COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado College rallied from a first-period deficit to earn a 3-3 tie against Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday.
Colorado College’s Tyler Johnson and Minnesota-Duluth’s J.T. Brown exchanged goals in the second period. Brown’s goal at 16:15 gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead, but Johnson’s second goal of the game and 20th of the season at 17:52 of the second period tied it again.
Minnesota-Duluth (19-8-6, 14-7-5) goalie Kenny Reiter made 10 of his 39 saves in the third period, and Colorado College’s Joe Howe stopped eight shots in the final period to force overtime.
With the tie, Colorado College takes three of four points from seventh-ranked Minnesota-Duluth in their Western Collegiate Hockey Association weekend series. The Tigers (18-15-3, 12-12-2) won 5-4 on Friday.
Air Force 4, Robert Morris 2
AIR FORCE ACADEMY — For the second night in a row, Air Force defeated Robert Morris 4-2 and this time the win clinched a first-round bye for the Falcons in the Atlantic Hockey Association playoffs.
The Falcons improved to 16-11-6 overall and 14-7-6 in the AHA. Robert Morris fell to 18-11-6 overall and 13-8-5 in the league.
