D1 NIU Huskies vs Bradley Braves (8/31/24)

e e e [Music] e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [Music] [Music] kill it [Music] [Music] testing [Music] [Applause] [Music] and we welcome you inside cin sport Lights Arena here in West stund D Illinois got a good one on our hands second night in a row huskys action versus Bradley University pleased to have you on board with us this evening I'm James gonsky puck drop set to occur in just about 8 minutes or so following the national anthem and the starting lineups announced by our paa [Music] announcer last night's action 7:00 puck drop featured an Northern Illinois victory over the Bradley University Braves final score of 4 to3 in which the rookie or freshman if you will John Wendy of Northern Illinois picked up his first ever Collegiate goal just so happened to be the gamewinner [Music] right [Music] now fans from Bradley University [Music] traveling here to West dund D to cheer on their [Music] Braves and we thank all our fans Huskies or not for attending this wonderful event James gonsky in the booth we'll see you puck drop just about 5 minutes here on huskys Nation and e e e [Music] we welcome you back inside to ice level as the Huskies and the Braves take the ice let's take a look at our starting net minders same as last night for the Braves Nick neem who surrendered up four did play very well could have been an eight or nine goal game had he not played Stellar he had some incredible saves throughout the entirety of that game in the other side Grant Goodson picked up the victory last night for NIU in the home opener and he will start his back-to-back game as well for more on the starting lineups we'll send it down to the PA announcer followed by our nation's naal anthem [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and [Music] [Applause] now Def Jam 26 [Music] City Michigan number sixh from Castor [Music] 66 Pennsylvania 48 and from cville [Music] illinois1 and Now ladies and gentlemen this time please rise and remove all of oural [Music] for [Music] [Applause] [Music] all set to go for this rematch of last night's game un Nation big rematch tonight the we heard you last we you louder starting tonight on the forwards it'll be Zimmerman Smith and Merman Casten and shery on the back end well blessing Spence and shrer starting for Bradley and this is malbon threading a needle pass to blessing striker in behind for blessing it's held along the boards and finally not out kept in nicely by Spence this is Striker right on goal and it went through the creek now the Huskies Outlet The Zone this is Walker Smith Puck is immediate CLE immediately cleared out of there by malbon now it's Zimmerman Keaton Peters chasing after the puck malbon on him and now it's stolen away storm right to the goal and that went through the crease and vanor is unable to keep it out [Applause] Puck ricocheted off the skate of Picos kept away from Feliz and now picked up by Picos [Music] [Applause] again Husky's out of the able to get out of their own Zone Here Comes Varallo up the right wing side does get in on goal and a nice save testing NE Meier early valalo still with the puck on his stick goes out High van fores didn't get as much on the shot as he would have liked to now it's Maldonado in the corner first thing a turnover he takes it away from Rock and then he tries to clear van vorus able to keep it in for the moment valalo still on the ice in Maldonado with it now tried to center it went off of a brave in front now it's taken by Sturm in the corner Maldonado cross ice Koval throws it towards the net it's blocked off shielded by Rock and thrown all the way down on net and so no icing right on the ice blue Beckwith insures that the Braves can get a change once again Huskies moving up this is Morgan he tried to connect with Evans it was just out of his reach goet on him Evans able to come up with the puck though Matt Martin in front and he's bed down by contz taken ahead now by malban defenseman first one up and Evans makes a nice play to keep it away from him Ryan Morgan enters the Zone loses possession and then gets gets it back and fires and that's denied by NE Meer once again taken by Herman in front Evans and that one went wide the net he's got his own rebound he looks down low Morgan and Matt Martin able to keep it out of the area contras in behind Morgan try to return it back to Evans he's able to win a race and get it out high now long shot Koval deflected just wide off of conteras and then Matt Martin tried to squeeze in there to get the rebound and it's cleared out by the Braves and taken on chance for albanes trying to get around hurlman and it's taken out to Center once more gloved out of the air locked in is Carter Bosley Spence and it's taken Now by Grady blessing blessing able to work around a man and now looks like we're going to have a tripping call [Music] [Music] similar to last night Bradley going to get a early power [Music] [Music] play Feliz is tied up on the face off by shery Vinnie Feliz has it right now the left wing Circle tried to threat it across to his brother and a diving play nicely now it's taken ahead that was shery who made that block he's in behind now and now Vinnie Feliz cin all over him hurem and in behind the net Vinnie Feliz comes up with it here is a chance in front niik fiz shoots that's blocked off the Stick of hurlman and out of play [Applause] [Music] so the official call is a to many men and that's why NIU is short-handed right now look for a moment there like there could have been two penalties called tripping on each team that was not the case Peters up the glass and it just squeaks past Rock Vinnie Feliz has to be in a hurry to keep it away from Evans and he'll retreat in behind his own cage Evans keeping up with Feliz but now he drops it to Nico Feliz tries to go to the point nobody there Evans to Center guset drops it off reys dford would Ascend it in deep Maldonado as they play keep away the Huskies [Applause] do and it's sent all the way down the ice by Maldonado and they'll get in a line change approaching 30 seconds remaining on this too many men Miner Grady blessing retrieves the pass on the right side over here the battle for the puck shery gets it as far as guset now was taken by [Applause] Striker