A lengthy winning streak over its archrival came to an end for the Clarkson University Hockey team against St. Lawrence as the Saints skated to a 4-1 victory over the Golden Knights at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in non-league action at Festivus Faceoff in Lake Placid on Saturday night.

Clarkson, which defeated St. Lawrence 5-3 on Tuesday night in Canton for its fourth straight victory over the Saints, drops to 9-7-4 overall. The Knights are now off until December 29-30 when they participate in the Everblades College Classic in Estero, FL.

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After a scoreless first period, St. Lawrence (6-10) grabbed a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes with a pair of power-plays goals. The Saints went on top first when Kyle Essery skated in from the point after a Clarkson defenseman fell and connected on a shot from the right circle at 6:28.

The Knights tied the game when senior Corey Tamblyn (Bobcaygeon, ONT) knocked in a rebound at the top of the crease off a shot by senior linemate Jake Morley (Ogdensburg, NY) at 15:01 for his seventh goal of the season. Sophomore defenseman Chase Fuchs (Severna Park, MD) also assisted for his first collegiate point.

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The Saints regained the lead less than three minutes later with power-play goal on a rising shot from the right circle by Patrick Doherty at 17:53.

St. Lawrence added two more goals in the third period to close out its first win in five games. Greg Carey scored just 54 seconds into the final frame and Chris Martin converted off a 2-on-1 at 14:28.

The Saints won the specialty teams battle, going 2-of-7 on the power play while killing off all five of the Green and Gold’s chances.

Clarkson held a 28-26 shot advantage. Senior Paul Karpowich posted 22 saves.