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Canisius forward Alton McDermott is shown in game action versus Holy Cross at LECOM Harborcenter on Feb. 13, 2026
Lindy Feider
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Winner Holy Cross HOL 14-13-2, 12-7-2
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Canisius CAN 14-13-2, 9-10-2
Winner
Holy Cross HOL
14-13-2, 12-7-2
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Final
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Canisius CAN
14-13-2, 9-10-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Holy Cross HOL 3 1 0 4
Canisius CAN 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Fast Start Sparks Holy Cross Past Hockey

Holy Cross scored three goals on its first five shots of the game as it recorded a 4-3 victory over Canisius in Atlantic Hockey America action Friday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Connor Welsh, Quinn McCall and David Hymovitch all scored during the early-game outburst for the Crusaders (14-13-2, 12-7-2 AHA). Timothy Heinke tallied the eventual game-winning goal in the second period while Danick Leroux made 26 saves between the pipes for the visitors.
 
Graduate Alton McDermott recorded two goals for the Golden Griffins (14-13-2, 9-10-2 AHA). Senior Grant Porter accounted for the third goal for Canisius while senior Killian Kiecker-Olson dished out two assists.
 
Welsh opened the scoring just 72 seconds into the contest when he fired a loose puck past the blocker of Canisius starter Chase Clark from the middle of the slot.
 
McCall doubled the Crusaders advantage to 2-0 with 6:08 elapsed in the opening frame, putting a wrist shot past the glove of Clark from the top of the right face-off circle.
 
Hymovitch stretched the Holy Cross cushion to 3-0 just past the midway point of the first, jamming home a loose puck from just off the left post after Clark made the initial save on a shot from Owain Johnston.
 
McDermott got Canisius on the board at the 13:30 mark of the first period, wiring a puck over the left shoulder of Leroux to trim the Griffs deficit to 3-1. Heinke restored the Crusaders three-goal cushion just past the eight-minute mark of the second, putting home a centering feed from Jack Seymour for his fourth goal of the campaign.
 
Porter pulled the Griffs back within two less than four minutes after Heinke's marker as he redirected a shot from junior Walter Zacher past Leroux to make it a 4-2 contest heading into the third. McDermott made it a one-goal game moments before the seven-minute mark of the third, stuffing a loose puck under Leroux for his second of the game. That was as close as the Griffs would get, however, as the Crusaders held off a late surge from Canisius to secure the one-goal victory.
 
Sophomore Petter Wickström Stumer replaced Clark after the third Holy Cross goal and turned aside 22-of-23 shots faced.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Holy Cross by a 29-28 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 15-8 advantage in the third.
• Neither team scored on the power play as the Griffs were 0-for-3 while the Crusaders were 0-for-1.
• Canisius played its seventh one-goal game of the season and moved to 4-3 in those contests.
• McDermott scored multiple goals in a game for the second time this season and the fourth time in his career with his two-goal performance.
• Kiecker-Olson tallied multiple assists in a game for the second time this season and finished with multiple points for the sixth time on the campaign with his two-assist performance.
• Porter became the second Canisius skater to reach double digits in goals as he notched his 10th goal of the season with his second-period tally.
• Senior Oliver Tarr became the fourth Canisius skater to reach double digits in assists as he picked up the second helper on McDermott's first goal of the contest.
 
UP NEXT
The teams complete their two-game series Saturdy with a 4 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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