BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team defeated Canisius, 4-3, Friday night at the LECOM Harborcenter.
With the win, Holy Cross improves to 14-13-2 (12-7-2 AHA), while Canisius moves to 14-13-2 (9-10-2 AHA).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior Connor Welsh wasted no time getting the Crusaders on the board, picking up a loose puck in the slot and sending a quick shot just under the crossbar for the 1-0 lead.
- Freshman Quinn McCall extended the lead to 2-0 five minutes later with his fourth goal of the season. Receiving a pass from junior Jack Stockfish, McCall skated the puck to the top of the faceoff circle before sending a wrist shot past the Golden Griffins' netminder.
- Junior David Hymovitch netted his second goal of the season to give the Crusaders the 3-0 lead halfway through the opening frame, lifting a rebound over the outstretched netminder.
- Canisius got on the board three minutes later to round out the scoring in the first period.
- Senior Tim Heinke netted the eventual game-winning goal just over eight minutes into the second period, finding the puck in traffic and sending it into the back of the net.
- Canisius cut the lead to 4-2 with eight minutes to play in the middle frame, and brought it within one 6:38 into the third period.
- Holy Cross held off a 6-on-4 attack for 1:08 and a 6-on-5 attack for the final 1:37 of the game.
BEYOND THE BOX:
- Freshman Danick Leroux recorded 26 saves in the contest, including 14 in the final period of play.
- Holy Cross held the advantage at the faceoff dot, 32-24, with Stockfish leading both sides with 15 wins.
- Senior Jack Seymour led both sides with four blocked shots.
UP NEXT:
- The two teams will faceoff again tomorrow night, Saturday, Feb. 14, at 4 p.m.
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