Noah Reinhart scores twice for Huskies
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The No. 14-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team earned a CCHA split with Lake Superior State after defeating the Lakers 5-2 on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies never trailed and scored goals in all three periods, including three in the third.
“The pucks went in a little bit easier tonight,” Tech coach Bill Muckalt said. “The third period was kind of weird with the offensive outburst, but give them credit, they’re a good hockey team.
“I liked the guys that got inserted into the lineup tonight. We managed the puck better tonight as a group, and we need to build on this performance.”
Tech took the lead with 4:20 left in the first period after Noah Reinhart scored while getting dragged to the ice for his second goal of the season. Teydon Trembecky and Max Koskipirtti assisted on the play.
Tristan Delisle scored his first NCAA goal 16:48 into the second period when he backhanded in a loose puck at the top of the crease. Carson Latimer and Kalem Parker added the assists.
Matthew Van Blaricom scored 1:41 into the third period. He got the puck in the neutral zone and carried it in and fired in his team-leading fifth of the season.
LSSU got on the board 18 seconds later when a shot by Carter Batchelder hit a defender and found its way in.
Noah Reinhart gave Tech its three-goal margin back with a wrist shot that trickled in. Max Koskipirtti created a turnover in the offensive zone, and Teydon Trembecky also assisted on Reinhart’s second of the game and 12th of his career.
LSSU added another goal at 6:11 when Charles Savoie scored from Calem Mangone and Cooper Foster.
The Lakers pulled their goaltender late in the third. Owen Baker chipped the puck off the wall, and Reid Daavettila raced down and scored an empty-netter while laying on his back on the ice.
Shots favored Tech 27-26. Each team was whistled for two penalties, and both were 0 for 2 on the power play.
Owen Bartoszkiewicz earned his seventh win of the season and the 41st of his career with 24 saves. Andrew Oke stopped 22 shots for the Lakers.
Tech heads on the road next weekend to play Minnesota State for a CCHA series in Mankato.
