WINONA, Minn. — It was described as a "dogfight," per the Saint Mary's men's hockey head coach Ryan Egan, as Cardinals (1-1-0) took down Lake Forest (1-1-0) 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Similar to yesterday's game, the Cardinals net the opening goal of the game. Kyle Arias, assisted by Joona Juntunen, scored on the power play at the 4:16 mark. Again, the Foresters responded at the 15:37 mark to draw the game even, 1-1, into the intermission.
The Cardinals found themselves down just five minutes into the second period. This time, the team made it their mission to strike back.
Again on the power play, Cooper Smyl scored to tie the game 2-2 at 10:51. With just minutes to spare in the second period, Smyl netted his second of the game with the put-back from Blake Green and Ben Parent.
The last 20 minutes were the dogfight Egan described. The teams battled out a gritty back and fourth afair that turned a bit chippy in the third. The Cardinals pulled out the 3-2 win for the first win of the 2026-27 season.