pinched in Zimmerman trying to throw it towards the net it's blocked up high by Striker into the corner where Keaton Peters comes alive with it Zimmerman holding on to the puck great penalty kill to open up this game for Northern Illinois as they get a line change and back to five skate each side [Applause] Koval and now it's across for Walker Smith working in couldn't quite get it past Dominic albanes it goes it's found right here at the left wing Circle nice pass Zimmerman off the cage of neem and then the rebound was stopped as well off of Smith's stick kept in by Koval jerky and deep Zimmerman up high Koval shoots one that's blocked and now'll break away the other way moving right in is blue Beckwith Koval on his back Beckwith nice [Applause] save Goodson had to come up big there and now Koval things calm down a bit this Puck eludes malbon and coming out of his net is NE to play it at Center retrieved by Martin and now Evans Spence able to intercept the pass now it's taken by Martin Martin twirling with it sending it in deep where it can be taken by Evans working against malbon Evans once again wins another battle Matt Martin at the side of the net couldn't quite Corral it now it comes out to the other side castan throws it in front and the pass was just behind Matt Martin Braves get it as far as Center and now it's taken by Morgan he's bodied by Andrew Spence away crowd likes that here's a chance for Striker he's bodied by castan flipped into the Zone by Vinnie Feliz and the Braves will get a line change Caston man on the spot for Northern Illinois Brendan hurman up for Morgan and now taken at Center castan for Martin Puck was in his skates now it's in the corner Vinnie Feliz able to backhand it off the glass for an icing will send things back into Northern Illinois's attacking Zone [Music] [Music] St Maldonado valalo out on the ice for this play and it's kept in the Zone by van vores he tries a shot that's blocked immediately by Feliz and now Maldonado as they get things right back into the zone to try to Tire this Brave offense baralo back up high to Van vorus again passes picked off by niik Feliz and it's found in the skates of Rees dford he drops it off niik Feliz try to pass to the point nobody there now it's taken by Sturm off mado's pass Sturm shoots and that's soaked up by Neer [Music] [Applause] [Music] face off win Liam Palmer The Freshman out of Davis jungen Junction Illinois getting his first action as an NIU Husky and outs in front of the net right on goal ukes tried to jam it home it's found there and still at the side of the net they still battle for it picked up by Peters now back to Van vorus van vorus shoots wider than that Pico's unable to clear and it's thrown on Ned and marks is there he can't quite get it around corales nice defense by him now Picos tries to get it out and that's kept in nicely by ukes he'll ring it around Liam Palmer there up to Van vores that shot friendly fire hit Palmer up high now van vorus winds up shoots and that is a nice save once again by neem [Applause] [Music] where [Music] fast off the face off Bradley wins it and clears it Striker trying to steal it away Koval and it winds up on the stick of blessing Andrew Spence in front of the net Smith all over him and he's unable to get a shot away it comes up to rock his shot that one's denied re on score [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the second night in a row Bradley strikes first and it looks to be Grady blessing with his first of the season [Music] back for the action ni IU takes the face [Music] [Applause] off hurman sends it in it's been all NIU this period but the one lone opportunity with forc pressure winds up in the back of the Huskies Martin able to pry the puck loose from the Fel Brothers but they find it back at Center Peter's in I beg your pardon cast and it's right on NE for a stoppage of play [Music] Faceoff win once again for the huskys here's van vorus sending it in Maldonado and that's good defensive work by Carter Bosley comes up high and Peter shot def Flex just wide and went off a shin pad in front van vorus again shoots into the glove of NE no [Music] [Music] rebound another Maldonado Faceoff win van vorus shoots that one got a piece of neers glove it goes wide foro able to pry it Loose still right there going towards the net the shot is denied by Neer once again he's been sharp to start this game as he was last [Applause] night and that shot hit him up high as neay fixes his mask before play resumes and taking the face off it goes immediately to the boards off of Jacob corales stick but it's fished out by Maldonado nice little pass to Peters and that one's blocked with the stick contras this is V owned by Van vorus in deeper for Maldonado and nice work by Rock unable to get it out though van vores keeps it in remarkably rock against again Moralo on his back nearly stole it away and this clearing attempt is once again held in by Van vorus but his shot attempt is blocked out to Center Puck bounces off the Stick of baralo and now here's a chance and a shot that one's blocked by Van [Applause] [Music] Boris and now Grady blessing had the puck just elud him it's taken up now by Maldonado across the Sturm on the other side thrown towards the net and into the glove NE for a stoppage with 719 remaining in Period number one it's one- nothing Bradley University thanks to a goal by Grady blessing the sophomore out of Geneva [Music] Illinois another Face Off to the left it's sent by Eli Wallock towards the net he's able to keep it in and now Robbie Zimmerman sending in deep Smith on the other side trying to get a hold of it now it's thrown towards the net and that's a save rebound loose Wallock keeps it in the zone for the moment and then it comes out [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Wallock little a pry it up the boards takes a funny hop off of stanson and shery lost it to blessing after gaining possession Puck has sent down the ice and that will be far enough for icing [Applause] [Music] face off win by rhodon Evans Casten shoots and that one is blocked and it goes way up off the ceiling for a [Music] whistle Martin tied up off the face off it's one by Feliz and Vinnie Feliz unable to clear hemman throws it towards the that tip and that one