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Sacred Heart forward Todd Goehring skates in front of Canisius goaltander Jacob Barczewski during game action at LECOM Harborcenter on Feb. 19, 2022
Lindy Feider
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Sacred Heart SHU 13-16-3, 10-12-2
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Winner Canisius CAN 16-12-3, 13-9-2
Sacred Heart SHU
13-16-3, 10-12-2
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Final
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Canisius CAN
16-12-3, 13-9-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Sacred Heart SHU 0 0 1 1
Canisius CAN 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Completes Sweep of Sacred Heart with 3-1 Victory

Canisius used goals from three different players and a 29-save effort from junior goaltender Jacob Barczewski to record a 3-1 victory over Sacred Heart in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
Senior Lee Lapid and graduate students Alex Ambrosio and Jake Witkowski scored the three goals for the Golden Griffins (16-12-3, 13-9-2 AHA), who completed a sweep of the weekend series with Saturday's victory. The victory also secured Canisius a first-round bye and home ice for the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament, slated for March 11-13.
 
Austin Magera accounted for lone goal for the Pioneers (13-15-3, 10-11-2 AHA) while goaltender Justin Robbins made 21 saves.
 
After a scoreless first, Lapid gave Canisius a 1-0 lead at the 12:35 mark of the second period, collecting the puck from behind the Griffs and skating down the left side before cutting in front of the Sacred Heart goal and stuffing the puck by Robbins for his 11th goal of the season.
 
Ambrosio doubled the Canisius advantage to 2-0 with less than two minutes to play in the second, deflecting sophomore Jackson Decker's point shot past Robbins from the middle of the slot for his seventh goal of the campaign.
 
In the third, Witkowski increased the Canisius lead to 3-0 with an empty-net goal with a little more than two minutes to play before Magera spoiled Barczewski's shutout bid by scoring on a deflection with 68 seconds remaining.
 
Head Coach Trevor Large's Postgame Comments
"Really proud of the effort tonight. It was a really smart hockey game from us. I really liked how we played. Overall, it's a huge weekend for us at home against a really good Sacred Heart team to get six points. I'm proud of the group. Really happy with how we're playing and that will continue.
 
"It's really nice to have two quality goalies on our roster. Both of them showcased their play this weekend. (John) Hawthorne was excellent last night and Barczewski was excellent tonight. It's definitely a confidence builder for everybody knowing that whoever's in net of those two we have a really good chance to win the hockey game. We know they're going to keep us in it if we're not playing well and we know if we really are playing well, man-oh-man, they're going to be tough to beat. That was the case tonight. Barzo was solid, but our team played really well in front of him. So, it's a great combo when you're playing hard defensively and have really good goaltending.
 
"Discipline is ultra-important, especially this time of year. We've been able to eliminate a lot of the hooking or slashing-type penalties when we really don't need to. Our guys are very committed to playing our way and that includes having really good discipline and not giving opponents opportunities to get on the power play.  Looking forward to the playoffs, discipline is going to be a major component to our success."
 
Game Notes
• Canisius extended its current unbeaten streak against Sacred Heart to seven with Saturday's victory (5-0-2).
• Sacred Heart out-shot Canisius, 30-24, for the contest, highlighted by a 14-4 edge in the third period.
• Neither team scored on the power play as both teams were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
• Canisius improved to 13-3-1 this season when scoring the first goal of the game and 13-1-1 this season when leading after 40 minutes with tonight's victory.
• Canisius held its opponent to one goal for the third straight contest as it improved to 12-1-1 this season when limiting the opposition to two goals or fewer.
• Lapid moved into a four-way tie for first on the team's goal-scoring chart with his 11th of the campaign.
• Witkowski's goal was the Griffs sixth empty net goal of the campaign and its seventh unassisted effort of the season.
 
Up Next
Canisius completes the regular season with a home-and-home series against Mercyhurst. The series begins Feb. 26 at LECOM Harborcenter before shifting to the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa., the following evening for the finale. Puck drop for both contests is slated for 7 p.m.
 
For complete coverage of the Canisius hockey team, please follow the Griffs on social media at @GriffsHockey on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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