BUFFALO – Canisius battled back from a 2-0 deficit to record a 2-2 tie with Army West Point in Atlantic Hockey Conference action Saturday at KeyBank Rink in HARBORCENTER.
Junior Jeff Murray and sophomore Dylan McLaughlin scored for the Griffs (15-10-6, 14-4-5 AHC), who extended the nation’s longest active unbeaten streak to 10 games with the draw. Dominic Franco and Alex Wilkinson found the back of the net for the Black Knights (12-11-4, 11-9-2 AHC).
Wilkinson gave Army a 1-0 lead at the 15:35 mark of the first period when his centering pass from the right sidewall deflected off a Canisius player and into the net.
Franco doubled the Black Knights cushion to 2-0 just 37 seconds into the second period, beating Griffs netminder Charles Williams with a wrist shot blocker side during a 2-on-1 break.
McLaughlin trimmed the Canisius deficit in half with 24 seconds to play in the middle frame, firing home a rebound from the top of the crease to make it a 2-1 contest.
Murray brought the Griffs level less than five minutes into the third, using a backdoor feed from sophomore Cameron Heath to beat Army goaltender Parker Gahagen for his third of the campaign.
In a matchup of two of the top goaltenders in the nation, Williams turned aside 29 shots for Canisius while Gahagen stopped 40 shots for Army.
Canisius takes to the road Friday and Saturday for a two-game series at Atlantic Hockey foe Sacred Heart. The Griffs and the Pioneers open their series Friday with a 7:05 p.m. contest before wrapping up the weekend with a 2:05 p.m. matinee the following day. Both games will be played at Webster Bank Arena in nearby Bridgeport, Conn.
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