WEST POINT, N.Y. – 10 Colonials produce to help RMU win, 4-3 on the road at Army. RMU is now 10-19-3 overall and 7-13-2 in AHA action. Army's overall record is now 9-20-1 and they're 7-14-1 in conference play.
1st PERIOD
- Each side scored in the opening frame. Army cashed in first on the night, scoring four minutes into the game.
- Before the media timeout,
Gavin Gulash held the puck in the defensive end. From his own zone, he flipped a puck into distance, finding the tape of
Paul Maust. Skating past a defenseman, Maust beat the goalie to tie the game.
2nd PERIOD
- Early into the middle frame, RMU quickly took the lead. Forechecking hard, the Colonials caused a turnover in Army's end.
Luke van Why received the puck and his shot thrown on net found its way in.
3rd PERIOD
- Tons of action was saved for the final period as there were four goals scored.
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Tanner Klimpke kept the offense going as he finished off a nice pass by
Walter Zacher on a 2on1 scenario to extend the team's lead.
- About four minutes later, Army scored their second goal of the night.
- With five minutes remaining,
Logan Ganie scored a very similar goal as Maust did. This time,
Jackson Reineke held the puck and lofted a pass high into space for Ganie to retrieve. Attacking goal on a breakaway, Ganie cashed in to make it a 4-2 score.
- Army clawed their way back into the game, scoring with under three minutes left. Although making it a one-goal game, the Cadets couldn't find another answer and RMU won 4-3.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
RMU's penalty-kill units were flawless as they killed off all five of Army's power play opportunities. Goal scorers
Paul Maust and
Logan Ganie each finished with a team best +2.
Walter Zacher peppered a team leading five shots on goal on the night. Freshman center
Cameron Garvey finished 10-20 (.500) on his faceoffs. Defensively,
Mitch Andres blocked a team-high four shots and now owns 59 which ranks second in the Atlantic Hockey conference. In net,
Chad Veltri earned another win for RMU this season, registering 33 stops. He's closing in on 3,500 career saves as he now holds 3,463. With another goal tonight,
Tanner Klimpke continues his offensive surge, owning the team lead in goals and points (11-10—21).
GANIE GAME-WINNER
Graduate forward
Logan Ganie scored his first game-winning goal for RMU tonight in the third period. So far in the 2023-24 campaign, he's produced five goals and seven assists. As a two-way player, Ganie's been a key player for RMU this season. He's won 206 faceoffs and has only taken three penalties in 29 games.
UP NEXT
RMU will now prepare for their last home stand of the regular season, hosting Canisius for a two-game set on February 16-17. Saturday's game will be Senior Day. Both contests will be broadcasted on SportsNet Pittsburgh.
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