Army West Point Athletics
Friday, November 23
West Point, NY
7:05 PM
Army West Point
6-7-1, 5-5-1AHA
1
vs
3
Niagara
7-5-1, 7-3-1AHA
1
2
3
F
Niagara
0
2
1
3
Army
0
0
1
1
Niagara Claims Game One of Series
November 23, 2018 | Hockey
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team fell to Niagara Friday night by a score of 3-1.
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The Purple Eagles netted two goals in the second stanza followed by an empty netter in the third. The Black Knights scored with 1:21 remaining when Mason Krueger found the back of the net in the final score of the night.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
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The Purple Eagles netted two goals in the second stanza followed by an empty netter in the third. The Black Knights scored with 1:21 remaining when Mason Krueger found the back of the net in the final score of the night.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Alex Wilkinson saw a close opportunity 10:20 into the game, but hit the pipe so the score remained knotted at 0-0.
- The Purple Eagles scored a pair of goals in the second stanza to go ahead by two.
- Army pulled its netminder with just two minutes remaining and Niagara was able to score to make it 3-0.
- Twenty one seconds later, Krueger got the Black Knights on the board after Daniel Haider and Brendan Soucie worked together to force the puck around the back of the cage.
- Krueger was in the right place at the right time as he tapped it in past Brian Wilson.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Krueger posted his third goal of the year tonight and fifth in his career.
- The junior now totals seven points this season and 12 overall.
- Soucie notched his third helper of the year and 17th total in an Army sweater.
- He has now recorded seven points this year as well.
- Haider had his second assist of the season tonight.
- Jared Dempsey made 29 saves in net.
- Niagara held a slight advantage in shots, 32-28, tonight.
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights return to Tate Rink tomorrow night for a rematch with the Purple Eagles. The game is set for 4:05 p.m. Â
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Team Stats
NIA
ARMY
Shots
32
28
PPG
1
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
3
2
Penalty Mins
6
4
Faceoffs Won
29
29
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
Players Mentioned
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