Notables
-F. Ledenkov records two goals, two assists in victory
-A. Ledenkov records three points
-Bostedt records sixth victory of season
ASHLAND, Wis. – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team traveled to Ashland, Wisconsin last night to take on the LumberJacks from Northland College. The Saints jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, and with help with two goals in the third period, CSS came away with a 6-2 victory over Northland.
From the Rink
On just St. Scholastica's second shot of the game, Arkhip Ledenkov (Polotsk, Belarus/Ostroshitsko-Gorodokskaya) broke the 0-0 tie with his fourth goal of the season, coming with assists from Filimon Ledenkov (Polotsk, Belarus/Ostroshitsko-Gorodokskaya) and Carsen Richels (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS), as CSS took an early 1-0 lead.
Just moments later, St. Scholastica once again found the back of the net, this time coming from Richels for his fifth goals of the campaign so far, as both Ledenkov brothers were credited with assists.
Jack Bostedt (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig HS) started in the net for the Saints, and the junior showed why he is unbeaten so far this year, stopping all nine shots thrown at him in the opening period.
The Saints weren't done just yet in the first period, as Nick Lanigan (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) scored his first goal of the season on the powerplay, with assists going to Isaac Suppin (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada/George Elliot Secondary) and Tristan Shewchuk (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada/St. Joseph HS), to give CSS a 3-0 lead to take into the second period.
In the opening minutes of the second period, Northland ended its scoreless game, getting one by Bostedt as the lead for CSS sat at 3-1.
After the Saints were handed two penalties, Northland pulled its goalie to try to chip away to its two-goal deficit. However, CSS' penalty kill stood tall, with blocked shots coming from Will Fisher (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS), Nathan Adrian (Roseau, Minn./Roseau HS), and Alec Severson (Roseau, Minn./Roseau HS), as the score remained 3-1.
Near the end of the second period, the Saints regained its three-goal lead, as F. Ledenkov scored his first goal of the night, with assists coming from A. Ledenkov and Matej Palfy (Kosice, Slovakia/Gymnasium Trebisovska), as CSS now led 4-1.
Northland would get a goal minutes later, but the Saints still held a 4-2 lead heading into the final period.
Both teams traded shots midway through the third period, as the LumberJacks tried to make a comeback in this one, still trailing 4-2.
Within the back half of the period, F. Ledenkov scored his second goal of the night when the Saints were on the penalty kill, putting CSS in the driver's seat, leading by three goals with minutes to play.
A little over two minutes later, Hunter Hanson (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) scored as well for CSS, giving the Saints its second shorthanded goal of the period, as CSS was able to come away with a 6-2 victory over Northland to extend its winning streak to eight.
Up Next
The Saints (8-0-0, 4-0-0) will be back at home on Friday for its next contest, where they will host Northland College at Mars Lakeview Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
