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Canisius forward Griffin Loughran skates with the puck during game action against Bentley at LECOM Harborcenter on Feb. 10, 2024
Lindy Feider
2
Bentley BEN 15-16-1, 11-12-1
2
Canisius CAN 9-17-4, 8-10-4
Bentley BEN
15-16-1, 11-12-1
2
Final
2
Canisius CAN
9-17-4, 8-10-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 OT 2 F
Bentley BEN 0 1 1 0 0 2
Canisius CAN 0 1 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Loughran’s Last-Second Tally Earns Hockey Tie Versus Bentley

Senior Griffin Loughran and freshman Trey Funk each tallied a goal and an assist while senior goaltender David Fessenden made 39 saves to pace Canisius in a 2-2 tie versus Bentley in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Fessenden also picked up his second career assist with the secondary helper on Funk's second-period goal for the Golden Griffins (9-17-4, 8-10-4 AHA).
 
Nick Bochen and Matt Thomson scored for Bentley (15-16-1, 11-12-1 AHA), who won the best-of-three shootout, 2-0, to earn the extra point. Nicholas Grabko made 24 saves in goal for the visitors.
 
Trailing 2-1 in the dying seconds of the third period, Loughran forced overtime with a buzzer-beating goal as he collected a loose puck just above the goal line to the right of the Bentley goal and flipped it under the left arm Grabko with 0.2 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Following a scoreless overtime session, the game headed to a shootout, where Thomson and Ryan Mansfield scored to give the Falcons the extra point.  
 
Earlier in the contest, Funk opened the scoring just 50 seconds into the second period, collecting a feed from Loughran as he entered the Bentley zone before firing a wrist shot past the blocker of Grabko for his fourth goal of the season. Bochen brought the Falcons level at the eight-minute mark of the middle frame, one-timing a cross-ice feed from Arlo Merritt over the glove of Fessenden from the left face-off circle to tie the game at 1-1.
 
Thomson gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead 3:30 into the third period, collecting his own rebound and putting the puck over the glove of Fessenden from the middle of the slot, setting the stage for Loughran's late-game heroics.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Bentley outshot Canisius by a 41-26 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 27-15 edge over the final two periods.
• Canisius was 0-for-1 on the power play while Bentley was 0-for-2 with the man advantage on Saturday.
• Canisius played its sixth overtime game of the season on Saturday and moved to 1-1-4 in those contests.
• The Griffs went to a shootout for the fourth time this season and moved to 0-4 in the shootout with Saturday's shootout setback.
• Canisius held its opponent to two goals or fewer for the 10th time this season and moved to 6-2-2 when doing so.
• Funk recorded multiple points in a game for the second time this season with his two-point effort on Saturday.
• Loughran recorded multiple points in a game for the fourth time this season with his two-point effort on Saturday.
• Fessenden picked up his second career assist and his first point in a Canisius uniform with his secondary helper on Funk's second-period goal. His first career point came on an assist against Vermont on Nov. 11, 2022 while at New Hampshire.  
• Fessenden made 30-or-more saves in a game for the sixth time this season with his 39-save performance on Saturday. 
 
UP NEXT
Canisius opens a road Atlantic Hockey Association series against Robert Morris Feb. 16 with a 7 p.m. contest at Clearview Arena in Moon Township, Pa.
 
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