Scoreboard

Tye Spencer
Stephanie Burgoon
4
Winner Alas. Fairbanks UAF 11-15-2
3
Alas. Anchorage UAA 5-22-1
Winner
Alas. Fairbanks UAF
11-15-2
4
Final
3
Alas. Anchorage UAA
5-22-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Alas. Fairbanks UAF 0 2 2 4
Alas. Anchorage UAA 1 0 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | | Ian Marks - Assistant Athletic Director - Media Relations

Hockey drops heartbreaker to Nanooks

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Braden Birnie scored with three seconds remaining to give Alaska Fairbanks a 4-3 win in game five of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup in front of 3,035 fans at Sullivan Arena Friday night.

The Nanooks lead this year's series 11-4.

Aiden Westin opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 7:51 of the first period thanks to assists from Ryan Johnson and Karter McNarland.

The Nanooks took the lead with a pair of goals in the second. Michael Citara scored a power-play goal at 11:18, and Chase Dafoe scored an even-strength goal at 15:22.

Tye Spencer tied the game for the Seawolves with his team-leading seventh goal of the season on the powerplay 35 seconds into the third.

Alexander Malinowski scored at 10:30 for UAF, but David Jesus scored less than a minute later for UAA to tie the game at 3-3.

Braden Birnie poked in a loose puck with three seconds remaining to give UAF the win.

Alaska Fairbanks out-shot Alaska Anchorage 33-17.

The Seawolves finished two-for-three on the powerplay and held the Nanooks to one-for-three.

Tyler Krivtsov made 29 saves for UAA.

Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks will faceoff for game six of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup at 5 pm Saturday at Sullivan Arena.

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