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Canisius goaltender Chase Clark tracks a puck during game action versus Mercyhurst at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa. on Jan. 24, 2026
Jarrett Abelson
5
Winner Canisius CAN 13-9-2, 8-6-2
0
Mercyhurst MU 3-20-1, 3-12-1
Winner
Canisius CAN
13-9-2, 8-6-2
5
Final
0
Mercyhurst MU
3-20-1, 3-12-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 1 2 2 5
Mercyhurst MU 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Stretches Winning Streak to Five with Shutout at Mercyhurst

Senior Walter Zacher scored two goals and senior Chase Clark stopped all 20 shots he faced to pace Canisius in a 5-0 victory over Mercyhurst in Atlantic Hockey America action Saturday at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa.
 
Freshman FJ Buteau and seniors Killian Kiecker-Olson and Alton McDermott also scored for the Golden Griffins (12-9-2, 7-6-2 AHA), who completed a weekend sweep of their longtime rivals to extend their winning streak to five games.
 
Charles-Edward Gravel turned aside 26 shots in goal for the Lakers (3-20-1, 3-12-1 AHA).
 
Buteau opened the scoring at the 12:58 mark of the first period with a power-play goal, firing a loose puck past the blocker of Gravel from the middle of the slot for his fourth goal of the campaign. Canisius struck for the second time on the power play as Zacher doubled the Canisius advantage near the midway point of the second, finishing off a tic-tac-toe passing sequence with a shot over the glove of Gravel from the middle of the slot. Zacher notched his second goal of the period with 14:09 elapsed in the middle frame to expand the Griffs advantage to 3-0, depositing a loose puck into the Lakers goal after the initial shot attempt from senior defenseman Jack Pascucci hit traffic in front of the net. Canisius scored twice during a 94-second span during the later stages of the third to close out the victory. Kiecker-Olson notched an empty goal with 14:06 played in the final frame before McDermott tallied the Griffs third power-play goal of the contest with just over four minutes to play to close out the contest. POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius picked its fourth straight win against Mercyhurst and extended its unbeaten streak versus the Lakers to 10 games (9-0-1) as it completed the sweep of the four-game season series with Saturday's victory.
• Canisius outshot Mercyhurst by a 31-20 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 13-7 margin in the second period.
• The Griffs were 3-for-4 on the power play as they scored three power play goals in a game for the first time since recording three power-play goals against Niagara on March 12, 2023.
• Canisius improved to 11-4-0 this season and 95-42-12 under head coach Trevor Large when scoring the first goal of the contest.
• The Griffs moved to 9-0-1 in 2025-26 and 94-17-1 under Large when limiting their opponent to two goals or fewer.
• Canisius scored four-or-more goals for the fifth straight contest and the 10th time this season and moved to a perfect 10-0-0 when doing so.
• Zacher tallied multiple goals in a game for the third time this season and the seventh time in his career with his two-goal effort on Saturday.
• Pascucci notched multiple assists in a game for the first time in his career as he finished with two assists on Saturday.
• Buteau stretched his point-scoring streak to four games with his power-play goal in the first period. He also recorded the first game-winning goal of his career with his opening tally.
• Kiecker-Olson notched multiple points in a game for the fifth time this season as he finished with a goal and an assist.
• McDermott notched multiple points in a game for the second time this season and the seventh time in his career as he finished with a goal and an assist.
 
UP NEXT
Canisus opens its home-and-home Atlantic Hockey America series against Battle of the Bridge foe Niagara Jan. 30 with a 7 p.m. contest at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
Tickets for the game are still available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com, calling 716-888-TIXX or by visiting the ticket kiosk at LECOM Harborcenter on gameday.
 
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