ASHLAND, Wis. - Gustavus men's hockey earned its fourth consecutive win Tuesday night, defeating Northland College 5-0, improving to 4-3 overall.
Jack Wineman was the player of the game after recording his first career hat trick.
Jac Triemert started the scoring for the Gusties 16:28 into the first period.
Landon Johnson and
Kyle Heffron were credited with the assists and the Gusties led 1-0 after one.
Wilmer Svensson put the visitors up 2-0 three minutes into the second on a power play, assisted by
Grant Ellings and
Drew Holt. WIth six minutes remaining in the second, Wineman netted the first of his three goals, assisted by
Jack Suchy. And with just five seconds remaining in the frame, Wineman tallied a power play goal with the help of Suchy and
Jack Anderson.
Midway through the third period, Wineman completed the hat trick with his fourth goal of the season, assisted by
Hunter Newhouse and Suchy, who tallied his third assist of the night.
Marko Belak earned his fourth straight win and second shutout in the crease after making 23 saves.
The Gusties outshot Northland 36-23. Gustavus went 2-for-5 on the power play and killed all three Northland advantages. The Gusties were efficient on the dots, winning 42-of-67 faceoffs.
"Extra adversity tonight with the long road trip and playing right before break after another long trip last weekend," said Assistant Coach
Ethan Schwartz. "We struggled to play our brand of hockey at times but good teams find ways to win games. Our road mentality helped with winning the special teams game as well as winning both net fronts. We'll capitalize on the days off this week with proper rest and recovery. Not too much turkey for our boys as we need to return hungry for more MIAC wins."
Gustavus has Thanksgiving weekend off and then gets back into MIAC play Dec. 6-7 against Augsburg.
