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Winner Clarkson CLK 21-6-2, 14-3-0 ECAC
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Quinnipiac QUI 17-10-2 10-5-2 ECAC
Winner
Clarkson CLK
21-6-2, 14-3-0 ECAC
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Final
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Quinnipiac QUI
17-10-2 10-5-2 ECAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Clarkson CLK 2 1 0 3
Quinnipiac QUI 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

Knights Battle For 3-2 Win at Quinnipiac

A fast start, some good bounces and solid third-period goaltending lead Clarkson to a 3-2 win over 15th-ranked Quinnipiac in Hamden, CT on Friday night as the Golden Knights stay atop ECAC Hockey.

Equaling its longest winning streak of the season at four games, the 5th-ranked Golden Knights improve to 21-6-2 overall and remain in a tie for first place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 14-3 league mark. The Green and Gold play at Princeton on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

(after reviewing video Clarkson's first goal was changed from Gosselin to Klack)
Three freshmen played a leading role in the win. Anthony Romano (Richmond Hill, ONT) scored an early first-period goal and Mathieu Gosselin (Quebec City, QUE) set up two goals, while defenseman Dustyn McFaul (Waterdown, ONT) tallied a pair of assists and led the way with a +3 plus/minus rating from the blueline.

Sophomore Chris Klack (Georgetown, ONT) opened the scoring early and classmate Anthony Callin (Middleton, WI) connected for the game-winner. Frank Marotte (Longueuil, QUE), the graduate transfer in goal, posted a Clarkson career-high 39 saves, including 18 in the middle frame.

Postgame audio Head Coach Casey Jones (tba)

(after reviewing video Clarkson's first goal was changed from Gosselin to Klack)
The Golden Knights were able to get on the board first when McFaul chased down a puck on the left wing and put it into the crease.  Gosselin got a shot on net, but Klack, playing for the first time in four games because of an injury, shoved it over the line for his fourth of the season.  The goal at 2:12 was reviewed and confirmed by replayed. 

Clarkson struck quickly by again crashing the crease. 

Junior defenseman Connor McCarthy (LaSalle, QUE) pushed the puck into the Bobcat zone on the right wing.  Romano, took a pass from junior Zach Tsekos (Montreal, QUE), drove deep and centered the puck, which went off a defender in front and into the net at 5:59 for his sixth goal of the year to give the Green and Gold a quick 2-0 lead.

Quinnipiac would make it 2-1 when Michael Lombardi connected for this third of the year late in the period. 

The Bobcats would tie the game early in the second period with a power-play score from Ethan Leyh at 2:36, breaking 19 straight penalty kills for Clarkson. 

Late in the frame, Callin would put the Knights ahead.  Callin took a loose puck low to the left circle off a feed from McFaul.  Callin was able to get his shot off towards the net.  For the second time in the game, a Bobcat stick changed the direction of the puck – this time end over end and past the goalie into the net for Callin's third goal of the season at 14:58.

The score broke seven straight games without a point for Callin and gave McFaul and Gosselin (secondary assist) their second points of the contest and the first multi-point games of their careers.

Clarkson took that 3-2 edge to the locker room for the second intermission.

Quinnipiac goaltender Keith Petruzelli made two glorious saves to rob the Golden Knights of adding two third-period goals.  Meanwhile, at the other end Marotte shut the door on the Bobcats by making 12 third-stanza stops.

Quinnipiac outshot Clarkson 41-24. Both teams skated on just one power play apiece, with the Bobcats scoring the only goal on the man-advantage.

Clarkson's win clinched a regular season sweep of Quinnipiac.  It was the second straight in Hamden and the fourth triumph in the last five meetings with the Bobcats.
 

 
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