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Canisius goaltender Ethan Robertson watches the puck during game action against Army at LECOM Harborcenter on Oct. 31, 2024
Lindy Feider
0
Army West Point AWP 2-4-0, 2-3-0
4
Winner Canisius CAN 2-6-0, 2-0-0
Army West Point AWP
2-4-0, 2-3-0
0
Final
4
Canisius CAN
2-6-0, 2-0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Army West Point AWP 0 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 2 1 1 4

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

All Treats and No Tricks as Hockey Blanks Army

Sophomore forward Matteo Giampa recorded three points and sophomore goaltender Ethan Robertson stopped all 26 shots he faced to pace Canisius in a 4-0 victory over Army in Atlantic Hockey America action Thursday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Giampa scored two goals and added an assist while junior Oliver Tarr finished with a goal and an assist for the Golden Griffins (2-6-0, 2-0-0 AHA). Graduate student Mikey Colella opened the scoring for Canisius, netting the eventual game-winning goal with his first in a Griffs uniform.   
 
That would be all the support that Robertson would need as the netminder turned aside all 26 shots he faced, highlighted by a 12-save effort in the first period, to record his first career shutout.
 
JJ Cataldo got the start between the pipes for the Black Knights (2-4-0, 2-3-0 AHA) and finished with 21 stops.
 
Colella staked Canisius to a 1-0 lead just 1:37 into the first period, getting behind the Army defense before sliding the puck past Cataldo.
  Giampa doubled the Canisius margin with less than two minutes to play in the opening frame, putting Tarr's feed past Cataldo to give the Griffs a 2-0 advantage. Tarr made it 3-0 Canisius at the 3:18 mark of the second period, finishing off a rush by slamming home Giampa's centering feed for his second goal of the season. Giampa closed out the scoring with less than five minutes to play in the third period, putting home an empty-net goal to give the Griffs the four-goal victory. POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Army outshot Canisius by a 26-25 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 12-7 edge in the first period.
• Neither team converted on the power play as Army was 0-for-3 with the man advantage while Canisius was unsuccessful in its only power play of the contest.
• Canisius improved to 77-15-10 under Trevor Large when holding an opponent to two goals or fewer.
• The Griffs also moved to 65-12-3 during Large's tenure when scoring four or more goals in a game.
• Giampa tallied three or more points in a game for the second time this season and the fifth time in his career with his three-point effort on Thursday.
• Giampa posted his sixth assist of the season with the primary helper on Tarr's second-period goal, giving him the team lead in that category.
• Colella notched his first game-winning goal in a Canisius uniform and the third of his career with his first-period tally.
• Robertson recorded the first shutout by a Canisius goaltender since Jacob Barczewski recorded 24 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Holy Cross in the AHA Championship Game on March 18, 2023.
• Tarr tallied multiple points in a game for the second time this season and the fourth time in his career with his two-point performance on Tuesday.
 
UP NEXT
The teams complete their two-game series Friday with a 6 p.m. contest at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
There will be a replica jersey giveaway to the first 500 fans in attendance, courtesy of Bauer.
 
Tickets are still available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com, calling the Canisius ticket office at 716-888-TIXX or by visiting the ticket kiosk at LECOM Harborcenter on gameday.
 
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