FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks picked up a big victory over the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Friday, Jan. 31. The win ties the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup at 2-2 and moves the Nanooks to 8-11-5 on the year. 

How it Happened
Alaska Anchorage picked up the first goal of the night on the power play, making it 1-0 13:16 into the first period. Ryan Johnson tallied the lone Seawolf goal. The Nanooks needed only 3:01 to find the equalizer. Matt Koethe battled for the puck out front of the net and through the bodies lying around the crease, found the back of the net. Noah Barlage and Luke LaMaster picked up the assists on the game-tying goal. 

32 seconds later, the Nanooks had their game-winner. Nathan Rickey, the rookie defenseman, found the back of the net from the blue line, putting a shot past Tyler Krivtsov. This was Rickey's first career goal with the Nanooks and his first game-winner. Peyton Platter picked up the primary assist and Kyle Gaffney added the secondary as the Nanooks took a 2-1 lead into the second period. In the second, Matt Hubbarde extended his goal-scoring streak to five games only 1:27 into the middle stanza. Caelum Dick earned the primary and Platter picked up his second assist of the night. The 3-1 lead stood for the rest of the second and Alaska closed the door in the third, picking up the 3-1 win. 

Inside the Numbers

• Platter picked up his second multi-point performance tonight with two assists. His first came on Nov. 9 at Union, also consisting of two assists. 
• Lassi Lehti earned the win in net tonight, posting 27 saves on 28 shots. The goalie made nine saves in the first, six in the second, and fended off all 12 shots in the third for the victory.
• Alaska outshot UAA 30-28 tonight; this was the Nanooks seventh 30+ SOG performance and second-straight after 33 last game at UMass.
• The Nanooks blocked 23 shots tonight. William Lawson-Body blocked three shots to lead the 'Nooks. Three other skaters blocked a pair of shots. This was the Nanooks' third game this season with 20+ blocked shots. 
• Kyle Gaffney won nine of 14 faceoffs tonight to lead Alaska. UAA won the faceoff totals 25-24.

What's to Come
The Nanooks and Seawolves battle again tomorrow at 7:07 p.m. in the Carlson Center in game five of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup. The series is tied at 2-2 and tomorrow's game is another whiteout for fans. 

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