Army West Point Athletics
Friday, February 4
West Point, NY
7:05 PM
Army West Point
10-13-3, 8-8-2
0
vs
4
Mercyhurst
7-16-4, 4-6-4
1
2
3
F
Mercyhurst
3
1
0
4
Army West Point
0
0
0
0
Photo by: Army Athletics
Hockey Drops Series Opener to Mercyhurst
February 04, 2022 | Hockey
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point hockey threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Mercyhurst Lakers tonight but couldn't find the offense it was looking for as Mercyhurst skated to a 4-0 victory.
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Justin Evenson had another great performance off the bench for Army, making 23 saves while playing 46 minutes in the contest.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercyhurst stormed out of the gates, firing off six consecutive shots in the first two minutes of action. Army began to fight back, creating a few attempts of its own. The Lakers continued to push, eventually getting the first goal of the game at 8:37 in the period. Mercyhurst would go on to score two more goals in the period and would take a 3-0 lead into the locker room during the first intermission. Army tied a 2021-22 period high with 20 shots on net in the first frame.
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Justin Evenson took over in between the pipes and turned in an impressive 23-save performance. He saved 10 shots in the second period in attempt to keep Army in the game. The Lakers would add another goal later on in the period off a rebound to take a 4-0 lead.
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Army outshot Mercyhurst int eh final two periods, 13-11 and 14-8, respectively, but were held off the scoreboard by the Laker goalkeeper. Mercyhurst would go on to win the first game of the series with a 4-0 result.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
Army will return to Tate Rink for game two with the Lakers tomorrow night at 4:05 PM.
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Justin Evenson had another great performance off the bench for Army, making 23 saves while playing 46 minutes in the contest.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercyhurst stormed out of the gates, firing off six consecutive shots in the first two minutes of action. Army began to fight back, creating a few attempts of its own. The Lakers continued to push, eventually getting the first goal of the game at 8:37 in the period. Mercyhurst would go on to score two more goals in the period and would take a 3-0 lead into the locker room during the first intermission. Army tied a 2021-22 period high with 20 shots on net in the first frame.
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Justin Evenson took over in between the pipes and turned in an impressive 23-save performance. He saved 10 shots in the second period in attempt to keep Army in the game. The Lakers would add another goal later on in the period off a rebound to take a 4-0 lead.
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Army outshot Mercyhurst int eh final two periods, 13-11 and 14-8, respectively, but were held off the scoreboard by the Laker goalkeeper. Mercyhurst would go on to win the first game of the series with a 4-0 result.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Army tied a 2021-22 game high with 47 shots on net
- The Black Knights faceoff men combined to win 46-of-72 draws tonight (.639)
- Justin Evenson made 23 saves in goal
- The Black Knights put 20 shots on goal in the first period, tying a single-game high
- John Keranen won 21-7 faceoffs to lead the team
- Eric Butte posted a 75-percent faceoff clip (15 wins, five losses)
- Colin Bilek fired six shots on goal to lead the team
- Thomas Farell (five shots) and John Keranen (five shots) finished second on the team
- Five Cadets blocked two shots in the contest
- Army's 17-penalty kill streak was snapped in the second period
- Mercyhurst snapped its 8-game winless streak against Army
UP NEXT
Army will return to Tate Rink for game two with the Lakers tomorrow night at 4:05 PM.
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Team Stats
MHU
AWP
Shots
37
47
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
2
Penalty Mins
10
4
Faceoffs Won
26
46
Game Leaders
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
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