Penn State 3, Canisius 2: Lions Hold Off Comeback

The men’s hockey team secured its third straight win and a sweep over Canisius with a 3-2 win on Saturday night.

First Period

Keaton Peters opened the scoring for Penn State after the Lions forced a turnover behind the net and caught Peter Wickstrom Stumer out of position. Ben Schoen extended the lead to 2-0 with a power play goal off a cross-ice pass from JJ Wiebusch.

Matt DiMarsico deflected a feed from Wiebusch into the back of the net on a 3-on-2 rush to give Penn State a 3-0 lead at the first intermission.

Second Period

Hunter Andrew scored the first goal of the series for the Golden Griffins midway through the second period to cut the Lions’ lead to 3-1.

Third Period

Penn State’s defense…