Bowling Green, Alaska End In Tie; Nanooks Take Extra Point In Double OT

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Bowling Green State University hockey team picked up one WCHA point on Friday night (Feb. 14), tying Alaska Fairbanks during the overtime period. The Nanooks scored 45 seconds into the double-overtime period to claim the extra WCHA point with a 3-2 final score. The Falcons lept out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, but two power play goals by Alaska sent the game into extra time. Alec Rauhauser and Brandon Kruse were the goal scorers for the Orange and Brown on the night. The outcome moves Bowling Green's record to 15-13-3 on the season while being 10-10-3-2 in the WCHA.

Next Home Game: The Falcons return to Slater Family Ice Arena on Feb. 21 to host Ferris State for a weekend series with both Friday and Saturday set for 7:07 p.m. puck drops. The second game of the series, on Feb. 22, will be Senior Night for the Falcons while the team will also recognize the program's 50th Anniversary

Scoring Plays

The Falcons lit the lamp in the first period for the first goal of the night, coming off the stick of Rauhauser with 11:19 remaining in the period. A pair of freshmen logged the assists, being Adam Conquest and T.J. Lloyd.
With a 5v3 advantage late in the period, the Falcons added to their lead. Kruse netted a goal with just 1:41 remaining in the period. He was assisted by Rauhauser and Cameron Wright on the score.
Alaska chipped away at the lead in the second period, scoring a breakaway goal on the power play. Colton Leiter scored with assists from Steven Jandric and Chris Jandric.
With another power play goal, Chris Jandric scored the tying goal halfway through the third period with assists from Steven Jandric and Max Newton.
In double-overtime, Kylar Hope scored the deciding goal during the 3v3 session, being assisted by Roberts Kalkis and Steven Jandric.

Other Key Plays

With the game still scoreless at the 13:30 mark, Eric Dop made a big save for the Falcons, deflecting a backhanded attempt from the crease for Alaska.
Halfway through the second period the action paused for glass maintenance after a battle for the puck to the right of the Falcon goal.
With 12:39 remaining in the third period Evan Dougherty was called for checking from behind and issued a 5-minute major as well as being ejected from the game. With a pair of penalties following the five-minute major, the Nanooks had a power play for nearly eight straight minutes, from which they scored the game-tying goal.
The Falcons had a power play opportunity in the overtime period, but it slipped away as it was canceled out by a Bowling Green penalty, resulting in 4v4 hockey.

Falcon Stat Facts

With a goal and an assist in the first period alone, Rauhauser hit the 30 point mark for the season, being just the fourth defensemen in the nation to reach the number thus far this season.
Kruse also neared a milestone with his goal, being his 98th career point in the Orange and Brown. If Kruse can reach the mark this season he and Rauhauser will be the first pair of Falcon teammates to hit 100 career points in the same season for the first time since 1995-96 when five Falcons did so.
Seeing Kruse's goal come on the power play, it went down as the 37th power play goal of the season for Bowling Green, which leads the nation.

Up Next

Bowling Green will conclude their quest against Alaskan teams during the regular season on Saturday night (Feb. 15) with another 11:07 p.m. EST puck drop.

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