FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks hockey team picked up their first home win on Saturday, Oct. 18 with a 5-1 win over Michigan Tech. With the win, the Nanooks improved to 2-4-0 while Michigan Tech moves to 2-2-0, 0-0-0 CCHA.
How it Happened
The Nanooks got on the board first as
Michael Citara continued his scoring streak for the Nanooks. The winger made it 1-0 only 2:04 into the first off of
Dean Spak and
Misha Danylov's first-career assists and points. The 1-0 lead lasted until 9:18 into the second when
Peyton Platter scored his first goal of the season. He took a pass from
Alexander Malinowski from behind the MTU net and after a missed shot, put the puck in the back of the net to make it 2-0 Nanooks in the second.
Michigan Tech made it a game with just eight seconds left in the second when Tyler Miller made it 2-1 Alaska. The 2-1 Nanooks' lead stuck until 5:02 in the third when
Beau Courtney scored his first-career goal for the Nanooks. After a
Dean Spak pass out front, Courtney settled and found the back of the net from the slot, extending the Nanooks lead to 3-1. Alexander Malinowki extended the lead even more to 4-1 on a penalty shot after MTU was called for covering the puck in the crease. Malinowski made a nifty move to beat the MTU netminder 8:11 into the third.
Davis Borozinskis joined the party 19:21.6 into the third, making it a 5-1 final for the Nanooks and scoring his first-career goal and point for Alaska.
Inside the Numbers
- Five Nanooks scored their first-career points tonight as Davis Borozinskis, Beau Courtney, Misha Danylov, Lucas Sorace, and Dean Spak tallied their first points in the Blue and Gold.
- The Nanooks went 2-2 on the penalty kill in tonight's victory.
- They also went 1-4 on the power play as Borozinskis scored on the man-advantage.
- Lassi Lehti made 27 saves in the victory tonight. He made 13 saves in the first, eight in the second, and six in the third.
- Chase Dafoe won 20 of 28 faceoffs tonight. The Nanooks won 35 of 65 faceoffs in their victory tonight.
What's to Come
The Nanooks head to Wisconsin next. They'll face the Badgers on Oct. 24-25 in Madison, Wisc.
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