MADISON, Wisc. - The Nanooks hockey team is on the road at No. 16/17 Wisconsin this week. Alaska (2-4-0) faces the Badgers (2-0-2, 0-0-0 B1G) in Madison for the first time in nearly a decade.
Friday, Oct. 24
at No. 16/17 Wisconsin | 4 p.m. AKST
Madison, Wisc. | Kohl Center
Saturday, Oct. 25
at No. 16/17 Wisconsin | 3 p.m. AKST
Madison, Wisc. | Kohl Center
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Last Time Out
The Nanooks are coming off of a split at home against the Michigan Tech Huskies on Oct. 17-18. On Friday night in game one, the Nanooks fell 3-1. After trailing 2-0,
Braden Birnie scored his second goal of the season 14:29 into the third period, cutting the deficit in half. Unfortunately, nearly four minutes later, the Huskies scored an empty-net goal to secure the 3-1 win. The following night, Alaska turned it up a notch, picking up their first home win of the season. The Nanooks dominated MTU to a 5-1 win, scoring early to set the tone.
Michael Citara needed just 2:04 off the first period clock to make it 1-0 Nanooks. 9:18 into the second period, the Nanooks found the back of the net again, this time through
Peyton Platter. MTU added their lone goal in the second as the 2-1 lead carried into the third. Five minutes into the third,
Beau Courtney scored his first-career goal to make it 3-1 Nanooks.
Alexander Malinowski then added a penalty shot 8:11 into the third before
Davis Borozinskis joined Courtney with his first-career goal with just 39 seconds remaining in the game.
#NookNotes
- Chase Dafoe enters this week with the most faceoff wins in the nation. He currently has 81 faceoff victories to lead NCAA Division I. Rylen Roersma has 38 wins in the circle, good for eighth in Independent rankings and 60th in the nation.
- Lassi Lehti leads Independent goalies in save percentage and goals against average. The senior netminder has a 2.45 GAA while stopping .927 percent of shots so far this season.
- Michael Citara has posted 0.67 goals per game through six games. That is first among Independent skaters and 36th in NCAA DI.
- Alexander Malinowski and Peyton Platter are tied for ninth in the nation with one game-winning goal each. Malinowski scored his GWG in Tempe in the Nanooks' 2-1 win over Quinnipiac while Platter tallied his last weekend in the 5-1 win over Michigan Tech.
- Alaska is above 80% on the penalty kill at 80.8%, ranking them 28th in the nation and second among Independent teams.
- Their 15% power play also ranks them second in the Independent ranks and 36th in NCAA Division I.
- The Nanooks are 1-9-0 against the Badgers. The first matchup between the two teams came on Feb. 7, 1989. Alaska's lone win came on Oct. 10, 2014 (1-0) in Anchorage.
Meet the Opponents
Wisconsin comes into this week's matchup riding two consecutive ties against Minnesota State on Oct. 16-17. They tied 1-1 OT on night one before a 2-2 OT tie on night two. Prior to that series, the Badgers opened up their season on the road at Lindenwood, picking up a pair of wins (3-0, 7-2). They also added an exhibition win over the US Under-18 Team (6-0). Christian Fitzgerald, Simon Tassy, and Oliver Tulk all lead the Badgers with five points each. Fitzgerald leads with four goals and an assist. He leads the country with two game-winning goals, and has a hat-trick on the season. Gavin Morrissey and Tulk lead Wisconsin with four assists.
Daniel Hauser has been the only goalie to play this season for Wisconsin. In four games and four starts, he has allowed five goals (1.20 GAA) and made 94 saves for a .949 save percentage. His GAA ranks fourth in the nation and second in the B1G.
What's to Come
After this weekend in Madison, the Nanooks will travel to Princeton, N.J. for a matchup with the Princeton Tigers on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Nanooks have only faced the Tigers once in program history, coming back in 1985. The Nanooks won both home games and lead the all-time series 2-0-0. Alaska will then complete their road trip with a Tuesday matchup against Quinnipiac on Nov. 4. The 'Nooks knocked off the Bobcats earlier this season at the Icebreaker Tournament.
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