• | | Junior Greg Lewis (Mars, PA) has been nearly unbeatable in the Knights' crease in earning the start in the last three games, since sophomore Steve Perry (Ligonier, PA) was injured against Colgate (Jan. 9). He has backstopped Clarkson to its longest winning streak of the season. Lewis became the first Clarkson goaltender in 15 years to post shutouts in consecutive games when he blanked Brown and Yale at Cheel Arena over the weekend. He made 27 saves in the win over the Bears, including a penalty-shot stop, and followed with 25 saves in the one-goal victory over the Bulldogs. Lewis has a shutout streak of 147 :45. He started the game at Dartmouth on January 17 and did not allow a goal in the final 27:45 of the 5-2 win against the Big Green. Through five games he posts a .944 save percentage and a 1.51 goals against average and a 3-0-0 record. Lewis was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender and Player of the Week, along with gaining NCAA First Star of the Week. Lewis, who played in 34 games as a freshman in 2012-13, owns a career .902 save%, 2.75 GAA and a 21-24-7 record, including four shutouts in 57 games. |
• | | Lewis' pad save on the Brown penalty shot by Matt Lorito 23 seconds into the second period on Friday was the second time this season a Clarkson goaltender has denied the Bears' leading scorer on a PS attempt. Perry also stop Lorito in the Knights' 2-1 win at Meenham Auditorium on November 8. |
• | | After scoring just four goals in the first three games of 2015, the Knights have tallied for 12 goals during their current three-game winning streak. Clarkson's six goals against Brown was its highest goal total in two years. The Knights' got goals from six different players over the weekend with 11 players recording at least one point in the sweep. |
• | | Junior Todd Christain (Norwalk, CT) was the Knights' lone multiple-goal scorer on the weekend, netting a career-high two against Brown. After recording just two goals and three points in his first two seasons, Christian has five goals and nine points in 18 games this year. |
• | | Junior defenseman Kevin Tansey (Hammond, ONT) scored the opening goal on Friday against Brown for his first tally of the season. |
• | | Sophomore defenseman James de Haas (Mississauga, ONT) posted his second straight one-goal, one-assist outing in Friday's win with a power-play marker and the lone assist on Tansey's game-winner. He leads the Knights in scoring with 14 points on six goals and eight assists. |
• | | Sophomore Troy Josephs (Whitby, ONT) was Clarkson's lone player to record a point in both wins over the weekend with an assist each night. He is tied for third on the team in scoring with 11 points (2-9). |
• | | Freshman Sam Vigneault (Baie-Comeau, QUE) scored the only goal on Saturday for his second game-winner, and now has three goals in the past four games. He leads the Class of 2018 with eight points (5-3). |
• | | Janick Asselin (Coaticook, QUE) is also starting to emerge has an offensive force in his rookie campaign after missing 10 games with an injury during the season's first half. He scored an unassisted goal and picked up an assist in the win over Brown for his second straight one-goal, one-assist night. He has six points (2-4) in 13 games. |
• | | Senior Joe Zarbo (Grand ISland, NY) is the Knights' top goal scorer with seven tallies, but he has yet to score in 2015. His last goal was the game-winner in the 4-3 victory over AIC (12/30). Zarbo has a team-high four goals against St. Lawerence. |
• | | Jeff DiNallo is Clarkson's leading playmaker with 10 assists and is second in points (13). |
• | | Clarkson has not allowed a power-play goal in its last four games and has killed off the last 17 man-advantage opportunities. The Knights are tied for ninth in the nation on the penalty-kill at 87.5% (77-88) and have only allowed two power-play tallies, both against Cornell, in ECAC Hockey action for the league's top PK at 96% (48-50). |
• | | The Knights saw their string of scoring on the power play come to an end after three games when they did not score on their lone man-advantage opportunity on Saturday against Yale. Clarkson has played in four games were it was only awarded one power-play, and in another when it did not have any. The Knights are 11-74 overall (14.9%). James de Haas and freshman Nic Pierog (Georgetown, ONT) shared the team lead in power-play markers with three each. |
• | | Clarkson has not allowed a power-play goal in its last four games and has killed off the last 17 man-advantage opportunities. The Knights are tied for ninth in the nation on the penalty-kill at 87.5% (77-88) and have only allowed two power-play tallies, both against Cornell, in ECAC Hockey action for the league's top PK at 96% (48-50). |