Colorado College 3, St. Cloud State 1
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Tigers scored twice in the first period and held on Friday night to win the opener of the two-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series.
Alexander Krushelnyski and Scott Winkler each had a goal and an assist for the Tigers (13-7-1, 10-5-0), who were outshot 33-26.
Colorado College is 11-0 when leading after two periods.
Nick Dineen also had a goal, while Tigers goalie Josh Thorimbert made 14 of his 32 saves in the third period.
Nick Jensen had the only goal for St. Cloud State (8-11-4, 5-7-3), coming on the power play at 14:04 of the second period. Ryan Faragher had 23 saves for the Huskies.
Bentley 2, Air Force 2 (OT)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Kyle DeLaurell and John Kruse scored goals for the Falcons, who outshot Bentley 42-22 but could not get the tiebreaker in the net in regulation or overtime.
“They are a tough team to play against,” Falcons coach Frank Serratore said. “We had way too many turnovers in the first two periods. … We just have to work smarter.”
Brett Gensler and Alex Grieve scored for Bentley. Air Force goalie Stephen Caple stopped 20-of-22 shots, and Bentley netminder Branden Kromm stopped 40-of-42.
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