Box Score PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Nanooks hockey team (4-11-1 NCAA) fell to the Providence Friars (9-6-2, 4-3-1 Hockey East) on Jan. 2. The two meet again tomorrow at 1 p.m. AKST.
How it Happened
Providence needed just 17 seconds to get on the board. Clint Levens scored first, making it 1-0 with 19:43 to play in the first. Nearly six minutes later, they made it a 2-0 game as John Mustard scored 6:09 into the opening period. Six and a half minutes later,
Carson Reed got the Nanooks on the board with his first goal of the season, and second of his career.
Alexander Malinowski entered the zone and dropped the puck to
Braden Birnie. Birnie fired a shot on net, and following the save and rebound, Reed scored, pulling the 'Nooks within one 12:43 into the first.
The 2-1 deficit lasted until the 11:53 mark of the second set. Beau Jelsma scored, extending the Providence lead to 3-1.
The Friars added two more in the third period. Between the two goals,
Rylen Roersma scored the second of the night for the Nanooks. His goal pulled Alaska to within 4-2 with 3:02 remaining in regulation, but Providence eventually scored an empty-net goal for the 5-2 final.
Inside the Numbers
- Both sides posted 25 shots on goal tonight. Lassi Lehti made 20 saves with six in the first, seven in the second, and seven in the third.
- Alaska had 10 in the first, nine in the second, and six in the third.
- Braden Birnie, Chase Dafoe, Alexander Malinowski, and Peyton Platter all tallied assists tonight.
- Chase Dafoe led the Nanooks in the faceoff circle tonight. He won nine of 14 bouts. Two other Nanooks won nine faceoffs. Rylen Roersma won nine while losing nine, and Peyton Platter won nine and dropped 12.
- Alaska won 31 of 67 faceoffs tonight.
- The Nanooks blocked a dozen shots tonight. Jackson Anderson, Noah Barlage, and Haden Kruse all blocked two to lead the 'Nooks.
What's Next
The two teams meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the series finale. The game can be found on ESPN+ or listened to on KSUA 91.5 FM with
Bruce Cech.
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