BUFFALO — Freshman Nick Hutchison scored for the third straight contest and senior Charles Williams recorded 39 saves to lead the Canisius College hockey program to a 1-1 tie against American International in Atlantic Hockey Conference action Saturday at KeyBank Rink at HARBORCENTER.
The draw moved the Griffs’ record to 4-2-2 in league play and 5-7-2 overall. The Yellow Jackets saw their conference ledger shift to 3-3-4 and their season mark at 2-4-5.
Following a similar script from the series opener, Saturday’s matchup remained scoreless until the latter stages of the second period, when Hugo Reinhardt finished off a shorthanded break with 2:26 remaining the middle frame to give AIC 1-0 lead.
Hutchison drew the Griffs level 6:29 into the third with team-leading leading sixth goal of the campaign.
Sophomore Felix Chamberland started the sequence, forcing Yellow Jackets keeper Zackarias Skog into a turnover behind the AIC net. Chamberland then fed Hutchison in the slot, where he fired the puck into the open net for the equalizer.
The game headed to overtime, where Canisius had a pair of power play opportunities to net the game-winning goal, but the Yellow Jackets kept the Griffs off the scoreboard to preserve the tie.
Williams continued his stellar play between the pipes for the Griffins with his 39-save effort, highlighted by 15 stops in the second period to keep Canisius within striking distance. Skog finished with 33 saves for the Yellow Jackets.
Canisius continues its five-game homestand Friday with a 7:35 contest against Atlantic Hockey foe Mercyhurst at HARBORCENTER.
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