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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, February 13
Hobey Baker Rink
7:00 PM
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Men's Hockey Uses Strong Third Period to Defeat Clarkson 5-3
February 13, 2009 | Men's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON -- Senior captain Brandan Kushniruk scored two goals to help lead the ninth-ranked Princeton men's hockey team to a 5-3 win over Clarkson on Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink. Princeton scored four goals in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and pick up the win.
The start of the game was delayed more than an hour due to problems with the ice at the east end of Hobey Baker Rink. Once the ice was repaired the teams returned for a five-minute warm-up and then play began at 8:25 p.m.
Clarkson jumped on the board early when Tom Pizzo's point shot off an offensive zone draw put the Golden Knights ahead 2:11 into the game. Clarkson held that lead through the first period and until late in the second before the Tigers drew even just as a power play expired. Junior Dan Bartlett fed senior Brett Wilson for a shot. Wilson's blast snuck through Clarkson goaltender Richie LeVeau and laid in the crease behind him before senior Lee Jubinville shoved it over the goal line for his sixth goal of the season.
Princeton went ahead for the first time in the game 41 seconds into the third period when Kushniruk netted his fifth of the year. Junior Jody Pederson and sophomore Taylor Fedun broke the puck out of the Princeton end and hit Kushniruk in the neutral zone. He skated into the Clarkson end and five steps over the blue line beat LeVeau with a quick shot.
Clarkson's Brandon DeFazio evened the game three minutes later when he completed by nice play by reaching around the outstretched pad of Princeton junior goaltender Zane Kalemba, but the Tigers quickly rebounded less than two minutes later.
In the offensive zone, Bartlett made a great play to steal the puck off a Clarkson stick and quickly fed Wilson on the doorstep, who one-timed the puck past LeVeau for his seventh of the season.
Junior Tyler Beachell netted the eventual game winner 10 minutes later. Beachell skated from his own blue line into the Clarkson end with the puck, looking to gain a step on the Clarkson defense. He was unable to cut in and get a shot, but he regained the puck at the goal line and banked the puck into the net for his third of the season. Sophomores Mike Kramer and Cam Ritchie assisted it.
Scott Freeman added an extra attacker goal to Clarkson back within a goal at 18:00 of the third, but the Tigers sealed the win when Kushniruk scored into the empty net 55 seconds later. Junior Kevin Kaiser assisted on the goal.
Kalemba made 27 saves for the win, while LeVeau stopped 35 of Princeton's 40 shots in the loss.
The Tigers win was their fourth in a row and moved Princeton to 18-6 overall and 12-5 in the ECAC. Princeton leaped over Cornell in the ECAC standings and now sits in second, three points behind first-place Yale.
The start of the game was delayed more than an hour due to problems with the ice at the east end of Hobey Baker Rink. Once the ice was repaired the teams returned for a five-minute warm-up and then play began at 8:25 p.m.
Clarkson jumped on the board early when Tom Pizzo's point shot off an offensive zone draw put the Golden Knights ahead 2:11 into the game. Clarkson held that lead through the first period and until late in the second before the Tigers drew even just as a power play expired. Junior Dan Bartlett fed senior Brett Wilson for a shot. Wilson's blast snuck through Clarkson goaltender Richie LeVeau and laid in the crease behind him before senior Lee Jubinville shoved it over the goal line for his sixth goal of the season.
Princeton went ahead for the first time in the game 41 seconds into the third period when Kushniruk netted his fifth of the year. Junior Jody Pederson and sophomore Taylor Fedun broke the puck out of the Princeton end and hit Kushniruk in the neutral zone. He skated into the Clarkson end and five steps over the blue line beat LeVeau with a quick shot.
Clarkson's Brandon DeFazio evened the game three minutes later when he completed by nice play by reaching around the outstretched pad of Princeton junior goaltender Zane Kalemba, but the Tigers quickly rebounded less than two minutes later.
In the offensive zone, Bartlett made a great play to steal the puck off a Clarkson stick and quickly fed Wilson on the doorstep, who one-timed the puck past LeVeau for his seventh of the season.
Junior Tyler Beachell netted the eventual game winner 10 minutes later. Beachell skated from his own blue line into the Clarkson end with the puck, looking to gain a step on the Clarkson defense. He was unable to cut in and get a shot, but he regained the puck at the goal line and banked the puck into the net for his third of the season. Sophomores Mike Kramer and Cam Ritchie assisted it.
Scott Freeman added an extra attacker goal to Clarkson back within a goal at 18:00 of the third, but the Tigers sealed the win when Kushniruk scored into the empty net 55 seconds later. Junior Kevin Kaiser assisted on the goal.
Kalemba made 27 saves for the win, while LeVeau stopped 35 of Princeton's 40 shots in the loss.
The Tigers win was their fourth in a row and moved Princeton to 18-6 overall and 12-5 in the ECAC. Princeton leaped over Cornell in the ECAC standings and now sits in second, three points behind first-place Yale.
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