SCHENECTADY, New York - The Nanooks hockey team fell to the Union Garnet Chargers on Saturday, Oct. 10. The loss drops the 'Nooks to 1-3-0 on the year.
Alaska struck first on the power play with
Joel Lehtinen scoring his first goal in a Nanooks uniform.
Misha Danylov found
Jhett Larson who then found Lehtinen posted outside of the crease for the early goal, just 11:36 into the first. Unfortunately, that was all the Nanooks could make happen tonight. Former Nanooks forward
Tommy Cronin found the equalizer 2:02 after Lehtinen. His game-tying goal made it 1-1 into the second period until Luke Garry scored the game-winner 5:17 into the second.
Union added one more in the second on a power-play goal from Tyler Dunbar. The 3-1 Union lead entered the third period before the Garnet Chargers added four more to end the game. Lucas Buzziol scored 4:29 into the third before Garry scored his second 6:44 into the final stanza. Connor Smith added another power-play goal for Union making it 6-1 and then Luke Buss tallied the final goal with 1:02 remaining in the game.
Inside the Numbers
- The Nanooks went 1-6 on the power play after capitalizing on a five-minute major in the first period. They were 2-4 on the penalty kill.
- Lehtinen went 9-13 in the faceoff circle leading the Nanooks. As a team, the Nanooks won 31 of 63 bouts while Union won 32.
- Union put up 45 shots on goal tonight. Calvin Vachon made 38 saves in the loss. He stopped 13 in the first, 14 in the second, and 11 in the third.
- Alaska blocked 13 shots tonight. Jack Rogers led the way with three blocked shots. Jackson Anderson and William Fleet both added a pair of blocks.
What's Next
The Nanooks head to Michigan Tech next week for a pair of games with the Huskies in Houghton, Mich. Alaska will return home Nov. 20-21 for the first games against Alaska Anchorage in the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup series.
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