MINNEAPOLIS --
Charlie Parker (SR, Verona, Wis./Verona HS) and
Austin Martinsen (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) each scored a pair of goals, and
Jack Robbel (SO, Bloomington, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary's HS) stopped all 32 shots he faced for his first collegiate shutout in goal, as Augsburg University claimed a 6-0 victory over Saint John's University in a nonconference men's hockey game on Saturday evening at Ed Saugestad Rink.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:Â Augsburg 6, Saint John's 0
LOCATION:Â Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 2-0-0 overall, Saint John's 0-1-0 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Parker scored the first and last goals of the game for Augsburg, collecting his second career multi-goal game. He scored off a rebound of a
Grant Reichenbacher (SO, Verona, Wis./Madison Edgewood HS) shot at the 16:10 mark of the first period, then deflected a shot from the point by
Logan Kons (FY, Niles, Ill./Niles West HS) at the 15:22 mark of the final frame.
Lucas Niezelski (JR, Manchester, Conn./East Catholic HS) also assisted on the goal.
• Martinsen claimed his third collegiate multi-goal game, scoring a power-play goal on a blast off a faceoff at the 18:05 mark of the first period, assisted byÂ
Erik Palmqvist (SO, Linkoping, Sweden/Anderstorpsgymnasiet) and
Tommy Carls (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn./Centennial HS). His second goal came at the 10:45 mark of the third period, redirecting a
Gavin Holland (JR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) shot to the net.
Matt Hines (JR, Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) also assisted.
• Palmqvist skated end-to-end and scored an unassisted goal on a top-shelf wrister at the 2:36 mark of the second period.Â
• On a 5-on-3 power play, Reichenbacher worked his way in from the right edge and slid a backhand shot in for his first goal of the season at the 4:47 mark of the second period, assisted by
Konnor Carlson (FY, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) and
Patrick O'Connor (JR, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS).
• Robbel, making his first appearance in goal after an injury ended his initial season after just four starts, recorded 32 saves to claim his first collegiate shutout. He is now 5-0-0 in his career, allowing just five goals in 277:10 in net (1.08 career goals-against-average).
• Saint John's held a 32-31 advantage in shots on-goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 13-2 margin in its first two games of the season, while being outshot by a 65-61 margin.
• Augsburg has scored on 5-of-10 power-play opportunities, while allowing just one goal in nine shorthanded situations.
FOR THE FOES
• Mac Berglove had 25 saves in goal for Saint John's.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Hamline in a nonconference contest on Thursday (2/4) at 7 p.m. at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minn.
• Saint John's travels to face St. Scholastica in a nonconference game on Wednesday (2/3) at 7 p.m.