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Canisus forward Alton McDermott (right) and Alec Cicero (middle) line up for a face off during game action at LECOM Harborcenter on Nov. 5, 2022
Lindy Feider
2
Holy Cross HCC 2-7-1, 2-4-1
2
Canisius CAN 2-8-1, 0-3-1
Holy Cross HCC
2-7-1, 2-4-1
2
Final
2
Canisius CAN
2-8-1, 0-3-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 OT 2 F
Holy Cross HCC 1 1 0 0 0 2
Canisius CAN 0 1 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey plays to a Tie in Series Finale Against Holy Cross

Seniors Keaton Mastodonato and Ryan Miotto scored to pace Canisius in a 2-2 tie against Holy Cross in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
Senior John Hawthorne made 30 saves in goal for the Golden Griffins (2-8-1, 0-3-1 AHA).
 
Conner Jean and Jack Ricketts accounted for the two goals for the Crusaders (2-7-1, 2-4-1 AHA), who won the best-of-three shootout, 2-0, to pick up the extra point. Thomas Gale made 33 stops in goal for the visitors.
 
Jean opened the scoring at the 7:28 mark of the first period, depositing a rebound off the end boards into the Canisius goal to put Holy Cross in front.  
 
The teams traded goals during a 31-second span in the second period. Miotto tied the game at 1-all with 9:10 elapsed in the second period, tucking home a pass from sophomore Alton McDermott for his second of the series before Ricketts restored the Crusaders advantage on the following shift, finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with a shot over the blocker of Hawthorne.
 
Holy Cross maintained its 2-1 lead until the the final minutes of the third, as Mastrodonato sent the game to overtime on a power-play goal. With the goalie pulled, Mastrodonato received a pass from junior Jackson Decker and fired a wrist shot from the slot that deflected off a Holy Cross defender and went between the legs of Gale to knot the score at 2-2.
 
After neither team was able to get on the board during five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime, the game headed to a shootout.
 
In the shootout, Lucas Thorne and Tyler Ghirardosi were both successful on their attempts for the Crusaders, while Gale stopped Miotto and junior Max Kouznetsov on their tries for the Griffs, giving Holy Cross the extra point in the league standings.
 
Head Coach Trevor Large's Post Game Comments Game Notes
• Both teams played their first overtime game of the season on Saturday.
• The tie was the 12th in 74 games between Canisius and Holy Cross and the second in as many seasons.
• Canisius took part in a shootout for just the seventh time since the AHA adopted the overtime format in 2019-20. The Griffs are now 2-5 in shootouts.
• Canisius held its opponent to two goals or fewer for the third time this season and moved to 1-1-1 when doing so.
• Canisius out-shot its opponent for only the second time this season (Oct. 15 at Ferris State).
• Canisius held a 35-32 shot advantage over Holy Cross in the contest, highlighted by a 14-5 edge in the third period.
• Canisius was 1-for-3 on the power play while Holy Cross was 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
• Mastrodonato scored his second goal of the season on Saturday and his first since finding the back of the net in the series finale at Penn State on Oct. 8.
• Miotto registered goals in both games of the series against the Crusaders and has scored a goal in three of the Griffs' four league games this season.
• Hawthorne made 30 or more stops for the eighth time in 10 career starts at Canisius as he recorded 30 saves on Saturday.
 
Up Next
Canisius continues its six-game homestand next weekend when it welcomes defending AHA regular season and tournament champion AIC to LECOM Harborcenter for a pair of games. The opener is slated for a 7 p.m. puck drop on Nov. 11 while the finale will take place at 3 p.m. the following day.
 
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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