At 2 minutes into the game, a falcon was called for an absolutely
bogus penalty and Alaska Fairbanks converted for a 1-0 lead.  The
Falcon Faithful feared it would be another long night.  This was
amplified when the falcons did little with their first two manpower
surpluses.  However on the fourth power play of the game, defenseman
Dan Leone evened the score with a slap shot rom about halfway between
the blue line and the top of the right circle.  The shorthanded goal
came about midway in the period.  With about 2 minutes left, Air Force
scored again on a 5 on 3 advantage to take a 2 - 1 lead into the first
intermission.  There was no further scoring, though both teams had
several golden opportunities, but both lacked the eptness to convert
the opportunities.
 
The falcons outshot the nanooks by about 40-15, with most of the
fairbanks shots coming in the latter stages of the third when the
falcons stopped playing aggressively and retreated into a shell.
However, in the last two minutes, they went back to their aggressive
style of forechecking and fairbanks couldn't get their goalie off for
an extra skater at the end.
 
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