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Dowiak, Kuzma Score Twice as Penn State Downs Canisius, 5-1Dowiak, Kuzma Score Twice as Penn State Downs Canisius, 5-1

Dowiak, Kuzma Score Twice as Penn State Downs Canisius, 5-1

Box Score

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Senior Dane Dowiak and sophomore Andrew Kuzma each tallied twice as Penn State earned its first win of the season with a 5-1 victory over Canisius in non-conference action at Pegula Ice Arena on Friday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Penn State (1-4-0) opened the scoring early in the first period as freshman Justin Larose slipped the puck out front from behind the net right on the stick of senior Dane Dowiak between the rings and he ripped a wrister past the glove of Golden Griffin net-minder Jack Lisson for the 1-0 edge at the 2:19 mark.
  • Canisius (3-3-1) found the equalizer early in the second period as Ben Brunelle picked the shortside corner over the right shoulder of Nittany Lion sophomore net-minder Josh Fleming for the 1-1 score just 78 ticks into the frame.
  • The Nittany Lions regained the lead shortly after as freshman Kale Dach poked the puck from between the circles right on the stick of sophomore Andrew Kuzma and he flicked a wrister post the outstretched blocker of Lisson for the 2-1 advantage at 3:03 of the middle stanza.
  • The hosts extended the lead just past the midway point of the middle frame as Dowiak netted his second of the night, this time on the powerplay, as he sent a centering pass out front and it redirected off a Golden Griffin skate and through the wickets of Lisson for the 3-1 score at the 12:53 mark.
  • Kuzma then found the empty net from 180 feet at the 17:43 mark of the third period before sophomore Jackson Smith roofed a shot at the near post over Lisson for the 5-1 final with just five seconds remaining in the game.
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GOALTENDING

Fleming picks up his first victory of the season moving to 1-2-0 after stopping 23-of-24 shots in the win while Lisson drops to 3-3-1 on the year following a 39-save performance on the other end.

NOTES

  • Penn State snapped its six-game losing streak going back to last season and avoids tying the worst start in program history.
  • The Nittany Lions held the commanding 44-24 edge in shots on goal while going 1-for-2 on the powerplay and a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
  • Friday night marked just the second time in five games this season that the Nittany Lions scored first and it was their first time this season leading after both the first and second periods.
  • Larose extends his point streak to four games after collecting a pair of assists marking his second multi-point game of the season.
  • Freshman Kale Dach also added a pair of assists on the night to collect his second multi-point game of the season.
  • Dowiak secured his first multi-goal game of the season and the sixth of his career after tallying his first two scores of the year. It also marks his first multi-point game of the year and the 10th of his career.
  • With one goal and a pair of assists Smith ties his career-high with three points while extending his point and assist streaks to four games, new career bests. He also secured his first multi-point game of the season and the eighth of his career.
  • Kuzma secured the first two goals of his collegiate career and the first multi-point and multi-goal game of his career in the process.
  • The Nittany Lions move to 9-1-0 all-time against the Golden Griffins improving their current win streak to six-straight.

NEXT UP

The two teams return to Hockey Valley tomorrow evening to close out the season series with a 5 p.m. puck drop at Pegula Ice Arena.

For more information on the 2026-27 season, visit the men's hockey page at GoPSUsports.com or call 1-800-NITTANY Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.