Sabre NCAA men’s hockey finishes weekend at St. Olaf

NORTHFIELD, Minn.. – Marian University NCAA men’s hockey (0-2-0) closed out the opening weekend falling to St. Olaf 3-1.

• After a scoreless opening period, St. Olaf opened the scoring just 1:11 into the second period.
• Marian responded just 1:04 later when junior Nichoals Cherkowski scored his first goal of the season on a power play. Sophomore Noah Pickart earned an assist on the goal.
• Then with just 2:57 left in the period, the Oles were able to to retake the lead going into the final period.
• St. Olaf was able to build on its lead just 1:53 into the third period to finish the scoring for the game.

• Marian once again held an advantage in shots by a 33-29 margin.
• The Sabre penalty kill had another strong night holding St. Olaf scoreless on six chances, while Marian was 1-for-3 on the power play.
• St. Olaf held an advantage in draws with 41 wins to only 28 for Marian.
• The Oles have won the last three match-ups against the Sabres.