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Kevin Healy
2
Winner Augsburg College AUG 14-6-1, 10-1-1 MIAC
0
Hamline University HUM 8-11-4, 5-8-1 MIAC
Winner
Augsburg College AUG
14-6-1, 10-1-1 MIAC
2
Final
0
Hamline University HUM
8-11-4, 5-8-1 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Augsburg College AUG 0 2 0 2
Hamline University HUM 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Kaufer's 43 saves lead Auggies to playoff-clinching win

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jordyn Kaufer (SO, Stillwater, Minn.) collected a season-best 43 saves to record his second shutout in goal this season and third of his career, leading the Augsburg College men's hockey team to a 2-0 win over Hamline University in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday evening at Oscar Johnson Arena. With the win, Augsburg clinched a berth in the five-team MIAC postseason playoffs.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 2, Hamline 0
LOCATION: Oscar Johnson Arena, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 14-6-1 overall (10-1-1 MIAC), Hamline 8-11-4 overall (5-8-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Improving to 13-4-0 on the season, Kaufer stopped all 43 shots he faced in the victory. He has won five straight games in goal for the Auggies, surrendering just six goals in the span.
• Trevor Stewart (JR, Highlands Ranch, Colo./Eastmont HS) opened the scoring for the Auggies with a shorthanded goal at the 8:05 mark of the second period, assisted by Mack Ohnsted (SR, Vernon Hills, Ill./Adali E. Stevenson HS).
• Corbin Chapman (JR, Burnsville, Minn.) gave the Auggies a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal at the 13:20 mark of the second period, assisted by Rory Vesel (JR, Rochester, Minn./Lourdes HS).
• Hamline outshot Augsburg by a 43-27 margin, including a 30-16 margin over the first two periods.
• Chapman had four shots on-goal in the game, while Ohnsted, Stewart, Evan Hesse (SO, Monticello, Minn./Palmer (Alaska) HS) and Eric Brenk (FY, Moorhead, Minn.) had three shots each.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With 31 points in the MIAC standings, first-place Augsburg maintained its four-point lead over St. Thomas (27 points). The teams meet in an MIAC series next weekend.
• Augsburg clinched a berth in the five-team MIAC postseason playoffs with the victory, its 15th berth in the conference playoffs and sixth in the last 10 years.
• Kaufer now leads MIAC goalies in overall statistics in goals-against-average (2.05), save percentage (.926) and winning percentage (.765). His 13 wins are now tied for the lead among all NCAA Division III goalies nationally.
• Hamline was unable to score on four power-play opportunities. Augsburg has now not surrendered a power-play goal in nine straight games. The Auggies have killed 36 straight penalties, dating to its 5-2 win over Bethel on Jan. 8.
• Augsburg's has allowed just seven goals in 72 power-play opportunities this season, with its 90.3 penalty-kill percentage tops among MIAC teams and fifth-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally. Augsburg's combined special teams percentage of 59.8 (14-of-60 power play, 65-of-72 penalty kill) is second-best among NCAA Division III teams nationally.

FOR THE FOES
• Brandon Zurn had seven shots on-goal for Hamline, while Mitch Hall, Mitch McPherson, Charlie Adams and Jaycob McCombs had four shots each.
• Justin Quale had 25 saves in goal for the Pipers.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg faces St. Thomas in a key MIAC series next weekend. Next Friday's (2/12) game is at 7:05 p.m. at Ed Saugestad Rink, and next Saturday's (2/13) game is at 7 p.m. at the St. Thomas Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn.
• Hamline has next weekend off, and closes the regular season on Feb. 19-20 with a series against Gustavus.
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