DULUTH, Minn. - Brett Berard and Kohen Olischefski each scored but No. 1 Minnesota State got a hat trick from Reggie Lutz en route to a 5-2 win over the No. 10 Providence College men's hockey team on Friday (Oct. 15) at AMSOIL Arena.
SCORE
#10 Providence - 2 | #1 Minnesota State - 5
RECORDS
Providence - 3-1-0, 1-0-0 HEA | Minnesota State - 4-1-0, 0-0-0 CCHA
VENUE
AMSOIL Arena - Duluth, Minn.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) - 32 saves
Dryden McKay (MSU) - 18 saves
Notes
- The Mavericks broke the ice first at 13:27 of the first period as Reggie Lutz capitalized off a turnover behind the Friars' net.
- Brett Berard responded just 39 seconds later a power-play goal, his fourth tally of the season to even the game at 1-1. Nick Poisson and Michael Callahan assisted on the play.
- Ryan Sandelin regained the lead for Minnesota State with 90 seconds to play in the opening period.
- At the conclusion of the period, Berard was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for slashing.
- Kohen Olischefski evened things up again with a backhander under the crossbar during a 4-on-4 situation at 1:38 of the second period. Strong efforts by Matt Koopman and Davis Bunz gave Olischefski and clean look at the bottom left circle.
- Nathan Smith gave the Mavericks a 3-2 lead at 11:10, converting on a cross-ice feed from Julian Napravnik.
- Lutz put two on the board in the final period, completing a hat-trick on the night and sealing a 5-2 win for the Mavericks. On his second goal of the night, Lutz earned the lone power play goal for Minnesota after Poisson was whistled for interference at 9:49. Lutz's third goal of the night was an empty netter at 19:08, after Jaxson Stauber was pulled for an extra attacker.
- Minnesota State outshot Providence in all three periods and 37-20 overall.
- Jaxson Stauber stopped 32 of the 36 shots he faced tonight.
- Poisson and Chase Yoder tied for a team-high of three shots on goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Berard, Olischefski (1)
Assists: Poisson, Callahan, Koopman, Bunz (1)
Points: Six players (1)
Shots: Poisson, Yoder (3)
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 1/3
Minnesota State - 1/5
SHOTS
Providence - 20
Minnesota State - 37