FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks hockey team made it two-straight wins with a 5-2 victory over the Lindenwood Lions on Friday, Jan. 23 in the Carlson Center. With the win, the Nanooks improve to 7-13-2 on the year.
How it Happened
Alaska got on the board first from a goal by
Jhett Larson. The rookie possessed the puck near the halfwall along the goal line before skating out front of the crease. His shot beat Lindenwood netminder Klayton Knapp to make it 1-0 Nanooks 9:09 into the opening period.
Rylen Roersma and
Jackson Anderson earned the assists on the first goal. The Nanooks' lead would double on a
Michael Citara goal 18:36 into the first out near the slot.
Misha Danylov fed Citara from behind the net for the primary while
Peyton Platter earned the secondary assist.
The 2-0 lead only lasted until 1:13 into the second when Ethan Elias scored for the Lions. Five minutes later the Nanooks had their two-goal lead back, this time on the stick of
Rylen Roersma.
Jhett Larson fired the puck near the net and
Tommy Cronin; Cronin put a shot on net but it was quickly saved. The rebound found Roersma and he found the back of the net making it 3-1 6:10 into the second period. The 3-1 lead stood until the third period when Cronin and Roersma teamed up again for an Alaska goal. Cronin had a breakaway opportunity and following the save Roersma found the back of the net on the follow-up opportunity to make it 4-1. Less than three minutes later the Nanooks had their fifth goal of the night, this time from
Jackson Anderson. The rookie defenseman scored his first-career goal on his own rebound.
Rylen Roersma earned another primary assist, his second of the night, and
Braden Birnie picked up the secondary.
Inside the Numbers
- The Nanooks went 1-1 on the power play tonight. Jackson Anderson's goal was scored on the man-advantage 14:01 into the third period.
- Alaska's penalty kill proved strong as they went 5-6 and 5-5 after allowing a PPG on LU's first attempt.
- Lassi Lehti made 34 saves in net tonight for the Nanooks to earn the victory. Alaska also put up 34 shots on goal tonight.
- They owned the dot over Lindenwood, winning 36 of 55 bouts. Peyton Platter won 11 of 12 in the circle to lead Alaska.
- Rylen Roersma scored four points tonight for the Nanooks with two goals and two assists. Tommy Cronin scored his first-career points and had two assists for two points.
- Jackson Anderson finished the night with two points including his first-career goal. Jhett Larson also added two points, scoring the first goal and assisting on Roersma's first goal.
- Alaska blocked 16 shots tonight. Adam Cardona had a team-high three blocked shots.
What's Next
The two teams face off again tomorrow night in an early 5:37 p.m. matchup.
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