The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on the Air Force Academy Falcons Saturday at the Air Force Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena following Friday’s loss to Denver. The Falcons initially dealt a blow to the normally solid Irish penalty kill, but Notre Dame turned on the jets in the third to bring it to an official 5-5 tie.
First Period
After a bit more than half a period of back and forth, Air Force’s Nate Horn scored the game’s first goal on the power play following a tripping penalty on Notre Dame’s Ben Brinkman. By the end of the first, the Irish and Falcons matched with 11 shots each.