just off the post I believe from Matt Martin now it's at Center again Vinnie Feliz able to send it in deep Jason Caston of the outlet pass RH on Evans drop pass just on side and unable to control it was Morgan now it's taken up by niik Fel Feliz with Bard the pass was in his skates Morgan able to Fish It Away Evans across to Morgan Morgan with space across that pass was in the skates of Matt Martin winds up in behind and kicked out of there by Bradley University Zack maldon in the corner it winds up Matt Martin the first one to the puck after the ringar around attempt he's got it on his stick right now sends it up to cassan shot deflected wide the rebound Morgan has it still with it lost it gets it [Applause] back and Matt Martin tried to turn with it and go to Evans instead this one's picked away and cleared by Feliz Peters a flip pass long stretch up to Morgan Morgan's bodied off the puck nice work there defensively from Dominic albanes and it's cleared for an icing [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] St with another husky faceof win van vorus denies the puck from getting cleared out of the Zone once again and Vinnie Feliz just able to squeak this one past van vorus corales stolen away by Sturm Sturm looking to pass it across to falo and he's able to spin with it Puck found on the stick out nice move by Maldonado around albanes and now in deep Sturm had it taken off his stick by corales Sturm still battling with him and now it's kept in Peters across van vorus his shot from a tough angle save made rebound it's swatted away from verallo nice play by Rock and now he's able to get out of the [Applause] Zone Van vorus again jumping up on the play and rock keeps it away from him here's Sturm towards the net and that is right into the Bread Basket of Nick near [Music] Meer Smith right off the face off Zimmerman shoots that's blocked it's played by maximilan Picos to keep that one off net and that was taken away shery Franklin kepts it in at the line turns around and shoots it and that is blocked by The Stick of Nico Feliz and sent once again down Koval to retrieve this one for NIU approaching 3 minutes remaining in Period number one one- nothing Braves and now here's a potential two-on one moving in is Zimmerman to the back hand oh what a stop oh my goodness gracious NE just stoned Zimmerman cold keeps this game a one goal [Music] game that's been the story of the first bu for the Huskies they've been that close but the only thing in the way of them is Nick neem has been very sharp in this first period here's a shot right off the face off and that's paddled Away by NE Meer and kept away from Spence Zimmerman tries to thread the needle to Smith that's just out of his reach now sent out of the Zone by the Braves and the sent right back in by Ethan [Applause] Koval Franklin up there to shery it pounces to Zimmerman Zimmer trying to work his way around a man his shot is blocked nicely by Rock and now Grady blessing the goal scorer for Bradley tried to go to Andrew Spence who scored last night two to be exact and that puck was just out of his reach now shery blue Beckwith and now taken up the boards off the glass by malban and that puck eludes Franklin Ethan Koval keeping it away from Goodson and pass guset puckle stop right on the goal line and conteras will pick it up where it's left off pass for corales and husky giving him some trouble here comes rhodon Evans and I captain goes in little bit of a hit there Morgan and some life is injected into the crowd shot into the corner now mat Martin with two Braves on him [Applause] hurlman puck is picked off right in the attacking Zone by Evans and his shot is denied nice defensive work to fix that turnover by Blue Beck and another shot is off the paddle and sent down with one minute to play in Period number one it is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] iced so off the face off Maldonado shoots and that one's just wide off the blocker and now stur it comes back out in front of the net Maldonado he'll send it around Moralo takes a shot and runs into Carter Bosley Braves able to get possession of the puck and work their way [Music] [Applause] out then vorus nearly lost an edge and the puck winds up on the stick of [Applause] Maldonado then Voris Sturm and maybe one last gas for another offensive opportunity this period as this one's offside sterm was couple strides ahead and this Puck will he dropped with 13.8 on the clock just outside of the niu's attack in [Applause] zone here's a Faceoff win by Sturm and Varallo enters the Zone but it's kept right back out Peters trying to get past Feliz cannot and Sturm just going to let this period wind down that will do it for 20 minutes of play here in West done d Bradley On Top one- nothing after one period on a goal from Grady blessing his first of the Season play has been mostly huskies and couple of opportunities from Bradley one of them paid off and they have the one-goal lead going into period two e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [Music] team switch sides we welcome you back here inside and I use home [Music] [Applause] ICE Huskies look to come out with more Firepower as they did try to get back in this game and tie it get things even James gansky with you here and we are just moments away from the second period puck drop [Music] [Music] period two underway it's immediately sent in serm able to get around Grady blessing and now he moves in with speed on his backand to the forehand his shot got the knob of the Stick of Neer and Striker with blessing blessing shoots and that one's padded aside by and I use Grant Goodson now this is kept in and Goose that tried to forward it toward the net Casten trying to get around blessing and does shoots and that's a save made by Neer no [Applause] [Music] rebound here's a Faceoff win by shery and Zimmerman in behind the net van vores the puck is taken away by Nico Feliz he moves up the ice sends it in chased after Nico fiz finds it in front and that one's denied by Goodson and the net comes off it's moing that'll cause a whistle [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] face off win by Nico Feliz and then it's taken by the Huskies this is Keaton Peters to Zimmerman and that one's just out of his reach shery in front