Saturday, February 8
Buffalo, N.Y.
2:05 PM MT
Air Force Academy
8-15-5, 8-11-5AHA
0
at
1
Canisius
8-15-5, 7-10-5AHA
1
2
3
F
Air Force
0
0
0
0
Canisius
1
0
0
1
Falcons fall at Canisius, 1-0
2/8/2020 5:50:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Alex Schilling made 30 saves for the Falcons
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Canisius freshman Jacob Barczewski stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Griffs defeated Air Force, 1-0, in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Saturday, Feb. 8, at Lecom Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y.
Midway through the first period, Canisius (8-15-5, 7-10-5 AHA) took the early lead on a breakaway. Austin Alger fed Lee Lapid at the far blue line and the Griffs winger split two defensemen for his ninth goal of the season at 11:23. One minute later, the Griffs top line had a breakaway opportunity, but Falcon goalie Alex Schilling made saves on the Griffs top two scorers, Nick Hutchison and Matt Hoover.
Trailing 1-0 late in the third, the Falcons pulled the goalie for the extra attacker with 3:40 left in the game, but could not get the equalizer.
Canisius outshot Air Force, 31-23, in the game. Air Force was 0-for-4 on the power play while Canisius was 0-for-3. Alex Schilling made 30 saves for the Falcons.
"Our guys left it all on the ice, but it just wasn't enough," head coach Frank Serratore said. "Canisius was good tonight and they were the better team. In the first period, it was a complete opposite of last night. We were fortunate to only be down 1-0. Alex Schilling had to make some great saves for us. He gave us more than a chance and when he plays like that, we have to find a way to manufacture a few goals. Give Canisius credit, they generated more quality chances than we did. But even with that, we were one shot away until the very end."
The Falcons (8-15-5, 8-11-5 AHA) return to Colorado Springs for a pair of non-conference games against Colorado College, Feb. 14 at Broadmoor World Arena and Feb. 17 in the Faceoff at Falcon Stadium.
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Midway through the first period, Canisius (8-15-5, 7-10-5 AHA) took the early lead on a breakaway. Austin Alger fed Lee Lapid at the far blue line and the Griffs winger split two defensemen for his ninth goal of the season at 11:23. One minute later, the Griffs top line had a breakaway opportunity, but Falcon goalie Alex Schilling made saves on the Griffs top two scorers, Nick Hutchison and Matt Hoover.
Trailing 1-0 late in the third, the Falcons pulled the goalie for the extra attacker with 3:40 left in the game, but could not get the equalizer.
Canisius outshot Air Force, 31-23, in the game. Air Force was 0-for-4 on the power play while Canisius was 0-for-3. Alex Schilling made 30 saves for the Falcons.
"Our guys left it all on the ice, but it just wasn't enough," head coach Frank Serratore said. "Canisius was good tonight and they were the better team. In the first period, it was a complete opposite of last night. We were fortunate to only be down 1-0. Alex Schilling had to make some great saves for us. He gave us more than a chance and when he plays like that, we have to find a way to manufacture a few goals. Give Canisius credit, they generated more quality chances than we did. But even with that, we were one shot away until the very end."
The Falcons (8-15-5, 8-11-5 AHA) return to Colorado Springs for a pair of non-conference games against Colorado College, Feb. 14 at Broadmoor World Arena and Feb. 17 in the Faceoff at Falcon Stadium.
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Team Stats
AF
CAN
Shots
23
31
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
4
Penalty Mins
6
8
Faceoffs Won
25
27
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
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