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Canisius defenseman Powell Connor is shown stickhandling the puck during game action versus Holy Cross at LECOM Harborcenter on Nov. 4, 2023
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Canisius CAN 4-8-3, 4-4-3
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Winner Mercyhurst MER 5-7-3, 3-2-3
Canisius CAN
4-8-3, 4-4-3
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Final
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Mercyhurst MER
5-7-3, 3-2-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 0 1 0 1
Mercyhurst MER 3 1 1 5

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Slow Start Dooms Hockey at Mercyhurst

Mercyhurst scored three goals in a 5:47 span midway through the first period to jump out to an early lead on its way to a 5-1 victory over Canisius in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa.
 
Boris Skalos recorded a hat trick to pace the Lakers (5-8-3, 3-2-3 AHA) while Tommy Bannister and Keanan Stewart added individual tallies. Owen Say stopped 39 shots to pick up the win between the pipes for the home team.
 
Sophomore Christian MacDougall registered the lone goal for the Golden Griffins (4-8-3, 4-4-2 AHA). Senior David Fessenden made 22 saves in goal for Canisius.
 
Skalos began the first-period barrage with a power-play goal with 7:08 elapsed in the opening frame, beating Fessenden from the left faceoff circle after the Lakers knocked down a potential Canisius clearing attempt at the top of the zone.
 
Skalos struck for his second of the contest a little more than four minutes later, tucking home a rebound on the doorstep after the initial attempt from Mickey Burns was turned aside.
 
Bannister capped the Lakers first-period outburst just before the 13-minute mark, depositing a loose puck into the Griffs cage on a goalmouth scramble to make it a 3-0 contest.
 
MacDougall got Canisius on the board at the 12:51 mark of the second period, collecting the puck in the slot and sliding between the legs of Say for his first collegiate tally to trim the Griffs deficit to two. Stewart restored the Lakers three-goal cushion a little more than three minutes later, however, redirecting a rebound past Fessenden while on the rush for his fifth of the season.
 
Skalos completed his hat trick moments after the midway point of the third period, tucking a wrist shot over an outstretched Fessenden and under the crossbar from the middle of the slot to determine the four-goal final margin.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Mercyhurst by a 40-27 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 20-6 edge in the second period.
• Mercyhurst scored on its only power play opportunity of the game while Canisius was 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
• Canisius was held to two goals or fewer for the seventh time this season and the first time in five games as it moved to 0-6-1 in those contests.
• For just the third time in 11 league games this season, Canisius surrendered the first goal. The Griffs saw their record move to 1-2-0 in those contests.
• Canisius was whistled for just one minor penalty on Saturday, a season low for the Griffs in both total penalties and penalty minutes against.
• MacDougall's goal was also his first career point as he appeared in his sixth collegiate contest on Saturday.
• Senior defenseman Powell Connor recorded his first point in a Canisius uniform and his second career point with the primary assist on MacDougall's second-period goal.
• Freshman Jackson Nieuwendyk recorded the other assist on MacDougall's even-strength tally.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius returns to action Dec. 15-16 with an Atlantic Hockey Association series against AIC. Puck drop for the series opener is slated for 7 p.m., while the finale is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start.
 
Tickets for both games are still available. They can be purchased by calling the Canisius Ticket Office at 716-888-TIXX, visiting the tickets page at GoGriffs.com or at the ticket kiosk at the LECOM Harborcenter on gameday.
 
 
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