Francouz carries Nighthawks to victory
Pavel Francouz stopped 40 of 41 shots to lead Minnesota to a 2-1 win over Huntington. Alex DeBrincat and Dustin Brown scored goals for the Nighthawks (44-32-5). Gustav Nyquist was the lone goal scorer for the Huskies (30-48-3). The Nighthawks sit in the first wild card position of the Esposito Conference, three points ahead of Westside. Their magic number to clinch a playoff spot sits at two.
Huntington Huskies at Minnesota Nighthawks
DATE : 09/23/2023
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Huntington Huskies 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota Nighthawks 1 1 0 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Huntington Huskies 16 13 12 0 41
Minnesota Nighthawks 5 13 5 0 23
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. HUN. GUSTAV NYQUIST(14)( JACK HUGHES, JORDAN KYROU ): 1st 7:12
2. MIN. ALEX DeBRINCAT(41)( ROMAN JOSI ): 1st 12:58
3. MIN. DUSTIN BROWN(10)( JONATHAN HUBERDEAU, WILLIAM KARLSSON ): 2nd 10:01
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. ROMAN JOSI - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:30
2. MIN. ROMAN JOSI - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:15
3. HUN. DYLAN STROME - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:52
4. MIN. ROMAN JOSI - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:10
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Huntington Huskies
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
JORDAN KYROU 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 34 20:23 0 0 0 2
JACK HUGHES 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5-0 24 14:18 1 0 1 1
NICO HISCHIER 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 34 18:51 1 1 0 4
DYLAN STROME 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 32 17:39 0 0 0 0
RYAN JOHANSEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
TIM STUTZLE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 46 25:56 1 0 0 1
DAWSON MERCER 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:39 0 0 2 0
MIKA ZIBANEJAD -1 9 0 0 0 0 0 12-6 49 27:56 2 2 0 2
GUSTAV NYQUIST 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:18 1 0 0 0
KYLE PALMIERI -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 21:51 0 1 0 1
JESPERI KOTKANIEMI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
TAYLOR RADDYSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
ESA LINDELL 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 60 34:27 4 1 0 0
JACOB MIDDLETON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:26 1 1 0 0
CONNOR MURPHY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:16 0 0 0 0
RYAN PULOCK -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:08 0 0 0 1
NEAL PIONK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 51 29:29 0 0 0 0
MIKEY ANDERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -5 41 1 2 2 0 0 20-6 11 6 3 12
Player Stats For Minnesota Nighthawks
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
JOHNNY GAUDREAU 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:39 1 0 0 1
ALEX DeBRINCAT 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 19:51 1 0 0 1
JONATHAN HUBERDEAU 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 34 20:23 0 0 0 1
ONDREJ PALAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
TREVOR MOORE 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4-0 42 23:44 1 0 0 1
TEUVO TERAVAINEN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 21:51 0 0 1 1
ADAM HENRIQUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 39 21:51 0 0 0 1
ROMAN JOSI 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0-0 50 28:22 0 4 0 1
WILLIAM KARLSSON 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5-5 24 14:18 1 0 0 0
JACK EICHEL 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 32 17:39 1 0 0 1
EVAN BOUCHARD 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:24 2 0 0 1
DUSTIN BROWN 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:18 0 1 0 0 GWG
MARTIN FEHERVARY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:26 1 1 0 0
ADAM ERNE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
JUSTIN HOLL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:16 1 0 0 0
BRENDEN DILLON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 50 28:13 0 2 0 0
ADAM GAUDETTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
JORDAN OESTERLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 10 6:05 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 23 2 3 6 0 0 20-14 9 8 1 9
Goalie Stats For Huntington Huskies
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROBIN LEHNER 58 23 2 0 21 0.913 LOSS 0 0 5 4 0 103
JOONAS KORPISALO 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Minnesota Nighthawks
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
PAVEL FRANCOUZ 60 41 1 0 40 0.976 WIN 0 0 10 10 3 105
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Huntington Huskies 3 0
Minnesota Nighthawks 1 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - PAVEL FRANCOUZ from Minnesota
2nd star - ALEX DeBRINCAT from Minnesota
3rd star - DUSTIN BROWN from Minnesota
GAME STORY
On their home ice the Nighthawks won by one goal over the Huskies by the
final score of 2 to 1. DUSTIN BROWN closed out the scoring with the game
winner at 10:01 of the 2nd period. PAVEL FRANCOUZ was outstanding in
goal. He gave up just a lone goal while facing 41 shots. FRANCOUZ stopped
a number of solid scoring chances, some in acrobatic fashion. Others registering
goals were GUSTAV NYQUIST for Huntington and ALEX DeBRINCAT for Minnesota.