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Canisius forward Alec Cicero is shown in game action between Canisius and Michigan State at LECOM Harborcenter on Oct. 25, 2024
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Canisius CAN 7-12-2
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Winner Penn State PSU 9-10-2
Canisius CAN
7-12-2
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Penn State PSU
9-10-2
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 0 0 0 0
Penn State PSU 0 3 1 4

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Shutout in Series Opener at Penn State

Penn State scored three goals in the second period to break open a scoreless contest and post a 4-0 victory over Canisius in collegiate men's ice hockey action Friday at the Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pa.
 
Aidan Fink recorded a hat trick to pace the Nittany Lions (9-10-2) attack. Danny Dzhaniyev finished with a goal and an assist while Arsenii Sergeev stopped all 18 shots he faced to record his third shutout of the season.
 
Sophomore Ethan Robertson finished with 34 saves between the pipes for the Golden Griffins (7-12-2).
 
After a scoreless first period, Fink got the PSU on the board less than five minutes into the middle frame, beating Robertson with a wrist shot over the glove from the middle of the slot during a zone entry
 
Fink doubled the Nittany Lions advantage to 2-0 at the 14:35 mark of the second period with a power-play goal, firing a wrist shot under the blocker of Robertson from the top of the slot.
 
Dzhanlyev capped the second-period barrage for PSU with 3:10 to play in the middle frame when he fired a shot under the cross bar from the top of the left face-off circle to make it a 3-0 contest.
 
Fink closed out the scoring with less than two minutes to play in the third period, finding the empty net to complete his hat trick.
 
Canisius' best opportunity to get on the board came early in the second when graduate student Alec Cicero rang a wrist shot off the crossbar during a 2-on-1 rush.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Penn State outshot Canisius by a 38-18 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 26-10 advantage during the first two periods.
• The Nittany Lions were 1-for-7 on the power play while the Griffs were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
• Canisius was held to two goals or fewer for the 10th time this season and moved to 0-10-0 when doing so.
• The Griffs were held under 20 shots for the third time this season. All three contests have come against Big Ten opposition this season.
• Canisius blocked 20-or-more shots in a game for the third time this season as the Griffs finished with 20 blocked shots.
• Robertson recorded 30-or-more saves in a game for the fourth time this season and the 10th time in his career with his 34-save performance.
 
UP NEXT
The teams complete their two-game series Saturday with a 5 p.m. contest at the Pegula Ice Arena.
 
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