able to step around Feliz his shot goes up high and gets the [Applause] glass pass up high vanv his shot that one goes wide Neer never saw it now it winds up on the stick of Jim or Walker Smith and that's padded aside by NE taken ahead now by Vinnie Feliz and sent in forcing them to treat van vores Vinnie felis will send it in and get a line change Zimmerman Zack malban gets it as far as center it's taken by and I use Captain rhodon [Applause] Evans nice keeping by Franklin forcing malbon to retreat guset and contras will Bank it off the boards to Center Jim Franklin finding Evans one two on two with Matt Martin Evans shot and that's poked away from him before he can get it away here's contras moving up with corales Contreras shot blocker to Side by [Applause] Goodson big Collision down there in the boards Morgan gets it in chasing after it as Evans looking for Morgan again and that's blocked off nicely by Mal at center now it's Morgan Morgan with Martin Morgan shoots that's wide of the net chasing after his own rebound Martin yeah looking in front to avans and that pass is picked off by guset sent out to Center Ethan Koval Jim Franklin nice little pass to Evans Evans on his backand his shot got the post he's looking for his first of the season in the iron said no now it's taken the other way here's Feliz it's picked off his stick Jim Franklin Looking for Evans again instead it rolls onto the Stick of Jack McQueen here's maldonado's shot up high in a save made after getting the puck right back [Music] off the face off foro the clearing attempt is kept in by malado for the moment then sent to Center by albanes Rock tumbling in behind the net banked up the boards [Applause] Sturm Lucas Sturm with ahead of speed he starts his engine and that one's poked off his stick nicely by maximilan Picos castan in front tip wide by Maldonado Varallo in behind the net with and now Sturm castan shot seeing it all the way was NE and that one goes up into the netting and out of play [Applause] [Music] faceof win Bradley in the defensive Zone able to get it out and Casta finds an open Stick of Sturm and he's moving towards the net tried to thread the needle to Maldonado who had a wide open net but the pass was just out of his reach and now another chance thrown on net Sturman it's denied NE Meer it's out of the net here's ster ster Spence and hurman come together and now Cate a lead pass up ice to Varallo Varallo moving in tried to drop it to Maldonado and he was defended nicely by Grady blessing the lone goal scorer in this game Maldonado finds Sturm his shot nice save rebound J that one flies past verallo and he's run into by Vinnie Feliz back the other way blessing shot into the glove of Goodson [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the Huskies win the face off this is Van vorus picking it up and taking it away Zimmerman had his pass picked off by Nico Feliz and now he's got a hurry to get back to prevent a turnover and he does Walker Smith tipped out to Center [Applause] Jacob Rock and moving backwards uh play is [Music] stopped off the face off clearing attempt off of Vinnie Feliz and it comes onto the Stick of shery shery turns and shoots that goes wide in the net it was blocked shery once again Walker Smith in behind shery again Zimmerman now back to Walker Smith Smith up high to Van Voris shoots through a screen he scored Peter Van Voris has tied it [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] his first ever Collegiate [Applause] goal ties this game at one [Music] [Applause] we have an even game once again Peter Van Voris The Freshman out of Lakeville [Applause] Minnesota he's been a head turner and it was only a matter of time before you get rewarded with one of those Husky's trying to keep the pressure on instead it's taken the other way by contz and and a nice Jim Franklin defensive [Applause] play Go score by number [Music] seven here's Matt Martin's shot that one's paddled aside by NE Meer into the corner it winds up Koval up high Koval looking across it's picked off and taken the other way in behind the net assisted from Smith and Sh even strength at 58 first and this play is off sides as it rolled back into the zone and two Braves were already in there so play will come just outside [Music] [Music] faceof win by the Huskies Maldonado drops it hurman verallo Huskies after regroup at Center to prevent an off Sid Striker finds Andrew Spence racing in he's got Brendan in all over him and he comes up with the puck can't get it out kept in by Picos ster in behind with castan and now Maldonado Maldonado lost control of the puck for a moment now it's turned over mini Feliz shoots and that's a denial another try oh what a save by Goodson on Grady blessing who was looking for his second crowd loves it and now castan working up up ice castan can't get around posos and guset good defensive work by them and now it's taken and thrown right on net by castan and gloved by NE back and forth action just about Midway through this second period which has 1151 remaining [Music] Liam Palmer tied up off the face off the Huskies win it Luke Mars has it swatted away from him by Nik Feliz and now two on two the other way here's Vinnie Feliz can't get around Van Voris Niko Feliz picks up the puck and he works around with it had the puck Pride off his stick and now it comes a shot and that's blocked by van vores out high again malbon shot that's blocked by Peters and now it's taken by the Huskies and sent down the ice could this be an icing [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes TI up off the face off Feliz finds Vinnie Feliz towards the net niik Feliz tried to get it to his backhand it rolled under his stick and now it's in the corner Puck comes out High dford and the puck goes off of rockscape trying to retrieve the pass from malban Van Voris regroups uknes with Palmer on his right ukes eventually winds up on the stick of Peters van vorus again shoots wide Peters in behind and tried to send it in front to Marks and that one's kept in behind by malban malbon and Nico Feliz converging on that Park two on two battle in behind and it's taken away Dominic albanes just able to clear the zone Liam Palmer van Voris trying to thread the needle up the boards it's flipped over the head of Luke