ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic hockey team fell 4-3 to Saint John's on Thursday night.

Stout (2-2-1) outshot Saint John's 3-1-1) 47-23, including 25-5 in the third period, and generated early pressure with five shots in the opening 2:36. Saint John's broke through late in the first period when Michael Tarasenko scored at 19:00 to take a 1-0 lead into intermission.

The Blue Devils responded early in the second, tying the game at 4:36 Nicholas Pigeon won the offensive zone faceoff and Carter Bollinger fired a shot for the blue line for his first career goal. Saint John's moved back in front at 9:12 with a short-handed goal by Jordan Larkee, then extended the lead to 3-1 on Jackson Borst's even-strength goal at 16:42. Stout earned a late power play with 1:12 left in the period, but Saint John's carried the two-goal lead into the third.

Stout pushed back in the final period. Ikki Kogawa cut the deficit to 3-2 with 18:35 left, scoring off assists from Noah Tyrrell and John Ross, and Tyrrell tied it 3-3 with 12:57 remaining on a setup from Sam Kroon and Josh Galizia. Saint John's answered with 8:29 left when Logan Lyke scored unassisted for the deciding goal.

The Blue Devils pulled their goalie with 2:11 remaining and generated late chances but the SJU goalie stopped the remaining shots to preserve the 4-3 final.

Stout travels to Blaine, Minn., to face Bethel University at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at Bethel University Arena - National Sports Center.