Rochester, New York- The Niagara hockey team traveled to Rochester for the first game of the Atlantic Hockey Semifinals, but lost 4-1, dropping them to 19th place.th Ranking Tigers.
Early period
The only goal of the first frame of play was scored by RIT at the 14:54 mark.
Despite allowing the first goal of the period, the Purple Eagles had 12 shots on goal compared to six for the Tigers. Seven different purple his eagles found a way to score shots. Four players had multiple shots on goal for the Purple Eagles, led by Lars Rodne with three.
Niagara had seven blocked shots, including two blocked shots. Noah Carlin and Glebus Prokhorenkovs; Lars Rodne Ethan Randand joseph maisak Contains one of everything.
Second period
Niagara was down by two points at the 6:49 mark of the second period.
Although the Purple Eagles lost by one game, the Purple Eagles were able to win the faceoff battle with 17 ties to RIT's 11 ties. All four Niagara centers won at least three faceoffs, with Prokhorenkovs leading the way with six wins, followed by Prokhorenkovs. jadon leslie and tyler wallaceThe Purple Eagles concluded with Drew Wieten People who have registered three.
Niagara had seven more blocked shots in the second frame, two of which came from Carlin.
third period
RIT scored again at 13:53 of the third, extending the lead to three points.
Niagara's captain put an extra attacker on the ice. Jay Ahern He found the back of the goal at 16 minutes and 16 seconds into his third run. Connor Mailimoku Wallace at the point connected with Wallace at the half-wall and found Prokhorenkovs on target, who played a slap pass to the streaking Ahern, who was now alone at the back post. He made no mistake and landed it with a backhand. .Ahaan recorded 10 songs of his ownth This season's goal ranks third on the team.Wallace set the record for a 17-year-old.th assist on the campaign and is currently second on the team in assists.Prokhorenkovs picked up 12 pointsth He recorded the highest assist of the season with the captain's goal at 16:16.
Despite dominating the final frame, the Purple Eagles were unable to complete the comeback as RIT struck again with seven seconds left in the final frame, running past their goaltender.
Niagara outscored RIT 18-4 in the final 20 minutes of the game.with Carlin Shane Ott He led the team with three shots in the final frame, followed by Wallace. Luke Mailimokuand Vieten registered all two.
niagara notebook
· Niagara currently has an overall record of 25 wins, 21 losses, and 17 losses against RIT.
· Wallace is currently on a four-game scoring streak dating back to March 2nd against Army. He currently has six points during his winning streak.
· Ahern has earned points in three straight games, dating back to March 8 against Sacred Heart in the semifinal round. Ahern scored five points during the streak.
· The Prokhorenkovs ended the regular season by accumulating points in five consecutive games until February 24th against Mercyhurst. In 5 games, he scored 7 points.
· Prokhorenkovs has seven points in six career games against RIT.
· Niagara won the head-to-head matchup 42-37, giving Prokhorenkovs a team-high 18 head-to-head wins and Wallace recording 10 wins.
· The Purple and White outscored the Tigers 39-24, with L. Mailimoku and Ahern leading the team with eight shots on goal, and 18 different Purple Eagles recording shots on goal.
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Niagara returns to Rochester and is back in action for Game 2 of the Atlantic Hockey Semifinals, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m.
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