BRIDGEPORT, Conn.- The Sacred Heart University Men's Ice Hockey team tied Canisius 3-3 in traditional overtime before falling to the Golden Griffs in the three-on-three double overtime period to give Canisius the extra point the Atlantic Hockey standings. The Pioneers look to take a victory in the two game set tomorrow afternoon when SHU faces off at home with Canisius at 1:05 p.m.

First Period

• The Pioneers outshot Canisius in the opening period 7-4.
• Both defenses dominated the first period as neither side was able to tally a goal in the first half of the period.
• A total of four blocked shots were tallied in which senior Mike Lee and junior Daniel Petrick each recorded a blocked shots for the Pioneers.
• SHU did get on the board as a goal by senior Vito Bavaro off a duo off assists by junior Alex Bates and sophomore Austin Magera gave SHU a 1-0 lead 16:41 into the period.
• Canisius went 0-2 on the power-play while SHU went 0-1 in the first period.

Second Period

• The Pioneers continued an aggressive offensive attack as they tallied 13 shots on goal while holding Canisius to just seven.
• But it would be the Canisius that scored in the period as a goal by Nick Hutchison 8:58 into the period off an assist by Lee Lapid evened the score at 1-1.
• After the Lapid goal neither side followed up with a goal keeping the game tied up heading into the final period of regulation.
• SHU went 0-2 on the power-play in the period while the Pioneers didn't run into any penalty trouble allowing no power-play chances for Canisius in the period.

Third Period 

• The Pioneers outshot the Golden Griffins in the third period 12-8
• Four goals were scored all in third period beginning with a goal by first-year Jeppe Urup just 4:39 into the period off assists by Matt Tugnutt and Braeden Tuck to give the Pioneers a 2-1 lead.
• Canisius answered right back as a goal by Austin Alger at 5:42 into the period off assists by David Melaragni and Nick Hutchinson notched the game up at 2-2.
• After a little break in the scoring by both sides Canisius would come back to take the lead off a power-play goal by Lee Lapid at 10:40 into the period to give Canisius a 3-2 lead.
• But in the closing minutes of the period junior Matt Tugnutt would cash in his 12^th goal of the year off assists by senior Mike Lee and Braeden Tuck to even the score up and sending the game into overtime.

Overtime

• Only six shots were taken in the first overtime period which was the typicall five-on-five matchup but neither side was able to score sending the game into the second OT period with both sides now limited to three-on-three play.
• Only 1:14 into the period a goal by Lapid would give the Golden Griffs the extra point and double-OT victory by a final score of 4-3.