BUFFALO – Sophomore Matt Hoover recorded a natural hat trick and senior Charles Williams posted his second shutout of the season to lead the Canisius College hockey program to a 4-0 victory over American International in Atlantic Hockey Conference action Friday at KeyBank Rink at HARBORCENTER.
After nearly 40 minutes of scoreless hockey, Hoover tallied the eventual game-winning goal in the final seconds of the second period before scoring twice in the third to move the Griffs to 4-2-1 in league play and 5-7-1 overall. The Yellow Jackets moved to 2-3-3 in AHC action and 2-4-4 on the season with the setback.
Hoover opened the scoring by stuffing home a rebound with less than four seconds to play in the second period to break the deadlock and give the Griffs a 1-0 lead.
The Brantford, Ontario, native then doubled the Canisius advantage just 5:03 into the third with a shot from the top of the slot before capping off his hat trick at the 14:45 mark of the frame by finishing off an odd-man rush.
Fellow rookie Nick Hutchison tallied his team-leading fifth goal of the season with a power play tally just 1:09 after Hoover’s final marker to determine the final margin.
Williams picked up his fifth win of the campaign as he stopped all 24 shots he faced. Freshman Zackarias Skog got the start in goal for the Yellow Jackets and made 25 saves before being replaced by Justin Ketola after the fourth Canisius goal.
Canisius and AIC complete their weekend series Saturday with a 4:05 p.m. matinee at KeyBank Rink at HARBORCENTER.
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