"It was a tough way to lose on a bouncing puck when we had a lot of momentum," said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. "As we gain more experience moving forward, we'll find a way to win that game earlier. It was a real defensive battle that comes down to one odd-man rush and they capitalized on it."

Junior Tony Capobianco anchored the Griffs defense on the night, stopping 35 shots. Capobianco held his opponent to one or fewer goals for the eighth time this season and for the sixth time in the last seven contests.

During the scoreless regulation, it was the Canisius penalty kill that came up big. The Griffs successfully killed seven Army power plays during a 25-minute stretch in the second and third periods to send the contest into the extra session.

The Griffs then had a golden opportunity in the overtime when junior Kyle Gibbons had a breakaway but Army's Rob Tadazak made one of his 25 saves on the night to preserve the scoreless affair.

The Black Knights then took advantage when Joe Kozlak finished on a 2-on-1 rush with 2:09 remaining in the overtime.

Army held a 36-25 advantage in shots on the night. The Griffs killed all seven Black Knight power plays, while going 0-for-2 with the extra-man advantage.

Canisius takes a break from conference play next weekend with a pair of home games against Bowling Green. The teams open the series on Saturday at the Buffalo State Sports Arena at 12:05 p.m.

Game Notes: The Griffs have never played to a 0-0 draw ... Canisius is 0-5-0 in one-goal games this season ... Canisius has not allowed a power-play goal in its last six games, killing all 22 extra-man opportunities during the run ... The Griffs have allowed only one third-period goal in their last 11 games.