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Canisius goaltender Jacob Barczewski looks to stop a shot from an Army attacker while Brenden Datema also defends during game action at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo
Lindy Feider
0
Army West Point AWP 14-19-4
3
Winner Canisius CAN 17-17-3
Army West Point AWP
14-19-4
0
Final
3
Canisius CAN
17-17-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Army West Point AWP 0 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Blanks Army in Game Three to Advance to AHA Semis

Senior Jacob Barczewski stopped all 29 shots he faced to lead No. 4 seed Canisius to a 3-0 victory over No. 5 seed Army in game three of their Atlantic Hockey Association Postseason Quarterfinal Round series Sunday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Senior Ryan Miotto, graduate student Erik Urbank and freshman Stefano Bottini accounted for the three goals for the Golden Griffins (17-17-3), who claimed the best-of-three series, 2-1, and advanced to the AHA Postseason Semifinals with the win.
 
Gavin Abric finished with 33 saves between the pipes for the Black Knights (14-19-4).
 
Following a scoreless first period, Miotto staked Canisius to a 1-0 lead just 95 seconds into the second, collecting a cross-ice pass from senior Keaton Mastrodonato in the left corner of the Army zone and working his way towards the goal before ringing a shot off the right post and in for his 15th goal of the season. Urbank doubled the Griffs advantage with 4.5 seconds remaining in the middle period, grabbing the puck out of the face-off circle during a draw before skating to the slot and firing a shot between the pads of Abric for his second goal of the series. Bottini put the game out of reach in the final two minutes of regulation, chipping a backhanded effort into the vacant Army goal to put the game out of reach. Post Game Comments Game Notes
• Canisius advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Hockey Postseason for the seventh time in the last 11 seasons with Sunday's victory.
• The Griffs are now 3-1 in their four postseason contests against the Black Knights, all of which have come since the 2020-21 season.
• Canisius outshot Army by a 36-29 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 17-8 advantage during the second period.
• Neither team was able to convert on the power play Sunday as the Griffs were 0-for-1 and the Black Knights were 0-for-2.
• Canisius improved to 11-5-0 this season when scoring the first goal of the game.
• The Griffs are now 12-4-3 this season when holding their opponents to two goals or fewer in a game this season.
• Sunday's shutout was Canisius' third of the season, all of which have come in the last 10 games.
• Miotto's game-winning goal was his team-leading fifth of the campaign.
• Barczewski recorded his second shutout of the season and the fifth of his career with his 29-save performance on Sunday.
• The victory by Barczewski on Sunday was the 41st of his career, putting him just one back of Brian Worosz for second place on the program's career wins list.
• Urbank recorded multiple points in a game for the third time in the last five games as he finished Sunday with a goal and an assist. Urbank now has recorded 10 points in his last nine games (5g, 5a).
 
Up Next
Canisius will host No. 6 seed Niagara in a best-of-three semifinal round series March 10-12 at LECOM Harborcenter. Game times will be announced as soon as they are determined.
 
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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