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Canisius forward Cole Miller skates with the puck during game action versus RIT at the Gene Polisseni Center on Dec. 5, 2025
Lindy Feider
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Canisius CAN 7-8-2, 3-6-2
3
Winner RIT RIT 10-6-0, 7-4-0
Canisius CAN
7-8-2, 3-6-2
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Final
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RIT RIT
10-6-0, 7-4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 0 0 1 1
RIT RIT 0 1 2 3

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Drops Series Opener at RIT

RIT used goals from three different players and a 21-save performance from goaltender Jakub Krbecek to defeat Canisius, 3-1, in Atlantic Hockey America action Friday at the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester, N.Y.
 
Austin Brimmer, Caleb Elfering and Simon Isabelle all scored for the Tigers (10-6-0, 7-4-0 AHA), who snapped a four-game losing skid with the victory. That would be all the support that Krbecek would need as the turned aside all but one of the 22 shots he faced to earn his 10th victory of the campaign.
 
Senior Oliver Tarr accounted for the lone goal for the Golden Griffins (7-8-2, 3-6-2 AHA). Senior Chase Clark finished the contest with 24 saves.  
 
After a scoreless first, Brimmer gave RIT a 1-0 lead at the 13:27 mark of the second period when he beat Clark to the blocker side from the middle of the slot for his fifth goal of the campaign.
 
The teams traded goals during a 49-second sequence in the middle stages of the third period.
 
Elfering began the sequence at the 11:46 mark of the third, doubling the RIT advantage when he deposited a feed from Christian Catalano into the Canisius goal during a delayed penalty call.
 
Tarr brought the Griffs within one on the next shift when he deflected junior Joe Messina's point shot home to make it a 2-1 contest.  
 
RIT put the game out of reach in the final minute regulation as Isabelle scored into an empty net to determine the 3-1 margin.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• RIT outshot Canisius by a 27-22 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 10-7 edge in the third period.
• Both teams were 0-for-3 with the power play on Friday.
• Canisius was held to two goals or fewer for the seventh time this season and moved to 0-6-1 in those contests.  
• Tarr notched his sixth goal of the season with his third-period tally, moving him into second place on the team in that category.
• Messina picked up his first point as a Griff with the primary assist on Tarr's goal.
• Senior Killian Kiecker-Olson extended his point scoring streak to three games with the secondary helper on Tarr's tally.
 
UP NEXT
The teams complete their home-and-home series Saturday with a 7 p.m. contest at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Saturday's game serves as the first-ever Teddy Bear Toss. Fans who bring a new stuffed animal to donate to Oishei Children's Hospital will receive 50 percent off their game ticket at the door.
 
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