BOSTON, Mass. - The Nanooks hockey team fell to the Stonehill Skyhawks on Saturday, Nov. 7. Stonehill defeated the Nanooks 6-3 to drop Alaska to 2-8-0 on the season.
How it Happened
The Nanooks struck first on Saturday as
Jackson Anderson scored just 2:26 into the game. Anderson entered the slot and beat Stonehill netminder Linards Lipskis for an early 1-0 lead. The Skyhawks answered back 6:11 later, tying the game at 1-1 on an Anthony Galante goal. Nearly 10 minutes later, Stonehill took a 2-1 lead on a Cole Melady goal with 2:51 remaining in the first. The 2-1 score carried into the second.
After nearly 20 minutes of scoreless play, the Skyhawks scored on the power play with just 2.5 seconds left in the period. Zachary Aben made it 3-1 Stonehill entering the third. Alaska pulled back to within one early in the third as
Joel Lehtinen scored against his former team 3:58 into the third while on the power play. Just under six minutes later, the Skyhawks answered again. Melady scored his second of the game to make it 4-2 Stonehill.
Lukas Klemm scord the final Nanooks goal of the night, scoring his first with the blue and gold 10:44 into the third to pull Alaska back to within one at 4-3. Unfortunately, JJ Grainda added two empty-net goals for Stonehill to make it a 6-3 final score.
Inside the Numbers
- Alaska outshot Stonehill 28-25 today. They posted eight shots on goal in the first, six in the second, and 14 in the third.
- Tyler Shea made 19 saves in net today for the Nanooks. He stopped seven shots in the first, three in the second, and nine in the third.
- Taisetsu Ushio had two points today after recording his first-career point and goal yesterday in the Nanooks' win over Stonehill. Tonight he had two assists.
- Carson Reed, Nathan Rickey, Rylen Roersma, and Max Rud all added assists on the Nanooks' three goals tonight.
- Alaska blocked nine shots today. Max Rud led the way with three. Six others finished with one block.
- Alaska won 27 of 65 faceoffs today. Joel Lehtinen won eight of 18 and Rylen Roersma won eight of 20 bouts today on the dot.
What's Next
The Nanooks will be on a bye next week and return home on Nov. 20-21 for two games against Alaska Anchorage to open up the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup series.
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