Andy Hedlund snapped a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal 6:26 into the third period and Minnesota State-Mankato held on to defeat Michigan Tech 2-1 on Friday night. <\/p>\n
Jesse Rooney also scored on the power play and junior goaltender Todd Kelzenberg made 33 saves for the Mavericks (2-5-0, 2-5-0 WCHA). <\/p>\n
Paul Cabana scored Michigan Tech’s only goal and Brian Rogers made 27 saves for the Huskies (1-6-1, 1-6-0). <\/p>\n
After a scoreless opening period, the pace picked up in the second. Kelzenberg made a difficult save on a shorthanded breakaway by Tech’s Brett Engelhardt, and Rogers kept the game scoreless when he then stopped a shorthanded break by Mankato’s T.J. Guidarelli. <\/p>\n
At 12:39 of the middle period, the Mavericks were assessed a bench penalty for having too many men on the ice, giving Tech a 5-on-3 advantage. The Huskies capitalized when Cabana beat Kelzenberg with a shot from the left circle to the far side of the net at 12:56.<\/p>\n
But Mankato would answer with a power-play goal of its own. With Jeff Keiver in the box for tripping, Rooney scored unassisted with just nine seconds left in the period. <\/p>\n
Early in the final period, Michigan Tech got a 5-on-3 advantage for a full two minutes when Tim Jackman went off for slashing and Mankato coach Troy Jutting was slapped with a bench minor. But the Huskies failed to convert and the Mavericks made them pay just minutes later. <\/p>\n
After Tech’s Adrian Fure went off for holding, Hedlund fired a shot from the point that eluded a screened Rogers and gave Mankato a 2-1 lead. <\/p>\n
And Kelzenberg, who made 18 of his saves in the third period, made sure that was all the Mavericks needed. <\/p>\n
“I was really disappointed in some penalties that we took,” said Michigan Tech coach Tim Watters. “I thought we took a couple very undisciplined penalties.” Said Jutting, “We couldn’t stay out of the penalty box, and I’m as guilty as anybody. But I thought we played hard and stayed with it the whole game. <\/p>\n
Mankato was 2-for-7 on the power play, while the Huskies were 1-for-8. <\/p>\n
“We haven’t played any games on a small rink yet this year, so it was a little bit tighter and slower than we’re accustomed to,” added Jutting. <\/p>\n
The two teams wrap up their weekend series tomorrow night at 7:05 ET at MacInnes Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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