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.
Justin Evenson had another great performance off the bench for Army, making 23 saves while playing 46 minutes in the contest.
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.
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.
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.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
Army will return to Tate Rink for game two with the Lakers tomorrow night at 4:05 PM.
Justin Evenson had another great performance off the bench for Army, making 23 saves while playing 46 minutes in the contest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Skaters
+/-
-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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