{"id":98653,"date":"2015-11-16T00:06:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T06:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/nchc-blog\/?p=400"},"modified":"2015-11-16T00:06:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T06:06:40","slug":"three-things-offensive-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2015\/11\/16\/three-things-offensive-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Three things: offensive explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Offensive explosion<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Cloud State exploded for 16 goals on the weekend in a sweep of Western Michigan on the road, with a closer-than-it-looks 5-2 win on Friday and an 11-1 romp on Saturday. Sophomore Patrick Russell had an empty-netter in a 5-2 win Friday and then added two goals Saturday, while Joey Benik had four goals Saturday and a goal Friday. Benik&#8217;s output Saturday was the first time a St. Cloud player scored four goals in a game since 2002, when Mark Hartigan did so. The power play was particularly potent for the Huskies, who notched six power-play goals on the weekend. St. Cloud now has the sixth-best offense in the country, and is tied with North Dakota for the NCHC conference lead. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren played both games, and now has a 1.48 goals-against and a .944 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals still a challenge<\/strong><br \/>\nHome ice didn&#8217;t prove a cure for what ails Minnesota-Duluth, as the Bulldogs could only muster one goal on the weekend in a series against No. 8 Denver. The goal proved enough to get a tie Saturday, and the Bulldogs did gain a point with the three-on-three OT goal. It was the first time ever that the three-on-three format was employed in the NCHC, and&#160; Tony Cameranesi, who had tied the game at 6:17 of the third, scored 2:45 into the three-on-three session. Denver goalie Tanner Jaillet made 45 saves on the night before the three-on-three session, and his teammate Evan Cowley made 27 saves in Friday&#8217;s 3-0 shutout. Duluth hasn&#8217;t won a game outright in November, last winning against Mass.-Lowell on Oct. 30. The Bulldogs only have one win in their last eight games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Dakota rebounds<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter suffering its first loss last weekend against Wisconsin, North Dakota has won three straight. This weekend, North Dakota swept a conference series against Miami in two very different games. Friday, North Dakota struck three times in first period and another two times in the second period in a 6-2 win. Saturday however, Miami got two second-period goals to take a 2-1 lead, and then Josh Melnick scored at 14:21 to give Miami a 3-2 lead. Nick Schmaltz scored a goal with the netminder pulled at 18:26, and then Luke Johnson won it for North Dakota in OT with a goal that banked in off Miami goaltender Ryan McKay just 1:23 in. Junior Matt Hrynkiw, who had never played a minute in net for North Dakota before this year, is now 8-1-1 after making 19 saves Friday and another 11 on Saturday. North Dakota will next face the conference&#8217;s other undefeated team when it travels to St. Cloud State this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offensive explosion St. Cloud State exploded for 16 goals on the weekend in a sweep of Western Michigan on the road, with a closer-than-it-looks 5-2 win on Friday and an 11-1 romp on Saturday. 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