Black Knights Push Past Yellow Jackets

Saturday, October 7

Springfield, MA

7:05 PM

Army West Point

2-0-0, 2-0-0AHC

AIC

0-2-0, 0-2-0AHC

Army West Point

AIC

Black Knights Push Past Yellow Jackets

October 07, 2017 | Hockey

Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Backed by a 38-save performance by Cole Bruns, the Army West Point hockey team pushed past American International, 2-1, Saturday night to complete the weekend sweep.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army captured four points on the weekend and is first in Atlantic Hockey standings.
Nick DeCenzo and Brendan Soucie bookended an AIC goal to clinch the game for Army.
Blake Box, Tyler Pham, Zach Evancho and Conor Andlre were credited with assists for the Black Knights.
Pham's assist was the 75th point of his career and 53rd assist for the most on the team.
Army's penalty kill was superb as the defense killed off all five and picked up seven blocked shots from seven different players.
Bruns picked up 38 saves on the night for a season-high.
It is the second straight season that Army has begun league play 2-0.
The Black Knights improve to 65-29-7 in the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets and head coach Brian Riley boasts a 30-17-6 mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED
PERIOD ONE (0-0 Tie)

The Black Knights had multiple opportunities in the first period.
En route to killing off a 5-on-3 penalty kill, Dominic Franco stole the puck at AIC's blue line for a one-on-one with Zackarias Skog. Franco juked it top right, but Skog got a glove on it to keep things scoreless.

PERIOD TWO (2-1 Army)

Just after the 5-on-3 ended in to start off the period, DeCenzo sniped a shot on the offset AIC defense and it went low right between Skog's legs for the first goal of the game.
Four minutes later, the Yellow Jackets answered with a goal of their own. Janis Jaks shot from the left circle and beat Bruns stick side low.
Andrle made a big hit loosening the puck from AIC's defender getting it to Evancho behind the net to set up Army's game-winning goal.
Evancho found Soucie in front who blasted it into the back of the net with 7:43 on the board.

PERIOD THREE (2-1 Army)

To kick off the final period of play, AIC had a tying goal 50 seconds in. However, it was disallowed due to goalie interference to maintain Army's 2-1 lead.
On a penalty kill by the Black Knights, Taylor Maruya snagged the puck and went up for a one-on-one with Skog, but shot wide.
The Black Knights were awarded a five-minute power play after a blatant kneeing call was charged to AIC. The Yellow Jackets killed off the penalty and went on back-to-back power plays of their own right afterwards.
Army killed off the power play and then on 6-on-5 play as AIC pulled its goalie for its last attack.

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