ROCHESTER, NY (
nazathletics.com) - A three-goal first period set the tone for the game as Stevenson cruised past the Golden Flyers, 5-1, on Saturday evening at Station 31. With the loss, Nazareth drops to 1-1 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Four minutes into the first period, Stevenson drew first blood. The puck took an unfortunate bounce off the end wall and came out in front of the net, where a Mustang player sent it across the crease for the goal. Stevenson struck again just two minutes later to take an early 2-0 lead.
- The Mustangs added their third goal of the opening period with 3:11 remaining. Shots on goal were relatively even, with Stevenson holding an 11-9 advantage.
- Nazareth made a goaltender change to begin the second period, as Lincoln Crosby saw his first game action of the young season.
- The second period ended scoreless, with Stevenson maintaining a 3-0 advantage. However, the Golden Flyers showed improvement in the frame. Nazareth had a power-play opportunity in the latter half of the period but was unable to convert.
- Just 17 seconds into the third period, the Mustangs extended their lead to 4-0 with a goal off the rush.
- Both teams added a goal in the remaining minutes of the third period. Antoine Lucier scored Nazareth's lone goal, with Kai Shen and Mathieu Fehr getting the assists.
GAME NOTES:
- Lucier scored Nazareth's lone goal, his first of the season.
- Fehr and Shen each recorded their first points of the season.
- Nazareth did not take any penalties and finished 0-for-2 on the power play.
UP NEXT:
Nazareth will hit the road to take on SUNY Canton on Friday, November 6, at 7 p.m.
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