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Army West Point ARMY 10-12-6, 8-9-6 AHC
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Winner Canisius CAN 15-12-2, 15-8-0 AHC
Army West Point ARMY
10-12-6, 8-9-6 AHC
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Final
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Canisius CAN
15-12-2, 15-8-0 AHC
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Army West Point ARMY 0 1 0 1
Canisius CAN 2 0 2 4

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Special Teams Lead Hockey Past Army West Point, 4-1

Sophomore Matt Hoover scored two power-play goals to pace Canisius in a 4-1 victory over Army West Point in Atlantic Hockey Conference action Friday at KeyBank Rink at HARBORCENTER.
 
Junior Ian Edmondson and freshman Matt Long also found the back of the net for the Golden Griffins (15-12-2, 15-8-0 AHC), who moved into sole possession of first place in the league standings with Friday's victory.
 
Conor Andrle accounted for the lone goal for the Black Knights (10-12-6, 8-9-6 AHC)
 
Edmondson opened the scoring at the 12:44 mark of the first period with a shorthanded goal, beating Army goaltender Cole Bruns with a wrist shot over the right shoulder during a 2-on-1 break for his first of the season.
 
Hoover doubled the Canisius margin to 2-0 less than four minutes later, cleaning up a loose puck in the slot while the Griffs were on the power play for his eighth of the campaign.
 
Andrle cut the Black Knights deficit in half during the final minute of the second period, beating Canisus sophomore netminder Daniel Urbani with a wrist shot from the top of the slot to make it a 2-1 contest.
 
Hoover restored the Griffs' two-goal cushion late in the third with his second power-play goal of the contest, redirecting a pass from junior Cameron Heath past Bruns with 5:03 remaining to make it 3-1.
 
Long closed out the scoring with an empty-net tally in the final minute of regulation.
 
Urbani stopped 27-of-28 shots faced in goal for Canisius. Bruns finished with 26 saves between the pipes for Army.
 
Head Coach Trevor Large's Postgame Comments
"Tonight was a huge win for our team. It was one of those odd games where there were a lot of penalties throughout the game. We had to really battle and claw for everything tonight. The power play got us a couple of goals; the penalty kill was unbelievable and (Daniel) Urbani was great in net for us. We put all of that together in a 4-1 win on a Friday night and it feels great.
 
"It's a next man up mentality anytime you have someone go down. Everybody has to step up when we have injuries on our top line. Those are big holes to fill, but I was very confident with the guys that filled in. We did a little bit by committee and had some guys playing together that have not spent much time together and they did great with that."
 
Game Notes
• Canisius improved to 25-20-6 versus Army in the Division I era of the series as it extended its unbeaten streak versus the Black Knights to five games (4-0-1).
• The Griffs improved to 30-2-1 since the start of the 2016-17 season and 13-0-1 this season when scoring the first goal of the game.
• Canisius also improved 11-0-1 this season when scoring four or more goals in a game.
• The Griffs moved to 10-0-0 in 2017-18 and 27-0-0 since the start of the 2016-17 campaign when leading after 40 minutes.
• Canisius tallied multiple power-play goals in a game for the seventh time this season as it was 2-for-8 with the man advantage on Friday.
• Sophomore Matt Hoover tallied multiple goals in a game for the second straight contest and third time in his career with his two-goal effort on Friday.
• Junior Ian Edmondson tallied his second career goal and his first l since Oct. 24, 2015 with his first-period tally.  
• Senior Mike Sabatini picked up his first assist of the season with a helper on Edmondson's shorthanded tally.
• Sophomore Casey Jerry returned to the lineup after missing eight games and recorded an assist on Hoover's third-period tally.

Up Next
• The teams conclude their two-game series Saturday with a 7:35 p.m. contest at KeyBank Rink at HARBORCENTER.
• Tickets are available and can be purchased by calling 716-888-TIXX or by visiting Ticketmaster.com. 
 
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