COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — After surrendering a 5-2 lead midway through the third period, Arizona State rebounded off an electric overtime winning goal by sophomore defenseman Joel Kjellburg against Colorado College. 

It was an exciting game nonetheless in Colorado Springs on Friday, Jan. 30. After a late-game surge started by freshman forward Tomas Mrsic, the Tigers eventually evened the game up late in the third period when freshman defenseman Mats Lindgren netted the tying goal. 

However, it was all ASU at the start of the game, shooting the score up to 2-0 late in the first period with goals coming from senior forward Bennett Schimek and a power-play goal by sophomore forward Logan Morrell. 

In addition to the goals scored in the first period by the Sun Devils, they were able to extend their lead heading into the third period up by three, with goals scored late in the second period, two by freshman forward Sam Alfano, one being another power-play goal and sophomore forward Ty Nash. 

Although ASU had the momentum, the Tigers evened the score with two goals earlier in the second period, tying the game at two, with goals from Lindgren and senior forward Ryan Alexander. 

That second-period late action by the Sun Devils, however, gave Colorado College a new source of life in the third period. 

In response to an ASU late second-period performance, the Tigers went on their own run, scoring three goals within a span of 10 minutes. 

However, the Sun Devils ultimately came out on top with a stunning overtime performance by Kjellburg, who netted the final goal with a slick stickhandling move by Schimek to secure the overtime win. 

Notably, Schimek has been one of the most crucial pieces on this ASU roster this season, and though the record is 13-13-1, netting 10 goals and assisting on 26 is a big part of this team's scoring. 

Despite this, the Sun Devils have increased their power-play scoring to 26.5%, fourth in the NCHC, after netting three power-play goals. 

On the other hand, the Tigers have been on a bit of a decline since the last time these two teams met in early November — the Tigers has gone 5-9-2 between meetings after starting 5-3-1. 

Though this game did look to shine some light on the gloominess of 2026, as they look to even up this series and possibly the season series on Saturday, Jan. 31.

However, ASU looks to finally get over .500 for the first time this season, with a win on Saturday and its first sweep of the season against an NCHC opponent.