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Assistant referee C.J. Beaurline signals a goal as Minnesota State Mankato's Jon Kalinski (center) celebrates with teammate Travis Morin after scoring short-handed during the first period Friday in Mankato. In the foreground is Michigan Tech goalie Michael-Lee Teslak.
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Minnesota State Mankato's Jon Kalinski watches a shot by teammate Travis Morin (unseen) go over the glove of Michigan Tech goalie Michael-Lee Teslak and into the net during the first period Friday in Mankato.
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Michigan Tech's Tyler Shelast and Minnesota State Mankato's Jason Wiley fight for the puck during the first period Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Mankato. (AP Photo/Mankato Free Press, Pat Christman)
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Minnesota State Mankato goalie Mike Zacharias makes a save as teammate Chad Brownlee (24) and Michigan Tech's Malcolm Gwilliam (9) and Tyler Skworchinski look on during the second period Friday in Mankato.
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Maverick hockey team sputters to tie

MSU blows 2-0 lead to Michigan Tech

By Shane Frederick
The Free Press

The Mavericks killed off five penalties to up their streak to 32 straight. But Zach Harrison was called for cross-checking, and Brian Kilburg got two minutes for tripping, plus a 10-minute misconduct, and Kerr’s goal ended the streak.

Minnesota State had nine penalties for 37 minutes; Michigan Tech had three penalties for six minutes.

“Killing off penalties tonight wore us down, no question,” Jutting said. “But we have to be able to do that and come back and come out and get after it.”

With the regular season winding down, both teams are desperate to get points to try to separate themselves from each other.

“It was nice to come back,” said Tech’s Helminen, brother of MSU women’s hockey player Jodi Helminen. “But it would be nice to have a better start.”

The Mavericks (9-15-5, 6-11-4 in WCHA) and the Huskies will play again at 7:07 p.m. today.

Michigan Tech 0-1-1-0—2

Minnesota State 2-0-0-0—2

FIRST PERIOD

Scoring: 1. MSU-Morin 14 (Berge 6, Kalinski 7) ppg 5:10; 2. MSU-Kalinski 13 (unassisted) shg 14:12

Penalties: Gagne, MSU (interference) 4:01; Kilburg, MSU (holding) 13:35; Bruess, MSU, five-minute major/game misconduct (checking from behind) 16:08

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring: 3. MTU-Shelast 11 (Dobson 4, Rouleau 16) 1:18

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