Air Force faces Colorado College and No. 2 Denver

THE GAMES
Game 7: Friday, Oct. 27 vs. Colorado College, 7:05 pm, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 8: Saturday, Oct. 28 at No. 2 Denver, 6:05 pm, Denver's Magness Arena

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:................... Friday: None | Saturday: Altitude TV
Stream: ....................... Friday: FloHockey.tv | Saturday: NCHC.tv
Radio:........................... XtraSports 1300 AM (Jay Ritchie, Dave Toller); xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats...................... Friday: StatBroadcast | Saturday: SideArm stats

THE BREAKDOWN.....
Quick Facts: ................ Air Force                          Colorado College                  Denver
Record: ........................ 3-3-0                                4-0-0                                      3-1-0
Streak: ......................... W 1                                  W 4                                        W 1
Last Game: .................. W at UAA, 4-3 ot            W Long Island, 3-2                W at #3 BC, 4-3

THE SERIES...............
Overall: ........................ Vs. CC: CC Leads 65-15-2 | Vs. Denver: DU Leads 40-4-1
Last Meeting: .............. AF W 6-3 (H) | L 8-0 (A)
Streak: AF W 1 | DU W 6

One Timers
* Austin Schwartz's short-handed game-winner in overtime is the first since the 3-on-3 format began in the 2019-20 season. It was the first OT game-winner of his career.
* Air Force overcame a three-goal deficit to win the game
* The win marked the first time this season the Falcons allowed the first goal and won. AF is 2-0 when scoring first and 1-3 when allowing the first one
* Air Force's 3-3 start is the best since the 2017-18 team started 4-1-1
* Air Force's 6-5 win over No. 8 Michigan State marked the highest ranked team the Falcons have beaten since No. 1 St. Cloud State in the 2018 NCAA West Regional. It was the highest ranked team the Falcons have beaten at home since a 5-4 overtime win over No. 5 Denver to open the 2015 season.
* Of the Falcons' 21 goals this season, six have come from the top line, five from the fourth line, five from the second and two from the third line and three from the defensemen.
* Air Force blocked 53 shots in the two games against Michigan State. The 27 blocked shots in game one are the most since the Falcons blocked 29 in the 4-1 win over No. 1 St. Cloud State, March 23, 2018, in the NCAA West Regional.
* Senior defenseman Luke Rowe is the first Falcon to earn an AHA weekly award in consecutive weeks since Cole Gunner in 2014-15
* Air Force will face Colorado College on Friday, Oct. 27, in the battle for the Pikes Peak Trophy. Air Force held the Trophy from 2013-17. Colorado College won it in 2018 and has held the Trophy ever since. The teams split a two-game series the last two years with each team winning on home ice
* Air Force will face No. 2 Denver on Oct. 28 in Denver. DU has won six straight in the series.
* Schwartz leads the team, is fifth in the conference and 30th in the nation with 0.67 goals/game
* Chris Hedden and Luke Rowe are tied for the league lead with seven assists
* Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 98 faceoff wins
* Air Force leads the AHA and is sixth in the nation with a .561 faceoff winning percentage

Air Force faces Colorado College and No. 2 Denver

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Players Mentioned

Clayton Cosentino

Chris Hedden

Luke Rowe

Austin Schwartz

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