Notables
-CSS out-shot Stout 45-24
-Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) made 23 to earn the win
-Bruggeman's assist was the first by a CSS goaltender since he recorded one vs. Northland in 2013
-All five goals were recorded on the power-play
-Both teams combined for 24 penalties totaling 102 minutes

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DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team scored all four goals on the power-play as it defeated the University of Wisconsin-Stout 4-1 on Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena to earn its first victory of the season.
 
The St. Scholastica men's hockey team trailed 2-0 with less than five minutes remaining and then 3-2 with less than a minute to play, but scored with the extra-attacker to earn a 3-3 tie against No. 9 University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the season opener Friday night at Mars Lakeview Arena.
 
Quick Start
The Saints would get four power-play opportunities in the first period and capitalized on three of them. The first was conversion was by Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) eight minutes and 15 seconds into the game put CSS up 1-0. Mark Whiteley (Surrey, British Columbia/Holy Cross HS (Marian University)) and Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) had the assists.
 
With less than seven minutes to go in the period, Joel Paiement (Okotoks, Alberta/Holy Trinity Academy (Calgary Canucks-AJHL) ) buried one home to extend the lead to 2-0. Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) and goaltender Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) had the assists. Four minutes later Michael Spring (Kelowna, British Columbia/Okanagan Mission (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) scored his first goal of the season to give the Saints a 3-0 lead at the first intermission. Paiement and Justin Krabben (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta/Hunting Hills HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) had the assists.
 
With less than five minutes to go in the second period, Bruce added his second power-play goal of the game to make it 4-0 Saints at the second intermission.
 
Penalties
The Blue Devils (0-1-1) committed 16 penalties for 67 total minutes, while the Saints had eight penalties for 35 minutes. Most of CSS's penalties came in the final minutes when a fracas broke out and when the dust settled the Saints had to defend a 5-on-3. That is when Stout scored it's one and only goal of the contest when Tyler Cayemberg scored with 48 seconds left to make the final score 4-1.
 
Up Next
The Saints (1-0-1) will have next weekend off and will travel to Lake Forest College (Ill.) in two weeks to open conference play with a two-game series. Friday's game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.