K.C. Finnegan had two goals and an assist and Tim Fisher snapped a 3-3 tie 3:25 into the third period, guiding Army to a 4-3 edging of Canisius in a MAAC contest before 1,763 fans at Tate Rink Friday night.<\/p>\n
Fisher’s go-ahead tally gave the Black Knights (8-13-1, 7-10-0 MAAC) their first back-to-back wins of the season, with both victories coming against upper-division MAAC teams: Army defeated Quinnipiac 2-1 on Tuesday on Finnegan’s goal with 8.6 seconds remaining in overtime. Finnegan starred against Canisius (10-8-2, 8-6-2) as well, scoring twice in succession in the opening period to help the Black Knights escape a 2-0 hole.<\/p>\n
Rob Martin and Todd Bisson staked the Ice Griffs to the two-goal cushion with goals in the first seven minutes of play. But at the 9:12 mark Finnegan knocked in a rebound for a power-play goal, then seven minutes later Finnegan capitalized on a Canisius mistake for the tying goal. With his team on a power play, defenseman Steve Birch left his feet to try to keep the puck in the offensive zone. The puck slipped by him though, setting up a breakaway for Finnegan, who beat goalie Stephen Fabiilli for Army’s first shorthanded goal since Nov. 21.<\/p>\n
At 10:42 of the second period, Army goalie Scott Hamilton couldn’t corral the rebound of a Joe D’Urzo shot from the point, and Todd Houston flipped it in for a 3-2 Canisius lead. The advantage lasted less than seven minutes, though, as Army’s Nathan Mayfield slapped a loose puck through traffic past Fabiilli.<\/p>\n
Fisher used an athletic move to score the winner. Taking a pass from Mayfield at the blue line, Fisher streaked along the right boards, cut hard to the net and scored around a fallen Fabiilli. The goal was Fisher’s 10th of the season and extended his point-scoring streak to five games, the longest by a Black Knight all season. Mayfield finished with a goal and two assists, while Fisher tallied a goal and one assist. <\/p>\n
Hamilton made 22 saves, including four in the final minute when Fabiilli was off for the extra skater. Fabiilli made 15 saves, as Canisius outshot Army 25-19. The Ice Griffs saw their five-game winning streak end. <\/p>\n
Both teams are back in action on Saturday. Army hosts Sacred Heart at 7 p.m., while the Ice Griffs travel to Iona. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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