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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A hot goalie can make all the difference.

Lake Superior State freshman Rorke Applebee stopped 33 shots to prevent the Bemidji State men’s hockey team from staging a third-period comeback on Saturday.

If Applebee’s efforts weren’t enough, Sasha Teleguine’s hat trick was. Teleguine scored three times in the Lakers’ 4-3 win over the Beavers.

Eric Martin opened the scoring less than four minutes into the first period by finishing a one-time pass from Isa Parekh.

Teleguine, however, tied the game four minutes later on a short-handed 2-on-1 rush with John Herrington. Teleguine later scored on the power play before the first intermission.

Luke Levandowski made it 3-1 in the second period before Kirklan Irey scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season for BSU with 9:54 left in the third period.

Teleguine completed the hat trick 35 seconds later.

Bemidji State, who had been 0 for 6 on the power play over the weekend, finally got one on the man advantage when Jutting shelved a shot by Applebee. Both Irey and Parekh assisted the third goal.

Applebee made several key saves down the stretch to clinch a one-goal win for Lake Superior State (7-7-1, 6-2-0 CCHA). Mattias Sholl stopped 23 shots for the Beavers (8-7-2, 5-4-1 CCHA).

BSU’s six-game unbeaten streak was snapped on Saturday in the loss.

Lake Superior State 4, Bemidji State 3

BSU 1 0 2 – 3

LSSU 2 1 1 – 4

First period – BSU GOAL: Martin (Parekh) 3:46; LSSU GOAL: Teleguine (Herrington, Bushy) SHG, 8:04; LSSU GOAL: Teleguine (Milburn, Schweitzer) PPG, 18:24.

Second period – LSSU GOAL: Levandowski (Bakos, Brown) 4:35.

Third period – BSU GOAL: Irey (Jutting) 10:06; LSSU GOAL: Teleguine (Venegoni, Herrington) 10:41; BSU GOAL: Jutting (Irey, Parekh) PPG, 14:46.

Saves – Sholl (BSU) 23; Applebee (LSSU) 33.