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Members of the Canisius hockey congratulate goaltender John Hawthorne after his 2-0 shutout of Mercyhurst at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa.
Lindy Feider
2
Winner Canisius CC 11-14-3, 9-8-3
0
Mercyhurst MU 8-19-3, 7-12-3
Winner
Canisius CC
11-14-3, 9-8-3
2
Final
0
Mercyhurst MU
8-19-3, 7-12-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CC 1 1 0 2
Mercyhurst MU 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hawthorne Shines as Hockey Blanks Mercyhurst to Complete Sweep

Senior goaltender John Hawthorne stopped all 34 shots he faced to record his second career shutout as Canisius defeated Mercyhurst, 2-0, in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa.
 
Senior Keaton Mastrodonato scored a power-play goal in the first period and graduate student Erik Urbank notched an even-strength marker in the second for the Golden Griffins (11-14-3, 9-8-3 AHA), who completed the sweep of the weekend series with the victory.
 
Tyler Harmon made 32 stops between the pipes for the Lakers (8-19-3, 7-12-3 AHA).
 
For the second straight contest, Canisius opened the scoring with a power-play goal late in the first period. Mastrodonato collected a pass from fellow senior David Melaragni at the Mercyhurst blueline and drove to the net before putting the puck past the blocker of Harmon at the 16:34 mark for his ninth goal of the season.
 
Urbank doubled the Griffs advantage just over two minutes into the second period, firing a wrist shot under the pads of Harmon from the left faceoff circle for his second goal of the campaign.
 
That would be all the support Hawthorne would need as he stopped all 12 shots he faced from the Lakers in the third period to close out the contest and complete the weekend sweep.
 
Head Coach Trevor Large's Post Game Comments Game Notes
• Canisius recorded its first shutout of the season with his 2-0 victory on Saturday.
• The shutout was also the fourth for the Griffs in the all-time series against the Lakers and the first since Jan. 3, 2021.
• Both teams were credited with 34 shots on goal in the contest. Canisius held a 10-6 in the first period while Mercyhurst posted a 12-8 edge in the third. Both teams registered 16 shots on goal during the second period.
• Canisius was 1-for-2 on the power play while Mercyhurst was 0-for-1 with the man advantage on Saturday.
• The Griffs held their opponent to two goals or fewer for the 13th time this season and improved to 8-2-3 when doing so.
• Canisius also improved to 8-0-0 in 2022-23 when heading into the third period with the lead following Saturday's victory.
• Hawthorne recorded his second career shutout with his 34-save shutout on Saturday. His first shutout came in a 2-0 blanking of Michigan State while at Northern Michigan on Oct. 12, 2019.  
• Melaragni picked up his 10th point in the last nine games with an assist on Mastrodonato's first-period tally (1g, 9a). His helper was also his team-leading 14th assist of the campaign.  
• Mastrodonato extended his point-scoring streak to five games with his power-play goal in the first period (4g, 3a).
 
Up Next
Canisius completes its four games in five days stretch with a pair of league contests Feb. 13-14 at Air Force. Puck drop for both contests is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. EST.
 
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