Quick glance at the stats. We almost doubled them up on groundballs, which is great. Had a nice day at the faceoff spot, which is an area we must do well in to win.
Extra man was 2 for 2 which is much better than we have seen the last couple of games. Had two more turnovers than they did, which I can't really comment on because I didn't see most of the game. Were they forced or unforced?
We had 39 shots not 46 which is a little better than originally thought. 4 RU penalties which they converted on 3. Need to do better in both of those departments.
Hard to say exactly why the game was closer than we would like from what I saw and the stats. But when you dominate the faceoff spot, you are getting possessions. We did that. Gotta hope the goalie position gets cemented and the D keeps growing. Playing 2 new guys at close, one of whom is a freshman, is going to take a little time.
A win is a good place to teach from.