Air Force hosts Bentley, Dec. 1-2

THE GAMES
Game 17: Friday, Dec. 1, 7:05 pm MT, vs. Bentley, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 18: Saturday, Dec. 2, 5:05 pm MT, vs. Bentley, Cadet Ice Arena

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:................... None
Stream: ....................... FloHockey.tv
Radio:........................... XtraSports 1300 AM (Jay Ritchie, Dave Toller); xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats...................... StatBroadcast

THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: ................ Air Force                                          Bentley
Record: ........................ 7-8-1, 4-3-1 AHA                             7-8-0, 4-5-0 AHA
Streak: ......................... T 1                                                    L 1
Last Game: .................. T 2-2 at Canisius (SoW)                  L 3-4 vs. Merrimack
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THE SERIES
Overall: ........................ AF Leads: 37-19-7
Last Meeting: .............. Split last season at AF; L 1-5, Nov. 11, 2022; W 2-0, Nov. 12, 2022
Streak:                  W 1

One Timers
* The annual Teddy Bear Toss, sponsored by Lexus, will be Saturday, Dec. 2, at 5 pm vs. Bentley. When the Falcons score their first goal, fans can toss their toys on to the ice and they will be donated to children and families through a local charity.
* Air Force hosts Bentley, Dec. 1-2, and then will be off for 26 days before playing at the Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff, Dec. 28-29, in Milwaukee with the first game against No. 6 Wisconsin
* Air Force has the Atlantic Hockey leader in goals (Gavin 9), assists (Hedden 15) and points (Hedden 18). Will Gavin is tied for fourth in the AHA with 15 points
* Gavin leads the league in power-play goals (5) and shots on goal per game (3.69). Gavin has a goal in six of his last nine games and a point in seven of the last nine
* Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 247 faceoff wins. He had a season high 23 at Canisius, Nov. 25. He leads the league in winning percentage at .602.
* Rowe is third in the league with 31 blocked shots while Hedden is ninth with 25. Austin Schwartz leads the conference in blocked shots by a forward (24).
* Air Force leads the AHA and is fourth in the nation with a .551 faceoff winning percentage
* Air Force has had 30 or more shots in five of the last six games and the Falcons are 3-1-1 in those games
* Air Force matched its season high with 43 shots in the shootout win over Canisius, Nov. 25
* AF has a PPG in five of the last six games
* When the Falcons score the first goal they are 5-1 this season. When the Falcons allow the first goal, they are 2-7-1
* Air Force has blocked 20 or more shots three times this season (22 vs. Mercyhurst, Nov. 18, and 27 and 26, respectively, against Michigan State)
* The Falcons have killed 40 of the last 44 opponent power plays (nine games, 90.9). Air Force has killed 11 straight dating back to the second period vs. Mercyhurst.

Series vs. Bentley
The teams have played 63 times and Air Force holds a 37-19-7 advantage in the series that began in 1998. As Atlantic Hockey foes, the teams played 54 times since the beginning of the 2006-07 season (17 years) and Air Force holds a 31-17-6 lead. Last season, the teams split a series at the Academy with Bentley winning game one (5-1) and AF taking game two (2-0). Air Force is 19-8-4 against Bentley at Cadet Ice Arena. In the last five games, each team has won two with one tie. The teams have split the last four gamest at the Academy.

Scouting Bentley
Bentley is 7-8-0 overall and tied for sixth in the AHA (with Air Force) with 12 points and a 4-5-0 league record. Last week, Bentley split a pair of games in the Turkey Leg Classic with a 4-1 win over UMass-Lowell (receiving votes) and a 4-3 loss to Merrimack. In league play, Bentley swept Niagara, split with AIC and Robert Morris and was swept by Holy Cross. Seniors Nick Bochen and Ethan Leyh are tied for the team lead with eight assists and 10 points each. Senior Nik Armstrong-Kingkade leads the team with six goals. Senior Nicholas Grabko (2.28/.910) has eight starts in net while sophomore Connor Hasley (2.15/.906) has seven.

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Players Mentioned

Clayton Cosentino

Will Gavin

Austin Schwartz

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