DE PERE - St. Norbert College and Minnesota State University skated to a 5-5 tie in an exhibition game at Cornerstone Community Center.

The Green Knights (12-3), ranked No. 4 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, and Mavericks (14-4-2), ranked No. 12 in the USCHO.com Division I Poll, squared off in a matchup that included controlled situations. Both teams worked on multiple special-teams situations as well as ample 5-on-5 time.

St. Norbert rallied from deficits of 4-1 and 5-2 to forge the stalemate.

Minnesota State got the early jump when Brett Moravec scored on a shorthanded breakaway just 3:56 into the game. The Mavericks added to their lead when they scored a goal on a predetermined power play with Adam Eisele converting at 9:02. St. Norbert got a goal back when Ethan Byrne scored even strength at 13:12. Minnesota State pushed out to a 3-1 lead at 19:27 of the period with an empty-net goal by Brian Carrabes, with St. Norbert working on a 6-on-5 situation.

The Mavericks scored even strength at 4:37 of the second period on a marker by Evan Murr. St. Norbert got to within two when Calvin Hanson scored even strength at 8:08. Minnesota State went ahead 5-2 at 14:49 when Eisele scored on a 3-on-1 breakaway while on a predetermined 5-on-3 power play. The Green Knights trailed 5-3 at second intermission after Logan Dombrowsky registered an empty-net goal 18:55 while the Mavericks worked on a 6-on-5 situation.

St. Norbert made things interesting when Bryan Gilman rifled a wrist shot past Minnesota State's No. 1 goaltender, Alex Tracy, at 1:55, to cut the deficit to 5-4. Both teams then skated 3-on-3 for the final five minutes of the game. St. Norbert tied things up when Dombrowsky scored at 15:13. The Mavericks would go on a 4-on-3 power play after a St. Norbert penalty with 2:42 to go. The Green Knights preserved the tie when goaltender Hunter Garvey made five saves during the man advantage, including two Grade A saves on strong scoring opportunities.

Dombrowsky had two goals, while Braden Lindstrom had two assists for two points for multi-point efforts for the Green Knights.

Minnesota State outshot St. Norbert 33-22. Garvey made 28 saves for the Green Knights. Tracy made 12 stops in 43:49 of work for the Mavericks, while Eli Pulver made five saves in relief.