London Goodwin scored two goals and Canisius University (M1) beat Saginaw Valley State University (M1) 6-2 on Friday night at Northtown Center at Amherst. It was the season opener for both ACHA Division 1 programs. Canisius outshot Saginaw Valley State 45-21 and got goals from five different players.
Joey Wisniewski opened the scoring for Canisius with 11:52 left in the first period, finishing a play set up by Grayson Gare and Braylen Tuff. Jagger North added an unassisted power-play goal as the first period expired to make it 2-0. Tyler Hansen pushed the lead to 3-0 with 18:07 left in the second period, converting a feed from Joshua Okulewicz for what stood as the game-winning goal.
Saginaw Valley State responded right away. Tyler Samson scored with 17:23 left in the second, assisted by Aidan Waite and Brett Wobio. Reece Furtado followed with an unassisted goal with 16:25 left, cutting the deficit to 3-2 less than two minutes after Hansen’s goal. Furtado also served three minor penalties in the game for six penalty minutes.
Canisius reestablished control late in the middle period. Jake Redell scored off a Tuff assist with 2:13 left, and Goodwin added an unassisted goal with 1:09 remaining to make it 5-2 heading into the third. Goodwin scored again with 1:19 left in the game, with assists from Luke White and Hansen. Hansen finished with a goal and an assist, and Tuff had two assists.
Xavier Lapierre made 19 saves on 21 shots to earn the win for Canisius. Brendan Cobb made 39 saves on 45 shots for Saginaw Valley State in the loss. Both teams will look to build on their opening-night results as the season continues.
