Box Score It was a great comeback. But the HU men's hockey team could only get so far.

Hamline erased a three goal second period deficit but gave up a late goal and fell 4-3 to St. John;s Saturday night at Oscar Johnson Arena. Charlie Adams scored twice and Brandon Reinholz added his first of the year but HU fell to 3-3-2 overall and 1-2-1 in the MIAC.

Despite missing two regular defensemen out because of injury, the Pipers held a 40-30 edge in shots on goal. HU came out gunning, out shooting SJU 14-6 in a scoreless first period. But the trouble started late in the period when Tyler Gonzales was assessed a five-minute major for elbowing at 18:51. 

87 seconds into the second period, Russ Jordan was given a major for kneeing. The Pipers gave up two goals while down two players and another one down one man in the first five minutes of the frame.

Adams started the comeback at 15:10 of the second period and Reinholz made it tighter when he tipped in a Mitch Hall shot on a power play at 18:29. 

In the third period, Adams evened matters, knocking in the rebound of a Brandon Zurn shot at 6:09. The Johnnies, however, knocked a loose puck past HU goalie John Sellie-Hanson with 3:17 left. Sellie-Hanson, who stopped 26 shots, was pulled for a sixth attacker but the Pipers couldn't get the equalizer.

Hamline returns to action November 25 when they visit UW-Superior in a rematch of last Saturday's game that HU won in overtime. Game time is 7:05 p.m.