WATERTOWN, Massachusetts - The American International College ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 draw against the Bentley Falcons at the John A. Ryan Skating Arena on Tuesday, October 10.
FAST FACTS:
Final score:AIC 3, Bentley 3 (F/OT)
Records:AIC picks up its first point of the year and stands at 0-2-1 overall and in Atlantic Hockey, while Bentley is 0-0-1 overall and in AHC play.
Location:John A. Ryan Skating Arena (Watertown, Mass.)
STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Brennan Kapcheck (one goal, three shots on goal)
Blake Christensen (one goal, seven shots on goal)
Shawn McBride (one goal, three shots on goal)
Zackarias Skog (35 saves)
Bentley:
Jake Kauppila (two goals, including the game-tying goal)
Jonathan Desbiens (one goal)
Jayson Argue (33 saves)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The teams traded early power play markers, as Jake Kauppila opened the scoring at 1:43, but Brennan Kapcheck responded with a goal on the man-advantage at 5:50 to even the score.
- Both teams netted PPG in the second as well, with Blake Christensen putting AIC ahead at 5:56, but the Falcons tied it in the dying second of the period as Jonathan Desbiens notched a goal at 19:53.
- In the third, Shawn McBride popped in a rebound, AIC's third man-up goal of the night, at 3:17, but Kauppila had the answer with the night's lone five-on-five marker at 17:56.
- Neither team scored in overtime, though AIC had a 4-0 shot advantage in the extra session.
NOTEWORTHY:
- AIC's first three goals of the season were all scored by defensemen, and all five goals this season were either scored by defenders or had the primary assist come from a defenseman.
- Through three games, AIC is averaging 33.7 shots on goal per game, and has not had fewer than 30 shots in a game. Last season, the team averaged 26.4 shots on goal per contest.
COACH'S CORNER:
- "At the end of the day, regardless of the result, it's our job to gauge how we're playing as a team. We've strung eight good periods in a row together and I'm happy about that," head coach Eric Lang said after the game.
- Asked about the play of Zackarias Skog in the first three games, Lang said, "He's been really good. He's tracking the puck really well. This is the Skog we signed up for."
NEXT UP:
- AIC will play its first out-of-conference game Friday as the Yellow Jackets host former Atlantic Hockey rival Connecticut at the MassMutual Center on October 13 at 7:05 p.m.
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