Power-play goal gives No. 10 SCSU a series sweep at Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Particular groups proved to be the distinction.

Kyler Kupka, a senior wing from Camrose, Alberta, tipped in a shot by Adam Ingram at 13:58 of the third interval on the facility play for the game-winner for Tenth-ranked St. Cloud State in a 2-1 nonconference win over winless Wisconsin on Saturday on the Kohl Heart.

After Kupka’s objective, SCSU sophomore defenseman Jack Peart took a tripping penalty at 14:37 of the third interval and the Huskies had been capable of kill it off. The Huskies had been 3-for-3 on the penalty kill within the sport, 6-for-6 within the collection and are 13-for-13 for the season.

The Huskies (4-0) took a 1-0 lead on a objective by Cruikshank simply after a five-minute energy play ended. Cruikshank, a fifth-year senior from Delafield, Wis., batted in a puck from midair at 18:23 of the second interval. Kupka had the first help on the objective by Cruikshank, who scored for the third straight sport.

The Badgers (0-4) tied the sport at 1-1 on a play by Corson Ceulemans, a first-round draft choose of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ceulemans, a sophomore defenseman from Regina, Saskatchewan, obtained the puck towards the underside of the faceoff circle, made a transfer after which beat goalie Dominic Basse over the shoulder with a shot contained in the pipe and crossbar at 8:33 of the third interval.

However Wisconsin took a penalty for having too many gamers on the ice at 13:44 of the third interval. The Huskies had good puck motion with the puck going from senior defenseman Dylan Anhorn to Ingram. Ingram, a Nashville Predators draft choose, took a shot from the excessive slot that Kupka tipped in for the game-winner. Anhorn has seven factors, together with no less than one among 4 video games.

The Badgers pulled their goaltender however had been unable to tie the sport.

Dominic Basse, a Chicago Blackhawks draft choose and switch from Colorado School, made 19 saves to choose up his second win for the Huskies.

The Huskies will play host to fifth-ranked Minnesota State College-Mankato (3-1). The Mavericks completed off a house sweep of Minnesota Duluth with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

No. 10 SCSU 2, WISCONSIN 1

SCSU 0-1-1—2
Wisconsin 0-0-1—1

First interval scoring — None. Penalties — SCSU, Grant Ahcan (holding) 1:58.

Second interval — 1. SCSU, Grant Cruikshank 3 (Kyler Kupka 2, Veeti Miettinen 4) 18:23. Penalties — UW, Cruz Lucius (hooking) 6:52; UW, Owen Lindmark (roughing) 11:09; SCSU, Zach Okabe (roughing) 11:09; UW, Ty Smilanic (checking from behind, main) 13:14.

Third interval — 2. UW, Corson Ceulemans 1 (Mike Vorlicky 1, Dominick Mersch 1) 8:33; 3. SCSU, Kupka 1 (Adam Ingram 1, Dylan Anhorn 5) 13:58 (pp). Penalties — SCSU, Micah Miller (interference) 3:42; UW, Bench (too many gamers) 13:44; SCSU, Jack Peart (tripping) 14:37.

Goalie saves — SCSU: Dominic Basse 6-5-x—11 (0 GA); UW: Kyle McLellan 7-15-x—22 (1 GA).

Penalties-minutes — SCSU 4-8; UW 4-11.

Energy performs (pictures) — SCSU 1-3 (12 pictures); UW — 0-3 (4 pictures).

Faceoffs — SCSU 28-25.