marks and then sent right back by Van Voris and the Huskies can get a line [Applause] change this does happen to be the period of the long change and both teams just did that as you witnessed Puck rolls past [Applause] Picos he's in behind the play it but he's got shery on him flips it to the other side out of Harm's Way and Grady blessing able to ice [Music] [Applause] it and things will shift back towards Northern Illinois defensive or Bigg your part in offensive zone [Music] here's a Faceoff win for the Huskies Koval to the net and that one Ne Me had to be ready to make a save to keep it tied at one went full splits to keep that one out here's Zimmerman turning and sent in deep Walker [Applause] Smith Grady blessings PRI up against the boards by Walker Smith guset could not get it out Koval keeps it in and then it's pinched out of there Breakaway possibly for blessing blessing moving in to his backand and that one's denied so somehow kept out of there by Goodson the goenda across to corales and Koval was on him sends it into the corner ster with possession of the puck still with three huskys around him and finally it's poked out by Smith Zimmerman with possession of the puck has to be careful to keep it away from contas and does touch pass and now Zimmerman over the line Zimmerman throws it towards the net paddle as side and now shery comes up with the puck does find some open space Here's a pass to Smith shoots one that one's up high off the Stick of the net minder NE and it's sent all the way back down the ice where Brendan hurman can take over tough pass for Morgan who works in Morgan trying to work his way around malbon and he's taken down of the ice both Collide Evans pinched up against the boards by niik Feliz and now sent towards the net and deflected off the stick again of Neer Matt Martin hurlman winds up shoots deflection [Applause] score it was deflected in front by Guess Who rhon Evans and I use alltime leading [Music] score next to Eric Madden and he's given Northern Illinois a two to one lead [Applause] second n in a row we've seen this picture Illinois northern Illinois falls down early and then scores the next two [Applause] goals and they want more here's a pass Evans and now a shot by Peters goes wide the net van Voris has it [Applause] vorus turns and shoots that's denied by neemi [Applause] 23 assistance from 26 Brendon Heroman and 21 Matt Martin time of the Husky even strength marker 12 minutes 43 Matt Martin with Morgan up ahead trying to thread the needle again Evans Van vorus whiffs on the shot and now back the other way it's a breakaway coming in and the pass across for blessing was blocked by Maldonado Keaton Peters full head of steam gets around a man shoots denial from ner once again to keep this a one-goal game [Music] [Music] here's Maldonado off the face off he shoots and that one's blocker her side by Neer into the corner gry blessing presses Sturm up against the boards and the puck eventually finds him and then it's deflected off a ricochet corales can't get around the defensive hurem and [Applause] both and blessing able to walk the line and keep it in he's got numbers Spence trying to get behind hurlman pinned up against the boards Sturm comes in there corales comes in there and the puck comes up to albon and his shot gets through after it hit corales and having to glove that one up and stop the play was Grant [Music] Goodson tie up off a face off Bradley wins it but Maldonado able to come in and a breakway for verallo vero's [Applause] scor Dominic Vero the sophomore from Chicago picks up his [Applause] [Music] [Applause] first 3 to one Huskies [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] just about 5 minutes remaining in this middle period huskies have once again scored three unanswered goals it's a two-goal game niik Feliz trying to keep it away from Zimmerman cannot Smith shot tried to go short side it went up high off the shoulder of NE Zimmerman turns and shoots it towards the M this one rolls in quietly on neay for a stoppage of play with 437 remaining in Period number two [Music] goals coming from Van Voris Evans and just moments ago Varallo Zimmerman and able to get it out of the zone is guset Vinnie Feliz working on three huskys it winds it but Center Zimmerman go score by number 40 Dominic for and here's a pass winds up winding up is Manor tip score Smith it's four to one [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Walker Smith joins the party NIU once again pouring it on malban tried to clear the Zone can't get it past shery and now thrown in yukes out in front of the net in behind Liam Palmer Puck is on top of the net NE Meer doesn't know where it is it looks like he's got [Music] it husky thought it was in for a [Music] moment under four minutes to go in Period two it's been all Huskies the second half of this period Liam Palmer to take the face off against Grady blessing [Music] [Music] [Music] you Palmer Off the tieup Mark s sends it to the crease but nobody there blue Beck with the other way flips it into the glove of Grant [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Goodson face off win there and unable to clear the Zone M bound is run into by marks by 66 and here's a takeaway Andrew Spence right on goal blessing and that was just out of his reach a Rolls behind the net clearing attempt just gets past rock6 second period the goal scorer Smith Assisted from Van and this Puck rolls in on Grant Goodson and he will cover it up with 310 remaining in Period [Music] two hi across maximilan Picos Morgan on him able to fish it out right in on Martin here's a shot and that goes wide Evans was looking for his second and now Puck rolls past [Music] Martin Herman and castanada finds Morgan rolls to rock in between the skates of Martin now taken by castan his shot right in to the wickets of [Music] [Music] NE Evans right off the face of off Martin shot blocked by Feliz and now another shot by castan that goes wide r on Evans it comes to Martin his shot right on and the stop is made by neem once again [Music] [Music] Maldonado Faceoff win sterm shot is blocked and then it's kept out at Center taken by niik Feliz just off sides D dford was a step ahead and so clock stops with 210 remaining [Music] [Applause] Nik Feliz with another