St. Cloud State-Minnesota State Mankato game recap

St. Cloud State beat the Mavericks for the sixth time in the past seven meetings.

March 24, 2023 at 12:19AM
St. Cloud State Huskies forward Aidan Spellacy (8) blocked a shot by Minnesota State Mavericks defenseman Jake Livingstone (23) in front of Huskies goalie Jaxon Castor. (Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Game recap

Star Tribune's three stars

1. Jaxon Castor, St. Cloud State: The goalie made 34 saves, posting his second consecutive shutout.

2. Veeti Miettinen, St. Cloud State: The Finnish left winger broke a scoreless tie with a second-period power-play goal and had an assist.

3. Jack Peart, St. Cloud State: The defenseman and Wild second-round draft pick scored to increase the Huskies' lead to 2-0 in the second period.

By the numbers

6-1 The Huskies' record against the Mavericks in their past seven meetings, including two NCAA tournament triumphs.

23 Blocked shots for St. Cloud State.

177 Career games played for Huskies defenseman Brendan Bushy, a program record.

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Randy Johnson

College football reporter

Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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