No. 14 Michigan Tech and No. 8 Augustana tied 2-2 on both Friday and Saturday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, and the Huskies won both shootouts to take the extra CCHA point each night. Tech is 6-2-2 overall and 1-1-2 in the conference. Augustana remains unbeaten at 7-0-3.
How the weekend played out
Friday’s game turned on a buzzer-beater: Teydon Trembecky tied it with 0.9 seconds left in the first period, and Luke Shipley tied it again early in the third after Augustana scored on the power play. Saturday was tighter in the run of play, with Lauri Raiman and Tyler Miller giving Tech leads in the second and third periods and Augustana answering each time. The Vikings outshot Tech 38-35 on Saturday, including 6-0 in overtime.
Standouts
Bartoszkiewicz made 24 saves Friday and 36 on Saturday, 60 in all, and allowed two goals each night. He has played every minute in goal for Tech this season, as College Hockey News noted in a feature on him Saturday. Koskipirtti scored in both shootouts and had an assist in each game. Miller had a goal and two assists across the two nights, and Shipley and Trembecky each had a goal and an assist.
What’s next
Michigan Tech hosts Lake Superior State on Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, in an all-Michigan CCHA series.
Game recaps: Nov. 6 and Nov. 7.
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