HANOVER, N.H. - The Nanooks hockey team fell to the No. 12/12-ranked Dartmouth Big Green on Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning a two-week road trip. The 6-0 loss drops the Nanooks to 1-6-0 on the season.
How it Happened
Dartmouth found the back of the net one time in the first, taking a 1-0 lead into the second period. Drew Stewart scored 11:34 into the first in what would become the game-winner. Alaska was outshot 9-2 in the opening period. In the second, Dartmouth capitalized on three power-play goals, making it 4-0 after 40 minutes of play. Hank Cleaves scored the first goal of the second period only 31 seconds in. The Nanooks kept Dartmouth's offense at bay for nearly the next 18 minutes, but unfortunately, while on a five-minute power play, Dartmouth added two more on a Hayden Stavroff goal 18:14 in before Nikita Nikora scored less than a minute later making it 4-0.
In the second period, the Nanooks were outshot 14-4. Dartmouth added two more goals in the third period with Drew Stewart striking two more times. His second goal of the game came 13:19 into the third making it 5-0 and then 17:00 into the third he scored a hat trick making it a 6-0 final.
Inside the Numbers
- The Nanooks were outshot 31-13 in today's game.
- Alaska finished with 20 blocked shots. Nathan Rickey had a team-high four blocks. Beau Courtney followed with three blocks. Three Nanooks had two.
- Rylen Roersma went 10-21 on the dot. Sam Elliott followed with six wins and Dean Spak went 4-5 in the faceoff circle.
- Alaska went 25-63 as a team in the circle.
What's Next
The Nanooks play Dartmouth tomorrow at 11 a.m. AK. The game can be watched on ESPN+ or listened to on KSUA 91.5 FM.
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