Spartan Hockey 3, Alaska Fairbanks 1
2/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 18, 2000
NOTES: MSU extended its winning streak over UAF to eight games, outscoring the Nanooks 35-7 in that time. MSU has not allowed more than a goal in the last seven meetings or more than two goals in the last eight.
* MSU moved within three points of first-place Michigan in the CCHA after the Wolverines tied Northern Michigan, 1-1, tonight.
* JR LW Damon Whitten ended a 10-game goal-less drought with his first-period goal. His last goal came Dec. 29 against Michigan Tech.
* JR RW Rustyn Dolyny became the 56th Michigan State player to record 100 career points with his three assists, which tied a career high for assists in a game. Dolyny has 48-53-101 in 116 career games played.
* SR C Shawn Horcoff leads the nation in assists with 38 and has nine in his last eight games. He has had a hand in 49 percent of MSU's goals this year (48 of 98), the highest percentage of any player in the nation.
* MSU has outshot each of its last 12 opponents. Tonight MSU was one shot shy of its season high (45 on Jan. 14).
* MSU has scored a power-play goal in each of its last six games and eight of its last nine.
Team Score by Period Pen-Min PPAlaska Fairbanks 1-0-0--1 9-18 0-7Michigan State 1-1-1--3 10-20 2-6
Scoring Summary1st 1:43 MSU Damon Whitten 8 (Joe Goodenow, Rustyn Dolyny) 5-51st 9:48 UAF Chad Hamilton 1 (Scott McIlroy) 6-5 del. pen.2nd 15:21 MSU John-Michael Liles 5 (Rustyn Dolyny, Shawn Horcoff) PPG3rd 4:42 MSU Brian Maloney 11 (Shawn Horcoff, Rustyn Dolyny) PPG
Goaltenders Saves by Period Time, GAJoe Blackburn, MSU 8-4-6--18 60:00, 1Lance Mayes, UAF 14-15-12--41 59:09, 3
New Records: MSU 21-9-2 (16-7-1 CCHA), UAF 5-22-2 (3-21-1 CCHA)Attendance: 6,865 (251st consecutive regular-season sellout)
