River Falls won a back-and-forth game at Hunt Arena on Saturday night, Nov. 14, defeating Saint John's 6-5 in overtime.

Saint John's tied the game at 5-5 with 1:36 left in regulation after pulling its goaltender for an extra skater, on a goal by Carter Krenke. In the 3-on-3 overtime, Luke Margenau scored the winner for River Falls with 1:37 remaining, one-timing a shot from the slot.

The teams traded the lead throughout the night. River Falls opened the scoring on a power-play goal, Saint John's answered repeatedly, and the Falcons scored twice in the third period, including a go-ahead goal from Keenan Ingram, before the late tying goal forced overtime.

Saint John's outshot River Falls 47-36, and both teams scored on half of their power-play chances, with River Falls going 2-for-4 and Saint John's 1-for-2. Freshman goaltender Hunter Bauer made 30 saves for Saint John's in his first collegiate start.

The win improved River Falls to 6-0-0 on the season. Saint John's fell to 3-2-1 and opens conference play later this week.