior on Friday night, Nov. 6, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
The Yellowjackets (2-1-0 overall) scored in each period, including three in the first and two on the power play in the third, to hand the Johnnies (1-1-1 overall) their first loss of the season.
UWS netted its first 2:25 into play and doubled the lead just over halfway through the first period. The Yellowjackets scored their third just after time expired on an SJU power play, as the penalized Miles Berg broke free from the box for a breakaway and a 3-0 lead.
SJU scored its lone goal as time ticked down in the first period to cut the deficit to two. Senior forward
Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) battled for the puck on the boards before moving it up to the point to freshman defenseman
Logan Opgrand (Eagan, Minn.). Opgrand found senior forward
Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) in the middle of the ice and Kernan found the back of the net with 6.6 seconds remaining before the first intermission.
Superior scored again in the second period for the 4-1 advantage.
It appeared the Johnnies were going to start a comeback effort halfway through the third period, as senior forward
Jacob McPartland (Victoria, Minn.) settled a bouncing puck in the slot and sent it into the back of the net, but his goal was disallowed with by a delayed penalty. That resulted in a UW-Superior goal eight seconds into the man advantage.
SJU was whistled for three more penalties in the final 10 minutes of play, with the Yellowjackets converting on another for the 6-1 final.
The Johnnies were 0-for-4 on the power play, but senior transfer
Luke Levandowski (Rosemount, Minn.) nearly scored on a number of opportunities in the final period.
Sophomore goaltender
Kyle Abrahamson (Cloquet, Minn.) made 25 saves between the pipes. Sophomore defenseman
Cashen Naeve (Independence, Minn.) led SJU with four shots on goal, as the Johnnies out-shot Superior 36-31.
The Johnnies travel to face Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2-0-1 record) for a 7 p.m. puck-drop on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Hobbs Ice Center in Eau Claire, Wis.
