Army Earns Bonus Point in Shootout Win over Air Force

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Army Earns Bonus Point in Shootout Win over Air Force

January 10, 2020 | Hockey

Box Score Highlights

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Thanks to Eric Butte's late game heroics with 51 seconds on the clock, the Army West Point hockey team sent its rivalry game with Air Force to double overtime and a sudden death shootout.

The Black Knights and Falcons needed nine rounds of a shootout to decide who got the bonus point in the night's contest. Ultimately, it was Kevin Dineen who sealed the shootout victory for Army in front of a sellout crowd at Tate Rink.

The game officially ended in a tie, but the Cadets earned a bonus point for Atlantic Hockey standings with the shootout victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army started off hot with a goal 18:45 into the game.
John Keranen set up the goal beautifully for Brett Abdelnour who scored from the doorstep.
The Falcons netted their first of the night halfway through the second period, 9:36 in.
Nearly two minutes later, Air Force struck again, this time on the power play, putting the opponent up 2-1.
The lead didn't last long as the Black Knights scored a power play of their own thanks to Michael Wilson.
Alex Wilkinson put the puck on net and Keranen and Wilson poked it in for the goal with 11:07 left in regulation.
Air Force went ahead 3-2 on its second power play of the game at the 11:51 mark.
Trevin Kozlowski cleared the ice with 1:39 to go in the third period to give Army a 6-on-5 advantage.
Eric Butte's late heroics from the red line tied the game for the Black Knights to send things into overtime.
It took two overtimes and nine rounds of a shootout to decide who the extra point went to, but the Cadets came out on top thanks to Dineen who tucked it top shelf.

HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

It was the second shootout victory for Army in five games.
Dineen netted the bonus point goal in the ninth round.
Butte sent the game into overtime thanks to a goal with 51 seconds to go.
It was the sophomore's sixth score of the season and eighth in his career. He now has 11 points in 2019-20 and 18 points overall.
Abdelnour tallied goal number four of the season for the Black Knights.
Wilson notched a power play goal tonight as well as assisting on the game-tying score.
The senior increased his goal total of the year to eight and point total to 15.
He boasts 33 goals in his career and 63 points.
It marked his 12th-career power play tally and 17th multi-point game.
Keranen, Mason Krueger, Wilkinson, Dominic Franco and Colin Bilek were also in on the assists tonight.
Franco inches closer to 100-career points with 91, while Wilkinson has 71.