ST. Cloud, MN – Western Michigan used five goals in the third period; Sam Colangelo He scored a hat trick in Game 2 of the NCHC quarterfinals against St. Cloud State University, clinching a decisive victory. The Broncos defeated the Huskies 6-1.
With Colangelo's hat trick, dylan wendt While scoring two goals, Luke Grainger another added. His 3-point night for Granger pushed him over the 100-point mark for his career, making him the 61st player in program history to reach that mark.
first period
The Broncos controlled the first period, outscoring the Huskies by a combined score of 15-4. After SCSU's shot put the game ahead, WMU had the next four shots on net. It came from two alex bumpmeanwhile carter burger Colangelo and Colangelo got one each.
About 11 minutes into the opening 20 minutes, SCSU was ejected for a trip, giving the Brown and Gold their first power play of the game. Colangelo and Berger had their eyes on SCSU netminder Isaac Posch, but the score remained 0-0 at the end of the second half.
At the end of the period, Grainger and chad hillbrand The Broncos almost won, but both teams went into the first intermission with nothing on the scoreboard.
Second period
St. Cloud State earned a penalty early in the 20th minute of the second half. However, the Broncos were unable to convert many chances. St. Cloud State eventually returned to full strength.
After the power play is over, Tim Wash made two shots on Posh, and Hillebrand made another. From there, WMU was ejected for a cross-check.Huskies previously could only be seen online cameron lowe And the Broncos returned to even strength.
Less than a minute after the power play ended, SCSU took advantage of an odd man rush to jump out to a 1-0 lead. Later in the period, Western Michigan negated a stumble penalty and went on offense.
With less than three minutes remaining, Colangelo took matters into his own hands, slipping through SCSU's defense to tie the game at 1-1.bump and Cedric Fiedler Obtained an assist. Both teams will go into the third period with a tied score.
third period
The Broncos came back and dominated the final period, getting a power play in the first two minutes. It didn't take long for the Brown and Gold to attack, with Vento knocking the puck out of the air and into the back of the net for a 2-1 lead.
Following WMU's goal, SCSU was stopped on the power play by the Broncos. The Huskies recorded just one hit on the man advantage. The floodgates opened for WMU late in the period, starting with a power play goal with fewer than eight players remaining.
Granger received a pass from Wendt and fired a shot under the crossbar, giving WMU a 3-1 lead. A few minutes later, Colangelo cleaned up a spilled puck in front of the net to make the game 4-1.
Colangelo found the empty net late in the third game for his third hat trick of the season. But the Broncos didn't stop there, as Wendt scored his second goal of the game to help end the Brown and Gold's 6-1 victory.
next
The Broncos and Huskies will play Game 3 of the series tomorrow night at the Herbbrook National Hockey Center. Puck drop is set for 7pm ET.
