For the second consecutive the game, Ferris State overcame a two-goal deficit. <\/p>\n
This time it was en route to a 6-3 win over Alaska.<\/p>\n
Alaska jumped out to a two-goal lead with tallies from Kaare Odegard and Colton Beck with Beck’s tally coming on the power play against a penalty kill unit that has been among the top in the nation the past few years.<\/p>\n
“I liked the start,” said Alaska coach Dallas Ferguson. “We came out and established the forecheck and took a 2-0 lead.”<\/p>\n
Ferris State coach Bob Daniels had a very different opinion on the game’s start.<\/p>\n
“We were on our heels,” he said. “They jumped us.”<\/p>\n
After Alaska’s two quick goals, Ferris State scored a pair of goals in under a minute to knot the game up and get some momentum back.<\/p>\n
“Connor’s [Schmidt] goal really helped right the ship for us,” said Daniels.<\/p>\n
Schmidt lit the lamp for his first of the season with a low, hard shot through traffic that found the back of the net after the Nanooks failed to clear their zone. Then Kyle Bonis found the back of the net on a power play to tie things up.<\/p>\n
However, momentum shifts in hockey games can be funny things. With the first frame winding down, an innocent dump-in by Justin Tateson hit the boards behind Ferris State goalie CJ Motte and flipped up over the net where Andy Taranto knocked it in to give Alaska a 3-2 lead going into the first intermission.<\/p>\n
“Two-two after 18 minutes of hockey and then, just a weird ending to the period where we shot ourselves in the foot,” said Daniels.<\/p>\n
That momentum swung back Ferris’ way midway through the second with a faceoff win by Eric Alexander back to Simon Denis, who found the back of the net to tie the game at three.<\/p>\n
“They scored on the faceoff and jumped on the momentum,” said Ferguson. “Even then it was 3-3 and we get a power play. [Cody] Kunyk and Taranto get good chances around the net and don’t get it in. Their goaltender was good on that power play.”<\/p>\n
Motte’s play on that power play proved to be a big part of the win for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n
“I’m really happy with how CJ Motte played tonight; he was worth his weight in gold,” said Daniels. “If it hadn’t been for CJ, it might have been closer to giving up five goals.”<\/p>\n
After Motte saved Ferris on the defensive end, the Bulldog offense took over.<\/p>\n
Bonis added his second power-play goal of the night with nine minutes left in the second and Alexander scored his second of the year off a turnover forced by Schmidt stepping up as Alaska moved the puck through the neutral zone.<\/p>\n
“I saw [Cory Kane] breaking and fed him and they [Kane and Alexander] took care of the rest,” said Schmidt.<\/p>\n
Ferris State (2-1-2, 1-0-0-0 CCHA) and Alaska (2-2-1, 0-1-0-0 CCHA) finish their two-game series tomorrow night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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