Tommy Middleton He finished with two goals and one assist for a career-high three points, and 14NumberNo. 1-ranked Colorado College defeated No. 16-ranked St. Cloud State University, 5-3, on Saturday night at Robson Arena.
The win moved CC into sole possession of third place in the NCHC with a 10-6 league record (16-9-1 tie overall), marking its most conference wins in a single season since joining the league in 2013.
Noah Raba had one goal and one assist, and the Tigers beat SCSU at home for the first time since Feb. 22, 2013, ending an 18-game winless streak on home ice against the Huskies.
Middleton opened the scoring with a one-timer shot from the high slot at 15:28 of the first period. Ray Christie He pulled the puck out of the corner and passed it to linemate Middleton, who beat SCSU goaltender Dominique Basse (26 saves) for his third goal of the season.
Middleton helped give the Tigers a 2-0 lead at the 4:06 mark of the second period when he picked up the puck in the CC end and started a two-on-one situation. Stanley Cooley It was a perfect goal for Cooley, his fourth goal in 100 games.Number Career game.
The Huskies (12-9-5, 8-4-4 NCHC) cut the lead in half with a power-play goal at 6:48 of the middle frame when Zach Okabe sent a pass across the face of the goal to Mason Salquist, who beat the CC goalie. Kaidan Mbeleko (22 saves) From below the right circle.
Both teams scored a combined five goals in the third period. Gleb Veremyev The Tigers were up 3-1 at the 7:37 mark when Veremyev made a pass to Raba, whose shot was saved by Basse, but then went back to Raba, whose rebound shot was hit by Veremyev and sunk into the goal.
Mules then scored his seventh and game-winning goal on a power play at 11:35 of the third period. Max Burkholder His shot from the left circle was blocked and the puck hit Mule's stick just in front of the goal, giving him a team-high 15 points.Number Best goal of the season. His seven game winners tied the national record.
Kyler Kupka cut the deficit to 4-2 with a power-play goal with 5:39 left, but Middleton got his second of the game with an empty-netter at 16:11 after a St. Cloud State shot was blocked. Nicklas AndrewsTyson Gross scored with 40.2 seconds left in the third period.
Colorado College outshot SCSU 31-25 with Rava and Barrett Hall each taking a game-high four shots, and St. Cloud State was 2-for-3 on the power play while CC was 1-for-3.
The Tigers don't play until Feb. 16 and 17 when they host No. 2 North Dakota at Robeson Arena.
