In danger of falling to Alaska-Anchorage (3-2-3, 0-2-2 WCHA) at the National Hockey Center for the first time in 30 chances, No. 19 St. Cloud State (4-2-2, 1-2-1 WCHA) rallied with a strong third period to gain a point with a 4-4 tie.<\/p>\n
“We battled, we had every single guy on the bus tonight chugging away,” Huskies’ coach Bob Motzko said.<\/p>\n
The Huskies relied upon their sophomore superstar Andreas Nodl, who muscled his way through traffic and backhanded a five-hole goal 9:54 of the third period to tie things up.<\/p>\n
“He was great coming up the rink, he had a little speed, turns their “D” and makes a play,” Motzko said.<\/p>\n
In the overtime, each team had good chances, but were unable to break through.<\/p>\n
“We want four out of four points, so it is frustrating, but I guess we will take it for now,” Huskies’ freshman forward Garrett Roe said.<\/p>\n
The Seawolves showed that they are team that can make an impact in the WCHA and that they are close to leaving the cellar.<\/p>\n
“We are looking to make goals and take baby steps every weekend,” Seawolves’ coach Dave Shyiak said. “A win would have been nice and I definitely think we played well enough to get a win but last year or the year before we for sure would have found a way to lose it.”<\/p>\n
“They are improving every year,” junior defenseman John Swanson said. “They are always a tough team to play; they are a hard-hitting team. You know it is going to be a hard-hitting physical game every night.”<\/p>\n
The Seawolves went with sophomore Jon Olthius in goal and came out with mixed results, as he made 28 total saves but allowed two Alaska-Anchorage leads to dwindle.<\/p>\n
Huskies’ freshmen goaltender Dan Dunn had a rough introduction to the WCHA, as the Seawolves took advantage of his inexperience.<\/p>\n
“We let in a few soft ones,” Motzko said. “He’s got to stand tall; he kept dropping down on all the goals. He has to just make himself big in there and find the puck and let it hit him.”<\/p>\n
Dunn, making his second collegiate start, ended the night with 18 saves in 22 opportunities.<\/p>\n
The Huskies grabbed the first lead 6:17 into the game as Swanson took a slapshot from the right side of the blue line and junior forward Brent Borgen knocked the uncleared rebound in.<\/p>\n
The goal from Borgen, a transfer student from Minnesota, marked his first Huskies’ goal after sitting last season out due to NCAA transfer stipulations.<\/p>\n
Alaska-Anchorage then took control of the puck and the game, as SCSU seemed to have problems dealing with the size and physical play from Alaska-Anchorage. <\/p>\n
Senior forward Blair Tassone tied the game when he came from behind the net and tried to fling in a wraparound, but Dunn made the save only to have Tassone flip in the rebound through the five-hole.<\/p>\n
At 16:29 in the first, after killing a hooking penalty, the Seawolves gained the lead as Dunn botched catching a Kevin Clark wrist shot and it carried over his glove into the right post.<\/p>\n
The Huskies just missed a chance to tie the game when they had a crowd of players around the crease with the puck, but time expired when the puck went in, ending the period with Alaska-Anchorage up 2-1.<\/p>\n
The Seawolves added to their lead 6:45 into the second period when Merit Waldrop fired a shot over a screened Dunn. <\/p>\n
Shortly thereafter, the Huskies’ began their comeback charge.<\/p>\n
Sophomore forward Ryan Lasch cut the Seawolves lead to 3-2 at 13:56 into the second when he took the puck off a faceoff, maneuvered it past a defender and flicked it past goalie Jon Olthius.<\/p>\n
The Huskies tied it on a power play when Garrett Roe fired a shot that skid past a cornered Olthius.<\/p>\n
“At first I read the play and (the defenseman) kept backing up and by the way he was blocking I saw that he was going to screen the goalie,” Roe said. “The puck actually went through the defenseman’s legs.”<\/p>\n
The joy though was short-lived, as the Seawolves regained the lead on a power play when freshman Winston DayChief fired a rising shot that hit off Dunn’s shoulder and flew in.<\/p>\n
“(DayChief) does have power play type skills and he has good hands and he knows what to do with the puck,” Shyiak said.<\/p>\n
Dunn was quickly bailed out by Nodl who lived up to his reputation as a great skater and puck handler and scored the goal that sent it into overtime.<\/p>\n
In overtime, the Seawolves put up four overtime shots while the Huskies managed one, but the Huskies did have a chance in the final seconds with a faceoff in the left circle.<\/p>\n
“We had it set up perfectly,” Roe said. “You try it but I guess it doesn’t work sometimes.”<\/p>\n
The Huskies will leave Minnesota for the first time this season next weekend with a series in Houghton, Mich. against Michigan Tech, while the Seawolves stay in the state for a series with Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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