ROCHESTER, NY (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Men's Ice Hockey (2-3-0, 1-0-0) captured its first UCHC win of the season over Chatham (5-1-0, 0-1-0), 4-1, Friday night inside Station 31.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nazareth opened the scoring at 6:57 of the first period when Tal Stevenson found the back of the net off assists from Mathieu Fehr and Kai Shen. Just one minute later, Gabriel Laflamme doubled the lead at 7:57, finishing a play set up by Will Halecki. The Golden Flyers continued to pressure offensively, outshooting Chatham 8-6 in the period. After killing off a Chatham power play, Kai Shen added a third goal with just one second remaining, taking a 3-0 lead into the first intermission. Fehr recorded his second assist of the period.
- Chatham cut into the deficit at 14:14 of the second period, scoring its lone goal of the game to make it 3-1. Nazareth generated several scoring chances throughout the period, including power-play opportunities at 9:19 and 15:49. Lucas Stanojevic, Gabriel LaFlamme and Tal Stevenson each put shots on goal during the power plays, but Chatham's goaltender turned them away. Paul Dalessio made several saves to keep the Golden Flyers in front as Chatham outshot Nazareth 7-9?
- Nazareth maintained its two-goal advantage in the third period, continuing to pressure the Chatham defense with 10 shots. The Golden Flyers had another power-play opportunity at 4:40, recording five shots during the man advantage but were unable to add to their lead. Dalessio turned aside all seven Chatham shots in the period, including several attempts after Chatham pulled its goaltender with just under three minutes remaining. Antoine Lucier sealed the 4-1 victory with an empty-net goal at 19:04.
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
Nazareth continues weekend action at home with another matchup against Chatham, tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 14. Puck drop is slated for 4 p.m. inside Station 31.
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