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Grant Porter is congratulated by teammates after scoring a power-play goal during the Griffs' 6-1 victory versus Army on Nov. 1, 2024
Lindy Feider
1
Army West Point AWP 2-5-0, 2-4-0
6
Winner Canisius CAN 3-6-0, 3-0-0
Army West Point AWP
2-5-0, 2-4-0
1
Final
6
Canisius CAN
3-6-0, 3-0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Army West Point AWP 0 0 1 1
Canisius CAN 2 1 3 6

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Eases Past Army to Complete Sweep

Juniors Grant Porter and Kash Rasmussen notched a goal and an assist each to lead Canisius in a 6-1 victory over Army in Atlantic Hockey America action Friday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Graduate student Cody Schiavon, juniors Hunter Andrew and Oliver Tarr and freshman Dominic Payne all scored for the Golden Griffins (3-6-0, 3-0-0 AHA), who erupted for a season-high six goals in the victory. Sophomore Matteo Giampa dished out two assists while fellow sophomore Ethan Robertson stopped 27-of-28 shots faced to record his third win of the season.
 
Pierce Patterson accounted for the lone goal for the Black Knights (2-5-0, 2-4-0 AHA). Evan Szary got the start in goal for Army and made 21 saves before being replaced in the third period by freshman Jacob Biron, who turned aside seven shots
 
Canisius scored twice in a 56-second span during the later stages of the first period to grab a 2-0 lead.
 
Rasmussen opened the scoring at the 16:06 mark of the first with a power-play goal, redirecting Porter's shot from close range for his first goal in a Canisius uniform. Andrew doubled the Griffs advantage to 2-0 moments later as he beat Szary with a wrist shot over the right shoulder for his first of the campaign. Porter extended the Canisius lead to 3-0 with a power-play at the 17:37 mark of the second period, zipping a shot past Szary, off the post, and in for his fourth of the season. Canisius added three goals in the opening 10:26 of the third to build a 6-0 cushion. Tarr started the third-period barrage with his third of the campaign less than a minute into the period while Payne notched a shorthanded tally at the 4:18 mark. Schiavon struck for an even-strength marker with 10:26 elapsed in the third to put the game out of reach. Patterson spoiled the Griffs' shutout big with 3:19 to play in the third, beating Robertson with a wrist shot to the blocker side from the middle of the slot.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Army by a 34-28 margin for the contest, highlighted by a combined 23-15 edge during the first two periods.
• Canisius was 2-for-3 on the power play while Army was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
• The Griffs improved to 78-15-10 under head coach Trevor Large when holding their opponent to two goals or fewer.
• Canisius also saw its record move to 76-7-3 under Large when carrying a lead into the third period.
• Andrew's goal on Friday was his first since Oct. 29, 2022 when he scored his first collegiate goal at Sacred Heart.
• Giampa tallied multiple points in a game for the third time this season and the 14th time in his career with his two-assist effort on Friday.
• Rasmussen notched multiple points in a game for the second time this season and the third time in his career with his two-point performance on Friday.
• Porter recorded multiple points in a game for the first time in his career with his two-point performance on Friday. His second-period goal was also his team-leading third power-play goal of the season.
• Payne's shorthanded goal was the Griffs' first shorthanded tally of the season.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius starts a four-game road swing next week as it travels to Air Force for a two-game AHA series Nov. 8 & 10. The series opener is scheduled for a 9 p.m. EST start while the finale is scheduled for a 3 p.m. EST opening faceoff at the Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
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