HOUGHTON, Mich. – No. 8/9 Augustana skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 14/15 Michigan Tech on Friday night inside John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Vikings won 35 of 51 faceoffs and finished even with Michigan Tech in shots at 26 apiece.
After the Huskies forced the first saves from
Mathis Langevin and Augustana went scoreless on an early power play,
Joey DelGreco put AU ahead at 9:23 with an even-strength goal assisted by
Owen Baumgartner and
Easton Young. Michigan Tech generated chances through the middle of the first period, including Max Koskipirtti hitting the pipe at 10:30 and Langevin stopping attempts from Elias Jansson and Luke Shipley. The teams traded late looks, with
Brett Meerman and
Hunter Bischoff putting shots on Owen Bartoszkiewicz and Langevin making stops in the final minute before Teydon Trembecky scored for Michigan Tech at 20:00 off assists from Koskipirtti and Matthew Van Blaricom, leaving the first period tied 1-1.
Augustana opened the second period by killing a hooking penalty, with Langevin handling Michigan Tech looks and Samo Meritähti and
Maxwell Chakrabarti blocking shots around the crease. The Huskies earned another power play at 11:10 after a Viking hooking penalty, but Augustana got through that stretch as well before Isaac Gordon hit the pipe at 7:45. The Vikings went on the power play at 7:18 after an opponent holding penalty and later generated a late push through shots from
Nace Langus,
Landon Fandel and Burtch, while a Huskies high-sticking penalty with :02 left put Augustana back on the advantage as the second period ended without a goal.
Leonid Bulgakov scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into the third period, putting AU at 2-1 as Michigan Tech's penalty expired. The home team tied it at 2-2 at 17:22 on Luke Shipley's even-strength goal, assisted by Tyler Miller, and Langevin followed with saves on several MTU looks through the middle of the period. Augustana generated late pressure, including multiple shots saved by Bartoszkiewicz and a power play at 2:19, but the period ended with the game still tied 2-2.
Michigan Tech generated the first chances in overtime, including a Teydon Trembecky shot that Chakrabarti blocked and another Trembecky attempt that went wide. Augustana answered through the middle of overtime, with Bischoff, Baumgartner and Meerman putting shots on Bartoszkiewicz while Matthew Van Blaricom blocked an
Owen Bohn attempt. The Huskies had the late looks, but Baumgartner blocked a Carson Latimer shot and Langevin stopped Koskipirtti with 12 seconds left as overtime ended without a goal.
Meerman opened the shootout by scoring against Bartoszkiewicz, and Koskipirtti converted Michigan Tech's first attempt against Langevin. Bulgakov missed on Augustana's second attempt before Trembecky scored on MTU's second try. Bohn missed on AU's final attempt, and after Conner Roulette also missed, the Huskies finished the shootout with two makes to the Viking's one while the game score remained 2-2.
Game Moments
- Augustana controlled the faceoff dot, winning 69% of total faceoffs
- Langevin totaled 24 saves on 26 shots
- Augustana registered 26 total shots on goal, tying with Michigan Tech's 26
- Bartoszkiewicz also turned away 24 of 26 shots for the Huskies
- Friday's result marks the second tie of the season for the Vikings
- It also marks the second-ever tie against the Huskies who have also won both shootouts
Goals Scores
- DelGreco started the night's scoring at 9:23 in the first period off assists from Baumgartner and Young
- Trembecky tied things up in the final miliseconds of the first period—at 19:59.1—courtesy of dishes from Koskipirtti and Van Blaricom
- Bulgakov connected 23 seconds into the third period for a power play goal as Baumgartner and Marshchanok registered assists
- Shipley netted the equalizer at 2:38 with a Miller assist
UP NEXT
Augustana returns to the ice tomorrow night to conclude the weekend series against the Huskies with puck drop set for 5:07 p.m. CT on Saturday.
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