win off the faceof guset cross to [Applause] malban shot goes wide in the net from reys dford now it's taken away by Varallo again Varallo trying to move to the net he's to the outside by niik Feliz the puck just comes out of the Zone hopping over the Stick of Koval and forcing a turnover sterm shot and that's denied by NE Meer Puck comes to the corner Niko Feliz finds his brother Vinnie and now ree dford dford trying to get around Koval cannot it's kept to the corner and Vinnie Feliz is mashed into the boards by Maldonado as this one sent back in Goodson comes out to play it was anticipating coming further now it's Eli Wallock in behind the net blessing comes up with the puck forcing a turnover here's a long shot by Picos and that one never made it to the net got a minute remaining in Period number two this is Picos to rock rock looking towards the net he goes over to the other side a blessing turnaround shot on Goodson and that's denied into the corner it goes blue Beck with shot that one's denied by the paddle of Grant Goodson and NIU potential odd man Rush Varallo in front of the net tried to tap it to Sturm this is taken the other way blue bewi Beck knocked to the ice by Maldonado in a hard way here comes Evans trying to get around Picos cannot it goes to the corner and now Morgan Vinnie felis in behind his own cage starts an outlet down to 10 one thrown to the net by Beckwith and in behind Peters going to pin it up against the boards and he's happy to let this time run out in the second period a dominant one from the Huskies four straight goals all of them coming from Northern Illinois it was Van vores scoring his first Collegiate goal to tie it the husk and the shots are 40 to 18 in favor of your NIU Huskies after two periods and on the Husky thirdd goal Dominic Baro also Nets his first collegate goal good van vorus tied it with his first Collegiate goal Evans made it 2-1 with his first of the Season Dominic valalo with his first Collegiate goal made it 3-1 and Walker Smith the most recent goal on the deflection 4-1 that's where we stand after two periods we'll see you on the other side of this intermission on huskys Nation e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [Music] teams get back on the ice we're all set to go here for the last 20 minutes of this two game weekend [Music] mag NE Meer will remain in between the pipes for Bradley blessing Beck with and Spence on the front line for Bradley but this is taken in by Sturm as niu's got their top line that's played tonight Maldonado Varallo and Sturm this one's iced and we'll wind up back in the defensive zone of the Bradley [Music] [Music] Braves Lucas Sturm wins the face off here's Maldonado Puck winds up on the stick of Sturman behind the net Sturm still has it shoots it and that one's blocked rebound and that goes over the [Applause] net kept in by castan and now Maldonado looking for the P could not connect with Sturm and it's sent out and down the ice by blessing for another icing [Applause] [Music] [Music] Grady blessing wins the face off and malban hits his own man and so it deflects into the corner on the clearing attempt Smith calling for the puck goes this side to Peters his shot he was looking for a deflection in front and that one went wide van vorus picks it up Bobby Zimmerman has it back hands it in behind Jeff shery in front Smith he scored Chris Puck Movement by the Huskies and they score to make it 5 to one Walker Smith with his second goal of the game [Music] [Applause] Puck winding up on the stick of Rock [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Nico Feliz it's kept in by van [Applause] vorus and now feliz niik feliz sends it in Vinnie Feliz chases after [Applause] it sent back in by malbon 109 Bradley gets a change of defenseman hopping on is guset Peters the puck bounce off his stick it winds up with niik Feliz Peters able to keep it out of Harm's Way this is Van vores who scored his first Collegiate goal earlier tonight van Voris with a nice tow drag sends it towards the net and that one went through the crease Martin or I beg your pardon Evans was standing right in front malban up the boards can't get it past Peters but now it comes back to him malban the big defenseman that has a lot of playing time throws it in on Goodson for a stoppage of [Applause] [Music] [Music] play and off the face off it's marks running into ster they Collide behind the play now this is ukes trying to cut to the middle and malban with a nice defensive play on him ster slow to get up and behind the play looks to be all right here is contus a shot and that one goes up high off of Goodson marks other way shoots one one-on-one and that's a denial from NE once again then a big hit in between on the corner Luke marks delivered that hit [Applause] Jim Franklin drops it Palmer ESS back to Palmer is shot and that one's denied and now another shot score it is 6 to one Jim Franklin are they calling this off what do we [Music] [Applause] have Puck will come outside of the Zone look like the play may have been offside that looks to be the reasoning as to why that did not count [Applause] here's ukes finding Ethan Koval and it goes in he chases after it tried to send it in front to Palmer and that one was batted Away by blessing looking for his man up front he does find him blue Beck tried to go to Vinnie Feliz and ukes wasn't having any of that malban now once again in hurman with it and up the ice he was looking for verallo who scored earlier on that Breakaway he's got it now baralo does get around a man and drops it off to Sturm his shot and that's denied another try Maldonado in front foro and he collided with malban and that's the reason he couldn't get the puck and now it rolls in able to locate and cover his [Applause] [Music] NE here's another faceof wi Sturm and that's off the Blocker of NE Vinny Feliz sends it in and chasing after it is Ree dford guset this one is touched by dford who is already in the zone so that's going to be an offside [Music] shery wins the face off and castan touched to the corner by Neer and Feliz starts the breakout Nico Feliz getting around hurlman and does around behind looking in front Maximillian Picos have the puck elude him chases after and he pins Cade against the wall on the Puck winds up