FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks hockey team claimed the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup for the 14th-straight season with a dramatic shootout victory over UAA and an official NCAA tie. Alaska moves to 9-11-6 with the tie. 

How it Happened
After skating to a 0-0 tie in the first period, the Nanooks broke the drought with a Broten Sabo unassisted goal 7:03 into the second. The one-goal advantage lasted only 1:54 as Dylan Finlay of UAA quickly found the equalizer 8:57 into the middle stanza. Before going to the third period, Chase Dafoe picked up a power-play tally. He cemented himself outside of the crease, redirecting a Matt Hubbarde pass into the back of the net, giving Alaska a 2-1 advantage heading to the third. 

In the third, William Lawson-Body extended the Nanooks lead to 3-1, 1:35 into the third. Matt Koethe found himself on a breakaway, and following a quick shot and rebound, Lawson-Body found the back of the net through a battle in the crease. Unfortunately for the Nanoooks, UAA picked up a pair of unanswered goals in the third to tie the game at 3-3 and force an overtime period. In the OT period, the Nanooks opened on the power play. Despite the man-advantage, Alaska could not capitalize, and the game ended in an official tie. To decide the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup, the two sides went to a three-person shootout to decide game six. Lassi Lehti stepped up in the shootout and made all three saves for the Nanooks. After Chase Dafoe and Matt Hubbarde were stopped, Kyle Gaffney put away the third and final shootout attempt, sending the Carlson Center into a frenzy as the cup was again claimed.

Inside the Numbers

• Both sides scored a power-play goal tonight. Alaska Anchorage went 1-1 on the power play while Alaska went 1-3. 
• Lassi Lehti faced UAA for the third-straight time, making 22 saves in the tie tonight. 
• The Nanooks posted 32 shots-on-goal tonight, their ninth game with 30+ shots this season and their fourth-straight 30+ shot game.
• Matt Hubbarde extended his point streak to seven games. He now has 10 points in seven games. 
• Broten Sabo became the second Nanooks skater to break 20 points on the year, joining Hubbarde. He tallied an assist and goal tonight. He has 20 points on the year. 
• Caelum Dick and Matt Koethe picked up the additional assists on the night, picking up apples on William Lawson-Body's goal. 

What's to Come 
The Nanooks are on the road for the remainder of the season. They head to Lindenwood next weekend for matchups on Feb. 14-15. They will then head to Augustana on Feb. 21-22 before wrapping up the regular-season on Feb. 28-March 1 at Long Island University. 

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