SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Nanooks hockey team fell in the first of two games at Notre Dame on Friday, Oct. 18. The loss drops the Nanooks to 0-5-0 to open up the 2024-25 season. 

How It Happened
Notre Dame opened up the scoring in the first period. 12:48 into the opener Cole Knuble made it 1-0 Fighting Irish. In the first, Alaska was outshot 14-8 but they killed off the one UND power play. 5:41 into the second period, the Fighting Irish added a second goal; the game-winner was scored by Henry Nelson and made it 2-0 going into the final period of play. 

Alaska would cut the lead in half on a Broten Sabo goal from the slot 5:01 into the third. After three shots by the Nanooks, Sabo found himself with the puck in the slot; he buried his shot, making it a 2-1 deficit. 

Unfortunately, 1:51 later, Justin Janicke extended the UND lead back to two before Grant Silianoff capped the game off with Notre Dame's fourth goal. 

Inside the Numbers

• The Nanooks went 0-2 in power-play opportunities. Their first came in the second period and saw only one SOG. Their second came near the midway point of the third and saw them post six SOG.
• Alaska killed 2-3 penalties; Notre Dame's third goal of the night came on the man-advantage.
• William Lawson-Body and Will Hilfiker picked up the assists on Sabo's goal in the third. All three picked up their first points of the season. 
• UND outshot the Nanooks 38-26. In the third period, the Nanooks posted 13 SOG, their lone period with 10+ SOG recorded.
• Nicholas Grabko posted 34 saves. He stopped 13 shots in the first, 14 in the second and seven in the third. 
• Chase Dafoe led the Nanooks in the faceoff circle, winning eight of 14 bouts. 

What's to Come
This series comes to an end tomorrow at 2 p.m. AKST. 

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