Anchorage – The Arizona State hockey team (24-8-6) completed a historic 24-win season with a 5-2 victory over Alaska Anchorage (15-17-2) on Saturday night at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex. . Lucas Schillinger He extended his own program record with a four-point night and the program's first natural hat trick. Matthew Koperud His 23rd goal of the season tied the single-season scoring record and capped off an unprecedented Sun Devil career. He ranks fourth among NCAA career power play goal scorers.
Senior and alternate captains Lucas Schillinger On Saturday night, he recorded his first career hat trick and four point assists, capping off a six-point weekend in Anchorage. The hat trick was the first natural hat trick in ASU program history (three goals scored in a row by the same player without a player from either team scoring in between).
Natty Hatty ??@lislinger /// #BeTheTradition pic.twitter.com/nRRQSwL4g4
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Schillinger started scoring just 70 seconds into the game. charlie shawn and ty jackson. After a 10-minute break to repair a broken glass panel, play resumed and Schillinger scored his second goal of the night with another assist just 49 seconds later. charlie shawn and the secondary from a freshman defenseman. Josh Niedermayer.
At the 10 minute mark of the first period, Schillinger scored his third goal, completing a well-deserved hat trick with an assist from the players. Tim Lovell And Shane.Points you put in Tim Lovell He scored 37 points, tying the program record for most points by a defenseman in a single season.
Matthew Koperud He scored one power play goal that night, extending his NCAA lead in power play goals this season to 17. The addition of PPG moves him into a tie for fourth on the NCAA's all-time power play scoring list.
That's right, let's do a power play clinic????
The nation's leading PPG scorer scores 17 goals on the power play. @kopper303 pic.twitter.com/JDoEnlLg7L
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The power-play goal was Copperud's 23rd of the season, tying him with Johnny Walker (2018-19) for the program's single-season scoring record. The points move Kopperud into second place on ASU's all-time scoring list with 108 points over his four-year career with the Sun Devils.
Senior Benji Eckel Scored the Sun Devils' fifth and final goal. empty net.
A team like no other. What a special year! ? #BeTheTradition pic.twitter.com/lZN7eRFW6t
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Multiple players etched their names into the Sun Devil hockey record books Saturday night, completing their senior and graduate school years.
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Country notes:
- Schillinger's 37 assists rank second in the NCAA.48 points for the year tied for 9th place
- Tim Lovell He finished the season with five goals and 32 assists and 37 points with one assist per night in Anchorage. His 32 assists rank third among NCAA defensemen and ninth among all skaters.
- Copperud's 23 goals are tied for seventh in the nation.
- Brandon Tabakin's +24 ranked No. 4 in the country and set ASU career and single-season plus/minus records
Players to watch in the game:
- In Game 2 of the series, both teams enjoyed five power-play chances. Although ASU scored twice (Schillinger and Copperud), the Sun Devil penalty kill remained perfect over the weekend.
- Through 60 minutes of play, the score was tied at 25-25 on shots.
- ASU finished its final independent season with an 11-2-1 record against other independents. Both losses occurred in Alaska.
- charlie shawn He recorded four points and four assists, setting new single-game career highs for both points and assists. This is also the first three-point night of his career.
- The four-point night by Schillinger was his sixth of the season and 10th of his career with three or more points. ASU finished the season with a 6-0-0 record, with Schillinger scoring at least three points. He finished his career with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 losses, scoring at least 3 points in a single game.
- TJ Semptinfelter He made his 26th start of the season and made 23 saves. He finished the year with a .908 save percentage and a 2.52 goals against average.
24 win season ???? pic.twitter.com/xEAeShZ0ja
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