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Canton, NY – Stephen Johnson scored twice and Mitchell Herlihey finished with a goal and two assists as the No. 2 nationally-ranked Oswego State men's hockey team skated to a 6-0 victory against SUNY Canton on Saturday in the Roos House.

The Roos honored their two seniors Kyle Dora and Nick Vasilopoulos in a pre-game ceremony.

After a scoreless opening period that saw the visiting Lakers only outshoot the Roos 9-7, the visitors broke through after a pair of Canton penalties early in the middle period.

The Lakers (18-4-1) posted their first goal 15 seconds into a 5-on-3 when Herlihey slotted his seventh goal of the season off passes from Chris Raguseo and Chris Waterstreet. With six minutes remaining in the 5-on-4 Johnson lit the lamp off the setup from Kenny Neil and Alex Botten. Oswego State extended the lead to 3-0 on an unassisted marker from Joey Davies at 6:30.

The Lakers added three third period goals from Sean Federow, Andrew Barton and Johnson for the 6-0 final.

David Jacobson stopped all 24 shots he faced in the shutout, while Josh Erickson and Austin Washkurak combined to make 25 saves in the loss for the Roos (7-16-2).

The Lakers went 2-for-4 on the power play, while Canton was 0-for-3 with the skater advantage.  

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.