Mankato, Minn. --- Senior netminder
Dryden McKay hit the 100 career-win plateau as #1-rated Minnesota State downed Arizona State 5-3 in nonconference men's college hockey action in Mankato Saturday night.
McKay, who turned aside 21 shots, stands 25-4-0 on the year with tonight's win. And with 100 career victories McKay ranks third all-time in NCAA Division I men's hockey in wins. Only
Marty Turco (Michigan 1995-98, 127 wins) and
Steve Shields (Michigan, 1991-94, 111 wins) rank ahead of the Downers Grove, Ill., native.
The Mavericks, who have won five games in a row and 14 wins in the last 15 contests, got a goal and two assists from junior winger
Cade Borchardt in downing the visiting Sun Devils.
Minnesota State owned a 12-11 advantage in shots on goal, but found itself trailing 1-0 after the first 20 minutes of action. ASU forward
Jack Becker converted on a power play chance, collecting a rebound and shoveling it into the net at 19:41 for his seventh goal of the year.
A trio of goals turned the tide for the Mavericks in the second period. Great puck movement in the offensive zone that ended with a one-timer for a power play goal from the right circle from senior forward
Reggie Lutz knotted things up at 6:19. The Mavericks took a 2-1 lead after
Akito Hirose's shot from the point snuck through at 16:35 and it became a 3-1 lead at 17:56 when junior forward
Cade Borchardt collected his own rebound to score at 17:56. The goal is the 12
th of the year for Borchardt, who also drew assists on the goals by Lutz and Hirose in the period.
It became a 4-1 Minnesota State lead when, playing 4x4, junior winger
Ryan Sandelin stepped across the blue line and ripped a shot from the top of the circle that beat
Ben Kraws high stickside at 13:24 of the third. ASU freshman forward
Josh Doan scored a pair of extra-attacker goals for ASU to make it a 4-3 game, but Sandelin's empty-net tally at 19:45, his team-high 17
th of the season, sealed the win for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks (25-5-0) resume Central Collegiate Hockey Association action next weekend with road contests at Bowling Green Friday and Saturday.
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