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Winner Canisius CAN 8-12-3, 7-5-3
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RIT RIT 13-8-1, 9-5-0
Winner
Canisius CAN
8-12-3, 7-5-3
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Final
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RIT RIT
13-8-1, 9-5-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Canisius CAN 0 1 1 1 3
RIT RIT 0 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

No. 20/20 Men's Hockey falls to visiting Canisius, 3-2, in OT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior forward Tanner Andrew and first-year forward Christian Catalano each tallied a goal, but it was visiting Canisius coming back for a 3-2 OT victory over the No. 20/20 Tigers, Tuesday, in Atlantic Hockey action.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After a scoreless first period, the Tigers got on the board at 7:23 of the second. First-year forward Matthew Wilde pushed a puck down the left half boards to Catalano at the point, who slid a puck over to first-year defenseman Crossley Stewart at the top of the zone. Catalano one-timed a return feed that found the net over Canisius goaltender David Fessenden's glove to open the scoring.
  • Canisius answered just over five minutes later following a Tiger interference penalty. Randy Hernandez finished a Golden Griffin rush, scoring off a short cross in front of the Tiger crease from Max Kouznetsov inside the left post at 11:41 of the second.  
  • The Tigers retook the lead on a rising shot by Andrew from the left point off a feed from fifth-year defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro at 12:52 of the third.
  • Canisius later retied the game after winning a faceoff in the Tiger zone that deflected toward Scarfone, who tipped puck away from the crease toward the right half boards. Golden Griffin Jackson Decker took a loose puck off an errant Tiger pass and scored on a shot from the right point over a screened Scarfone with 5:16 left in regulation
  • In overtime, Canisius scored the game-winner after the Tigers were whistled for goalkeeper interference. Hernandez roofed a shot from the slot over Scarfone's glove with 2:51 on the clock for the deciding tally. 
GAME NOTES
  • RIT lost back-to-back games for the first time this season after following up its first six losses with a victory.
  • Canisius went 2-for-8 on the power play, while RIT finished 1-for-6 as the teams combined for 14 penalties and 28 PIM.
  • RIT out-shot Canisius, 46-31, as Fessenden finished with a career-high 44 saves, including 20 in the third period.
  • Senior defenseman Dimitri Mikrogiannakis tied a career-high with four blocked shots.
  • Cassaro logged his 17th point of the season and 60th of his career.
  • Wilde added his 15th point of the season and has five points (4G/1A) over the last six games. 
  • Tuesday's game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 13, but was postponed due to the winter storm that hit Western New York over the weekend. 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT heads to Robert Morris for a pair of Atlantic Hockey road games this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 19-20) at 7:05 p.m. and 6:05 p.m., respectively.