FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks hockey team fell in their regular season opener on Friday, Oct. 2. No. 15/16 Boston University won 2-1 OT with the winner coming just over a minute into the 3v3 overtime period.
How it Happened
Boston University scored early, making it 1-0. Jack Murtagh put the Terriers up just 3:58 into the opening period, using an assist from Tynan Lawrence to give BU the early advantage. It took the Nanooks less than three minutes to find the equalizer in the first as
Linden Burrett buried a shot in the back of the net from the point.
Misha Danylov picked up the primary and
Jhett Larson earned the secondary.
Neither side scored in the second or third and went into overtime with a 1-1 tie. 1:18 into the overtime period, Tynan Lawrence found the back of the net for Boston with the winner. After
Tyler Shea managed to make two scrambling saves for Alaska, Lawrence scored the winner, beating Shea as he tried to reposition himself.
Inside the Numbers
- The Nanooks were 3-3 on the penalty kill, fending off seven shots-on-goal from BU while up a man. Alaska also scored the lone power-play goal of the night.
- Alaska went 1-4 on the man-advantage.
- Tyler Shea had a big game for the Nanooks in his first regular-season start with Alaska. He made 41 saves with 12 in the first, 11 in the second, 15 in the third and three in the overtime period.
- Rylen Roersma led the way in the faceoff circle with 13 wins, losing nine. Alaska had the upper hand on the dot, winning 29 of 52 bouts.
- Alaska posted 26 shots-on-goal tonight; eight in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. They did not register a shot in OT.
- Linden Burrett scored his first-career goal for the Nanooks.
What's Next
The Nanooks and Terriers are back in action tomorrow night at 7:07 p.m. It's Go Pink with the 'Nooks Night, so wear pink and visit the BCDC table on the mezzanine level for pink giveaways and jersey raffles.
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