Irish netminder Nicholas Kempf recorded 20 saves.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish split their series with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks Saturday with a 1-0 loss. This followed Notre Dame’s 4-1 win against Alaska Fairbanks on Friday.
Game Summary (Alaska Fairbanks 1, Notre Dame 0)
First Period
Alaska Fairbanks set the tone early on and fired six shots at the Irish net in less than two minutes. Notre Dame’s Henry Nelson soon headed to the box for interference, but the Nanooks did not capitalize on the power play. Irish defenseman Ryan Helliwell received a game misconduct for cross-checking after the whistle about 12 minutes in. Notre Dame rallied to kill off the penalty, but the teams stood scoreless at the period’s end. The Nanooks outshot the Irish 11-7 in the opening stanza.
Second Period
Notre Dame wasted no time getting after it in front of the Nanooks’ net, but some back-and-forth penalties tripped up the Irish momentum, and Alaska Fairbanks’ Broten Sabo put his team on the board at about eight minutes into the second. The Irish more than doubled the Nanooks’ 9 shots with 20 of their own in the middle period.
Third Period
The two squads upped the angst in the third and the Irish outshot the Nanooks 10-3, but it wasn’t enough and the Irish ended the night with their first loss of the season.
Scoring
Alaska-Fairbanks: Broten Sabo at 08:10 in the 2nd with an assist from Noah Barlage
Penalties
Notre Dame: Henry Nelson for interference at 16:45 in the 1st
Notre Dame: Ryan Helliwell for cross-checking at 12:10 in the 1st
Notre Dame: Ryan Helliwell, game misconduct at 12:10 in the 1st
Alaska Fairbanks: Fyodor Nikolayenya for slashing at 18:31 in the 2nd
Notre Dame: Paul Fischer for cross-checking at 14:35 in the 2nd
Alaska Fairbanks: Matt Rickard for tripping at 14:02 in the 2nd
Alaska Fairbanks: Luke LaMaster for body-checking at 11:58 in the 2nd
Alaska Fairbanks: Matt Rickard for roughing at 05:50 in the 2nd
Notre Dame: Blake Bondi for roughing at 05:50 in the 2nd
Notre Dame: Hunter Strand for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Notre Dame: Hunter Strand for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Notre Dame: Hunter Strand for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd, misconduct, 10-minute major
Notre Dame: Ian Murphy for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Notre Dame: Ian Murphy for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Notre Dame: Ian Murphy for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd, misconduct, 10-minute major
Alaska Fairbanks: Chase Dafoe for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Alaska Fairbanks: Chase Dafoe for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Alaska Fairbanks: Chase Dafoe for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd, misconduct, 10-minute major
Alaska Fairbanks: Adam Cardona for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Alaska Fairbanks: Adam Cardona for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Alaska Fairbanks: Adam Cardona for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd, misconduct, 10-minute major
Alaska Fairbanks: Nicholas Grabko for roughing at 00:00 in the 3rd
Goalies
Notre Dame: Nicholas Kempf, 20 saves
Alaska-Fairbanks: Nicholas Grabko, 37 saves
Moving Forward
The Irish will take on the Long Island University Sharks at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 25 in South Bend.
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