PRINCETON, NJ - The Nanooks hockey team (2-7-0) fell to the Princeton Tigers (1-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Friday, Oct. 31 in the Hobey Baker Memorial Ice Rink. 

How it Happened
Alaska fell behind early and tried to pull back to even, but the deficit was too much as they fell 5-2 on Halloween Night. Kai Daniells scored first for the Tigers, making it 1-0 13:36 into the opening period. The 1-0 lead stood into the second period but was extended to 2-0 only 2:07 into the second when Miles Gunty extended the Princeton lead. The Nanooks made it a ballgame 15:26 into the second when Jhett Larson scored his first-career goal, cutting the deficit in half at 2-1. 

The 2-1 deficit went into the third, but 51 seconds into the final stanza, the Tigers extended their lead to two again. Jaxson Ezman made it 3-1 and then made it 4-1 four minutes later. 

Haden Kruse scored for the Nanooks, regaining some momentum and making it 4-2 10:48 into the third, but an empty-net goal 14:19 into the third made it a 5-2 final. 

Inside the Box

• Lassi Lehti made 29 saves in net for the Nanooks tonight. Alaska posted 22 shots on goal while Princeton had 34. 
• Chase Dafoe won a team-high seven faceoffs tonight. William Lawson-Body added five, and Braden Birnie won all four bouts he saw. 
• Alaska blocked a dozen shots tonight. Jackson Anderson, Chase Dafoe, and Carson Reed all ended the night with two blocks each. 
• Both sides were perfect on the penalty kill tonight. The Nanooks killed both Princeton power plays while the Tigers were 3-3 on the kill. 

What's to Come
These two teams face off tomorrow at 3 p.m. The game can be viewed on ESPN+ with a subscription, or you can listen to the game on KSUA 91.5 FM with Bruce Cech on the call. 

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