Hockey Sings Second, Defeats Air Force 5-2

Saturday, January 11

West Point, NY

7:05 PM

Army West Point

14-7-2, 11-5-2AHA

Air Force

6-10-4, 6-6-4AHA

Air Force

Army

Hockey Sings Second, Defeats Air Force 5-2

January 11, 2020 | Hockey

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team sang second Saturday night after topping Air Force 5-2 in front of its third-straight sellout crowd at Tate Rink.

The Black Knights earned five points in Atlantic Hockey standings with a 1-0-1 weekend and a bonus point from their shootout win on Friday.

Army is now 14-7-2 overall and 11-5-2 in Atlantic Hockey action.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Similar to Friday night, the Black Knights jumped ahead 1-0 after a shorthanded, unassisted goal by Michael Wilson.
Things then heated up with four goals in the second period.
Air Force tied the game 1:41 into the middle frame with an even-strength score before three consecutive Army goals in a 2:46 minute span.
Alex Wilkinson sparked the slew of scoring with help from Thomas Farrell and Eric Butte with 14:41 on the clock.
The fourth line took advantage of a delayed penalty 1:12 later when Kendrick Frost and Noah Wilson set up Patrick Smyth.
The third goal in the stretch was on the power play when John Keranen found the back of the net. M. Wilson and John Zimmerman were credited with the assists allowing Army to head into the third period with a 4-1 advantage.
Air Force cut the Black Knights' lead to 4-2 with a goal at the 11:10 mark and pulled Alex Schilling with two minutes to go to attempt another, but an empty net goal by Colin Bilek secured the game for the Cadets.

HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights sang second after earning five points on the weekend.
M. Wilson recorded his second-straight multi-point game.
The senior's goal was his ninth tally of 2019-20 and now has 16 points.
The two points increased his career total to 65.
M. Wilson notched his second shorthanded goal of the year and the third in his career.
Trevin Kozlowski made 17 saves in net.
Smyth posted his first-career goal tonight on a delayed penalty. His linemates N. Wilson and Frost also recorded their first-career points.
Wilkinson scored goal number four of the season and number 17 in an Army sweater.
He boasts 72 points throughout his career.
Bilek put the game out of reach with his empty net goal. It was the sophomore's fifth score of the season and 12th in his career.
He increased this year's point total to 14, while his career mark bumps to 31.
On home ice this season, the Cadets are 7-3-1 with a .682 winning percentage.
The Black Knights held Air Force to 0-for-4 on the power play tonight.