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Richardson vs Clarkson
3
Winner Cornell CBR 18-10-6
1
Clarkson GKC 24-12-3
Winner
Cornell CBR
18-10-6
3
Final
1
Clarkson GKC
24-12-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Cornell CBR 2 0 1 3
Clarkson GKC 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

Knights Season Comes to a Close in 3-1 Loss to Cornell in ECAC Championship Game

Lake Placid, NY – Both Ethan Langenegger of the Clarkson University Men's Hockey team and Ian Shane of Cornell played up to their billings as the top goaltenders in ECAC Hockey, but the Big Red were able to down the Golden Knights in the ECAC title matchup, as Clarkson's season came to a close with a 3-1 loss at Herb Brooks Arena.

The second-seeded Knights saw their campaign end with a record of 24-12-3 while sixth-seed Cornell improved to 18-10-6 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament with the conference's automatic bid.

Cornell put the Golden Knights on the defensive in the early going, scoring twice in the first seven minutes of the game. The first score was an extended offensive zone stretch with the Knights challenging for the puck near the left point, but the pass was dumped below the goal line to create some space. Nick DeSantis slid the pass over to Jonathan Castagna closer to the net and a quick pass in the slot for Ondrej Psenicka set up his one-timer, putting the Big Red on the board at 5:11.

Less than two minutes later, Cornell was on the defensive, but some quick transition allowed for a second goal. Psenicka won the puck near the blue line in the Cornell defensive zone and chipped the puck forward to create a 2-on-1. Castagna held the puck just long enough to keep the Knights guessing as to his intent, but he passed the puck over to Nick DeSantis on the line of the right circle near the slot, flipping the puck over Ethan Langenegger at 7:03.

Clarkson had the lone power play chance of the first period, but two shots from Trey Taylor were denied by Cornell goalie Ian Shane. The Big Red nearly got a third goal on a give-away in the Clarkson defensive zone while shorthanded but Mack Sullivan's bid struck the post and kept the Knights within striking distance.  
Much like Cornell nearly picked up a goal while shorthanded, Clarkson's best chance early on in the second period came at the end of a penalty kill when Erik Bargholtz was pushed away by Ian Shane, and Garrett Dahm couldn't quite collect the rebound in the slot.

Right after the media timeout following Clarkson's shorthanded miss, the Knights kept up the pace and broke through with a goal roughly three minutes later. Dahm fought for the puck near the bottom of the right circle and the puck leaked out to Luka Sukovic, who found Erik Bargholtz near the post. Bargholtz's first shot was stopped by Ian Shane, but the rebound clipped off a Cornell defender's skate right back to Bargholtz and he would not come up empty a second time, converting on a backhand to make it 2-1 at 13:23 in the second.

Late in the second period, the Knights were on the power play and came close to tying the game. Several passes thread the needle, with the final one finding Tristan Sarsland near the right circle, but his wrister clanged off the post with 20 seconds remaining in the second period.

Both goalies came up big in the third period. Langenegger made a key stop on a shot from Sullivan Mack about five minutes in and only a few moments later Charlie Major's shot from the left circle was gloved by Langenegger. Roughly four minutes after Langenegger's impressive stops, Ayrton Martino nearly tied the game with a tip-in right in front of the Cornell goal, but Ian Shane snagged the puck out of the air without allowing a rebound.

Clarkson pulled Langenegger with 2:39 to go with hopes of tying the game with an extra skater, and the Knights possessed the puck for much of that stretch. Cornell added an empty net goal thanks to a long clear by the Big Red as icing was waved off despite Trey Taylor winning the race to the puck. With Taylor behind the net and Cornell crashing the Clarkson zone, the Big Red were able to put the game away with a Ryan Walsh score at 18:11.  

Neither team scored on the power play in the game and the Golden Knights finished with a 58-44 advantage in shots and a 31-24 edge in shots on goal. Langenegger finished with 21 saves for the Knights and Shane had 30 stops for Cornell.


 
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