behind him and now thrown to the net by Nico Feliz and that's patted easily by Goodson goet on the other side now it's Vinny valiz from Nico and this one is going to be a penalty as there was a collision in behind the [Music] play looks like an interference call as Walker Smith was run into and Vinnie Fel I beg your pardon Nico felis will head to the box for 2 [Music] [Applause] minutes face off win defense offensively by Grady blessing it's not out pinned up against the boards by Maldonado up high of Peters across to Walker Smith back to Peters again across Maldonado and that puck is broken up blessing here is a chance short-handed and that one coming back to prevent a goal scoring opportunity was Peters and he's got it now M Donado with Stern behind him other side Puck takes a hop off the boards and that allows Rock to clear it Puck was played with a high stick by Peters that'll result in the stoppage of [Music] play up there's a face off tie up and Vinnie Feliz throws it right wide of the Goodson and the other way comes Stern with speed as always on his back hand Sturm goes to Maldonado and now Peters off the boards to Walker Smith tried to go back to Sturm and the pass is broken up by Striker and sent back to Center [Applause] Sturm to Evans in deep tries to throw it on that and it goes through the crease [Applause] Peters and play is whistled down [Music] look like looks like rhodon Evans will head to the Penalty Box and this will be four on four for 35 [Music] seconds Bradley trying to score to get back in it this is a great opportunity they have not scored since period number one back when Grady blessing open the scoring [Applause] Jeff shery receives the pass the husk the assist to 23 and the puck is kept away from him by here's a nice move and a shot that goes wide from dford and now malbon winds up and shoots that goes wide and the puck finds a stick of blessing Puck hops over the Stick of Vinnie Feliz [Applause] niik Feliz is out there on the ice it's now a power play for a minute [Applause] 18 Nico Feliz stops able to throw it in deep after losing possession of the puck Vinnie Feliz comes out of there with it and throws it on net and then goes through the crease niik Feliz sends it just wide and that puck is sent through the crease by Andrew Spence and IU able to send it and get a line [Applause] change Nico fiz finds Striker over here and his shot is gu guided wide by Peters blessing up high and now Rock Rock shooting for a deflection looking for the Stick of Feliz and that never happened it went wide [Applause] Peters Franklin able to get it out of there that play is whistled dead looks like we have a high stick [Music] Nico Feliz will sit once again and it be a minute 56 of four on four just at the tail end of the rhodon Evans penalty so the Huskies will have an abbreviated Power Play Once Evans gets out of the box and he's already looking to get right in to the action after the 4 seconds expires Faceoff win castan and that one goes off his own man baralo shery castanada off the Stick of valalo Morgan with it [Applause] now vallo goes through his legs nice move and now in behind the hus back on the cast down there shery in front Zimmerman I beg your pardon foro and the puck is [Applause] in [Music] score now it's 6 to one [Music] [Applause] [Music] Ryan Morgan looked like he got in there and bulldozed just way to the net and pride it in if that's the case the Freshman from Monroe Center Illinois has got his first Collegiate [Applause] [Music] goal and it's 61 Huskies been all Huskies and the tail end ever since the halfway point of this game his second scored by 40 Dominic so the goal is officially credited to Dominic Varallo he was the last one that touched it Morgan was right in that mix though looked like he might have definitely played a role on that puck rolling in the goo so Varallo scores his second of the night and ESS shoots this into the glove of NE Meer [Music] [Applause] [Music] here is Luke marks throwing it towards the net and it got in it's a 7-1 [Music] game Luke Mar picks up his first of the season [Applause] [Music] [Applause] time out Bradley University Bradley going to take a timeout 940 on the clock after Luke Mark scored his first of the Season goals on backto back plays for the Huskies and we we're going to step away for a moment as well back in the action Bradley takes the face off after the mark skull and Utes Palmer and and now marks off the glass and taking my malbon assisted from 37 Puck winds up in between the padding of Palmer and this one sent downman and still in there NE Palmer even straight at 1020 third period and now sterm Lucas Sturm full head of speed moving in on NE flipped in and that one is denied right into the Bradley logo of NE Meers Jersey now Beck Sturm is run into by Grady blessing and yukes Dominic albanes lost it g here's a shot by buard right into the glove Grant Goodson hasn't been tested much in this third period but he's been sharp [Music] tonight corales off the face off buard comes in there for help but the puck rolls to durm Dominic albanes able to force a turnover puck in his skates Dominic or I beg your pardon Ethan Koval comes in he's knocked down to the ice by [Applause] corales still a battle for the puck and we're going to have a penalty here Huskies look like they'll head back to the power [Applause] play looks like Jim Franklin took a shot when was down and I believe Dominic albanes who trying to argue that it wasn't the case but the ref going to send Tyler buard to the Penalty Box for two minutes 752 remaining in regulation time it's 7-1 huskies and they're headed right back to the power play Maldonado Sturm and Evans they get Smith out there looking for the hattrick Peters on the back end the lone defenseman he's got it on the reception from [Applause] Maldonado and it's batted out of the air by blessing and he has stood up by Maldonado and the ref going to blow that one dead they're going to call that a penalty [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that's a simp oh [Music] yeah Mado will sit in the Box for 2 minutes NIU fans questioning the call this will be four on four for a minute [Applause] 40 malban gets it in and Feliz is pressured it's sent back [Applause] in Evans knocked down of the Ice by Nico