Clarkson Routs Princeton in ECAC Hockey Play

A one-goal game after 20 minutes turned one-sided on Saturday night at Princeton University's Hobey Baker Rink.

Clarkson University scored three times in each of the last two periods to break the contest wide open and rout host Princeton by an 8-3 count in an ECAC Hockey match. The Golden Knights improved to 7-4-2 overall (3-2-1 ECAC Hockey), while the Tigers fell to 3-3-1 (2-2-0).

Alex Campbell scored two goals (one on the power play) and set up another one for Clarkson, which also got three points apiece from Mathieu Gosselin and Sacred Heart University transfer Zach Tsekos. Arizona Coyotes draft choice Anthony Romano notched two goals while Ayrton Martino, a Dallas Stars draft selection, scored his first career college goal for the Golden Knights. Nashville Predators draft pick Ethan Haider also stopped 24 shots in net for Clarkson.

Finn Evans scored twice for Princeton and also added an assist, while Corey Andonovski tallied a goal and an assist. Mark Paolini registered two assists and Jeremie Forget finished with 17 stops for Princeton, which outshot Clarkson by a 27-25 margin on the night. 

Both schools will venture out of conference next weekend to face off with different NCAA opponents. Clarkson will visit Wisconsin for two games, while Princeton will hoist RIT for a pair of contests.

No. 1 Cornell Outlasts Princeton, 5-3

One night after suffering a five-goal defeat at No. 18 Quinnipiac, top-ranked Cornell rebounded for a 5-3 victory in Ivy League men’s hockey action at Princeton on Saturday night.

Ben Tupker’s backhand goal in front just under six minutes into the third period stood up as the game-winner, with Tristan Mullin collecting his second goal of the game with 50 seconds remaining in regulation to ice it for Cornell (14-2-4 overall, 9-2-2 ECAC Hockey). Princeton had closed to within 4-3 just over two minutes after Tupker’s tally.

The Big Red led, 2-0, after 20 minutes of play, before the host Tigers scored twice in the second period to knot matters, 2-2, after 40 minutes. Cornell also got goals from Max Andreev and Alex Green, while all three of Princeton’s scores—from Mark Paolini, Spencer Kersten and Liam Grande—came on power plays. Cornell finished 3-for-8 on its power plays, while Princeton went 3-for-6 with a man advantage.

Jeremie Forget stopped 31 shots for Princeton, while Matthew Galajda made 12 saves for Cornell, which outshot Princeton (3-12-14, 1-9-3) by a 36-15 margin on the night at a sold-out Hobey Baker Rink. The Big Red also swept the season series, having topped Princeton by a 5-1 count in Ithaca, N.Y. earlier this season.