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Hudson Lambert celebrating his game-winning shootout goal Nov. 25, 2022 vs Army at LECOM Harborcenter.
Ken Morey
2
Army West Point AWP 3-7-2, 2-3-1
2
Canisius CAN 4-8-2, 2-3-2
Army West Point AWP
3-7-2, 2-3-1
2
Final
2
Canisius CAN
4-8-2, 2-3-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 OT 2 F
Army West Point AWP 1 1 0 0 0 2
Canisius CAN 0 0 2 0 0 2

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Rallies for 2-2 Tie Against Army, Earns Extra Point in Shootout

Canisius scored twice in the third period to rally from a two-goal deficit and record a 2-2 tie against Army in Atlantic Hockey Association action Friday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Senior Daniel DiGrande and graduate student Grant Loven both found the back of the net in the third period for the Golden Griffins (4-8-2, 2-3-2 AHA), who picked up the extra point as they won the best-of-three shootout, 2-0, on goals from junior Max Kousnetsov and senior Hudson Lambert. Senior goaltender John Hawthorne finished with 19 saves as he made his fifth start of the season. 
 
Max Itagaki and Jake Felker scored for the Black Knights (3-7-2, 2-3-1 AHA). Justin Evenson made 23 saves in goal for the visitors.
 
Itagaki opened the scoring at the 12:13 mark of the first period with a power-play goal, sneaking a wrist shot under the right arm of Hawthorne from the right face-off circle.
 
Felker doubled the Black Knights advantage to 2-0 just past the midway point of the contest, taking advantage of a Canisius turnover deep in the Griffs zone and chipping a shot over the right shoulder of Hawthorne for his third of the campaign.  
 
DiGrande got Canisius on the board 3:16 into the third period when he fired a shot from the slot that Evenson got a piece of, but was unable to keep from crossing the goal line, to make it a 2-1 game.
  Loven tied the contest with 12:29 elapsed in the third as he netted a power-play tally by re-directing senior Keaton Mastrodonato's centering feed past Everson for his first goal in a Canisius uniform. The game would head to overtime and after neither team was able to score during the five-minute overtime session, a shootout. Kouznetsov and Lambert helped the Griffs secure the shootout win as both players were able to put their shots between the legs of Everson to give Canisius the extra point. Head Coach Trevor Large and Graduate Student Grant Loven's Post Game Comments Game Notes
• Friday's game was the 69th all-time meeting between Canisius and Army and just the seventh to end in a tie. The teams last played to a draw on Feb. 4, 2017, a game that also ended in a 2-2 tie.
• Canisius played its second overtime game of the season and moved to 0-0-2 in those games. The Griffs also won their first shootout of the season to improve to 1-1 in shootouts.
• Canisius out-shot Army, 25-21, for the contest, highlighted by a combined 13-6 advantage during the third period and overtime.
• The Griffs held an opponent to two goals or fewer for the fourth straight contest and sixth time overall this season. Canisius moved to 3-1-2 in those games.
• DiGrande's third-period goal was his sixth of the season, moving him into a tie with linemate Nick Bowman for the team lead in that category.
• Senior Ryan Miotto picked up his team-leading seventh point in conference play with a secondary assist on Loven's third-period tally.
• Loven recorded multiple points in a game for the first time this season and the seventh time in his career as he also picked up the lone assist on DiGrande's third-period goal.
• Kouznetsov (1-for-2) and Lambert (1-for-1) both recorded their first career shootout goals during Friday's contest.
 
Up Next
The teams complete their series Saturday with a 1 p.m. contest at LECOM Harborcenter.
Tickets for the game are available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com or at the LECOM Harborcenter ticket kiosk on gamedays.
 
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