Nazareth 4, Lebanon Valley 2
 
LVC Starters
Loga (LW), Van Bokkelen (C), Pugh (RW), Romel (D), Balodis (D), Burns (G)
 
Nazareth Starters
Capriotti (LW), McDonald (C), Kubara (RW), Gallo (D), Kuhns (D), Tilford (G)
 
How It Happened
HERSHEY, Pa. – In a game between two teams fighting for the sixth and final UCHC playoff spot, Lebanon Valley fell to Nazareth by a 4-2 score on Friday night in men's ice hockey action. The Flying Dutchmen dropped to 5-13-3, 3-8-3 UCHC, while the Golden Flyers jumped to 9-9-2, 6-7 UCHC.
 
In a game that was riddled with penalties by both teams, the visiting Golden Flyers struck first when James McDonald started off what would be a career night by scoring 2:20 into the first period after he found the back of the net with his team on the power play. Then, in the closing minutes of the opening period, with LVC a man up, Nazareth's McDonald scored a short-handed goal that gave the Golden Flyers a 2-0 lead after one period of action.
 
Early in the second period, McDonald reached the hat trick with an even-strength goal from Henry McKinney that made it 3-0, however late in the second, with 3:47 to go, Justin Hall made it a two-score game with a wrister that found the back of the cage from Alex Borowiec and Danny Galvez, and the Dutchmen found themselves within striking distance down 3-1 heading into the third.
 
LVC was unable to come to within one until Felix Takacsi-Nagy scored on the power play after a scrum in front of the net to make it 3-2. With 40 seconds to go, LVC pulled goaltender Henry Burns for the extra attacker, but couldn't gain Nazareth's zone, and McDonald finished off an impressive night by scoring an empty-netter with a second remaining to give the Golden Flyers the 4-2 win.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Felix Takacsi-Nagy ended with a goal on three shots.
 - Justin Hall had a goal and an assist for LVC.
 - Danny Galvez registered a pair of helpers and won a team-high 13 faceoffs.
 - Skyler Pugh, Ziki Mroz, and Galvez each let off three shots on goal.
 - Henry Burns made 19 saves for the Dutchmen between the pipes.
 - Nazareth's James McDonald netted all four of his team's goals.
 - The Golden Flyers' Michael Tilford made 20 stops in the victory.
 - The Dutchmen led slightly in total faceoff wins at 32-31.
 
Playoff Picture
LVC is now four points behind Nazareth for the sixth and final UCHC playoff spot. The Dutchmen have four regular season games remaining in 2019-20.
 
Who's Next?
LVC faces a tough test tomorrow afternoon in Hershey. The Dutchmen welcome No. 4 Utica, winners of 10 straight, to Hersheypark Arena at 4 p.m. In the teams' first meeting earlier this season in New York, the game went down as a tie, but LVC picked up an extra UCHC point after scoring in the 3-on-3 overtime period as time expired.
 
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