Notables
-Second consecutive multi-point game for Hinterser and A. Ledenkov
-Talbot with a goal in back-to-back games
-CSS has killed 13 straight power-plays
SUPERIOR, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Superior scored two goals in the opening three minutes of the third period to erase a 3-2 deficit and hang on to defeat the St. Scholastica men's hockey team 4-3 Wednesday night.
How it Happened
The Yellowjackets (12-5-2) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period until
Michael Talbot (Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS (Minot-NAHL)) scored on the power-play with 2:30 remaining to make it 2-1 at the first intermission.
Arkhip Ledenkov (Polotsk, Belarus/Ostroshitsko-Gorodokskaya (New York Aviators-USPHL)) and
Sam Fuss (Edina, Minn./Edina HS (Minot-NAHL)) had the assists.
St. Scholastica knotted things up with another power-play goal midway through the second period as
Tyler Hinterser (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville HS (Brookings-NAHL)) found the net.
Danylo Sukhonos (Kharkiv, Ukraine/Brovary Professional Lyceum (New York Aviators-USPHL)) was credited with the assist. The Saints took their first lead of the night with less than four minutes left in the period on an
Arkhip Ledenkov (Polotsk, Belarus/Ostroshitsko-Gorodokskaya (New York Aviators-USPHL)) goal to make it 3-2 CSS at the second intermission.
Filimon Ledenkov (Polotsk, Belarus/Ostroshitsko-Gorodokskaya (New York Aviators-USPHL)) and Hinterser had the assists.
Moments after the Saints killed off a power-play to start the third period, Superior tied the game with a 4-on-4 goal and then two minutes later took a 4-3 lead with both teams at full strength. With the St. Scholastica net empty late, the Saints put a pair of shots on goal, but were denied as UWS hung on for the 4-3 victory.
Goaltending
Jack Bostedt (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig HS (Minnesota Mullets-USPHL)) had 26 saves for the Saints, while Nick Althaus had 21 saves for the Yellowjackets.
Up Next
The Saints (6-7-2) hit the road this weekend for a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) series at Concordia College-Moorhead. The series begins Friday with a 7 p.m. puck drop.
