Denver – Andreas Nodl scored two goals and added an assist as St. Cloud State beat Denver 3-2 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association action Friday night.
Andrew Gordon added a goal and an assist for No. 4 St. Cloud State (17-4-4, 11-4-4 WCHA).
St. Cloud scored twice in the first period with a power-play goal by Gordon at the 4:39 mark and Nodl’s goal with just under four minutes remaining. Nodl made it a three goal lead with his goal early in the second.
No. 5 Denver (18-9-2, 10-7-2) got on the board with a power-play goal by Tyler Ruegsegger, off a feed from Brock Trotter at the 12:32 mark of the second period. Geoff Paukovich dropped a pass to Ryan Helgason, who beat St. Cloud goaltender Bobby Goepfert to pull within a goal.
Denver outshot the Huskies 32-19 for the game, including nine shots in a scoreless third period. Denver finished 1-for-7 on the power-play.
“St. Cloud took everything we gave them, and we gave them a lot,” Denver coach George Gwozdecky said. “Their power-play was real good. That game was a series of mental errors.”
Ryan Lasch had two assists for the St. Cloud.