Feliz and Grady blessing comes up with it bless across to guset his shot blocker it up high and it goes into the ceiling for a stoppage of play [Applause] [Applause] [Music] husky Faceoff win Matt Martin but it's taken by Vinnie feliss and his shot goes off the blocker chasing after it Reese dford this Puck is off sides ass3 for interference time of 1224 third period [Applause] Peters marks and the puck just top away from [Applause] him van Voris Martin to Peters keeping it away from Vinnie Feliz getting awfully close is able to get it out of the there neon Peters had it knocked off his stick and sent out Boris retreating back lead pass ahead for Marx marks pass was behind Martin now it's on the stick of vorus tow drag move and sent to the front paddled Away by NE Vinnie fiz out of his net to play is Goodson and right on Q is Johnny or I beg your pardon Spence his shot is denied by [Applause] Goodson Spence winds up and goes wide zimon Mal bondel shoot it back in van vorus with five and a half remaining and the lead pass is picked off by Spence nice back check by shery to keep it away Jim Franklin Smith across [Applause] Zimmerman malbon the big defenseman leading the way shoots it in behind contras is here on the other side but it winds up on the stick of Smith Smith trying to get around blue back with and he's taken down that'll be a penalty right back to the power play Go VI Braves and there's more after the play so hold on see if there's going to be coincidental Dental miners or [Music] not Smith and contras with an exchange of words it looks like Smith will just be the lone man in the Penalty Box so with 449 remaining Bradley's got another chance to score here on the power play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Spence off the face off this is Vinnie [Applause] Feliz Fel shoots towards the net that's save by Goodson in the second one he got that too [Applause] niik Feliz has it on his stick emerging and trying to get away from the defensive Evans and we have another penalty called for a [Music] hook Vinnie Feliz will head to the box and this will be four on four for a minute and a half [Music] [Music] and now Nico felis goes tumbling into the boards after the face off are they going to call that a penalty yes a cross [Applause] check and that'll do it for the fouron four time Palmer will go to the box [Music] four on three time for Bradley and a Faceoff win goet has it malban two forwards and two defenseman for the Braves as this is founded by guset looking for a lane to shoot goes down low to Blue Beck with he's hidden behind the net now Nico Feliz shoots up high off the glass puck rolls up high to malbon Peters one-on-one in the corner with blue black withd Evans comes in guset comes in Feliz is in there too but guset comes out there with it goalie to the bench extra track attacker malban and we have another stoppage of play another cross check [Music] they'll get Evans he'll send him to the [Music] Box here's a faceof win Striker up high he's got it again from Rock and that one's denied trying to chase after it is Matt Martin but back to keep things out of Harm's Way was Rock ahead for [Applause] striker in behind caralis Striker from his knees able to keep it in the zone now Rock whipped on the shot now he throws it to the net and that one winds up bounces into the glove of [Applause] Goodson 3 minutes remaining in the third [Music] going up the glass goet there to retrieve it and Nico Feliz here at a goose set blue Beck with with it rightwing Circle still has it drops it off for Nico Feliz and Feliz goes back to back with pass was in his skates now he retrieves it winding up and shooting wide was Nico Feliz and the Huskies able to get it out of there [Applause] Nico Feliz one-on-one and a shot that was blocked by Koval that stung him a [Applause] bit and now he's in the net trying not to put much pressure on that left leg penalties are up just Evans in the box now five on four for a minute 10 and they're able to loc it and koval's able to get it [Applause] Loose Puck is in the zone and a shot by rock is off the glove of Goodson and [Music] [Applause] wide and now in behind contras had it taken away by Morgan Morgan moving into the Zone with yukes and now caneras finding Vinnie [Applause] feliz feliz turns around and shoots that's blocked and it goes into the netting out of play [Music] [Music] one minute to play 1 minute to play in this third period Husky's going to improve to 2 and0 on this young season as blessing gets this one at Center sends it in buard is the one first to play [Applause] it the huskys able to get it out of there and a potential two-on one if they hurry it's Evans with Martin Evans shoots score his second of the game and it's 8 to one [Music] one more Blair of that goal horn and an exclamation point a close out opening weekend for your NIU [Music] [Applause] Huskies falo Evans both have two and Walker Smith does as well here's a shot that's snatched out of the air by Goodson scored by 23 wayon EV his second goal of the night scored unassisted even stength at 1933 period the goal scorer of even stri at 1930 shot right off the draw by Striker goes up high and the puck winds up in the skates of ukes he's able to go and taken down hit from behind by Striker they're going to call a penalty and at this point in the game they're just going to eject him and now there's more after the play two Braves just took down a man unable to identify who that is at this moment [Music] [Applause] but with 10 seconds to go in this game things are just getting a little cheap Striker draped all over the place that's Liam Palmer who was hounded and buard Alvin will head out of the game [Applause] they're going to call it here Huskies win it 8 to one is that final horn blast the huskys improved to 2 and0 on the season an exclamation point to close out opening weekend thank you so much for tuning into this broadcast tonight as the Huskies salute their crowd as they'll head to play on the road next weekend on Friday and followed by a home game on Saturday but as the team team shake hands here in West dunde we're going to close it out here thanks again for tuning into the broadcast for all of you around the world all of you around the country I'm James gonsky saying good night all