Men's Hockey Hosts St. Lawrence and Clarkson This Weekend

Friday, February 14

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

St. Lawrence

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Men's Hockey Hosts St. Lawrence and Clarkson This Weekend

February 13, 2020 | Men's Ice Hockey

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vs. St. Lawrence
Friday, February 14 (7 p.m.)
Hobey Baker Rink
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vs. No. 5/7 Clarkson
Saturday, February 15 (7 p.m.)
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SERIES INFORMATION
Tonight marks the 118th meeting all-time between Princeton and St. Lawrence. The Saints have had the better of the all-time results with a 70-26-11 lead -- thanks in large part to a 41-8-1 run between 1948-1993. More importantly, Princeton has won five of the last six meetings dating back to 2/10/17. Of the last five meetings, four have been one-goal games -- Princeton winning three of those, including a 1-0 win in overtime on January 11. Luke Keenan had the game's only goal, deflecting home the game-winner with 0.6 seconds left.

Saturday marks the 127th meeting all-time between Princeton and Clarkson. The Golden Knights have had the better of the all-time results with an 85-34-7 lead -- thanks in large part to a 26-2 run between 1960-86.The Tigers are 3-3-2 against Clarkson since the 2016-17 season, including a 2-1 win in overtime as Princeton claimed the 2018 ECAC championship in Lake Placid.

PRINCETON LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK
The Tigers are looking to respond after twice seeing early leads slip away in losses at Brown and Yale. Last Friday, the Tigers scored two power-play goals in the first period, but could not hold off the Bears who scored four times in the third period for a 4-3 win. The following night, Jackson Cressey scored a short-handed goal in the first period but a pair of Yale PPGs during a five-minute major took all the momentum in a 5-3 loss.

CRESSEY'S CORNER
Senior Jackson Cressey is second on the team in points with 16 through 23 games. His 11 assists are second on the team, and he is the only Tiger to have scored on both the power play and penalty kill this season. After going four games without a point from 1/4-31, Cressey has three points over his last three games. Last time out, he had a goal and an assist at Yale -- his first multi-point game since 11/2/19 at St. Cloud State. With 110 career points, he is 11th on the Tigers' all-time list and he is seven away from the No. 10 spot. He's No. 5 on the career assists list with 79 and is two away from No. 4.

LEADERSHIP FROM THE TOP(ATIGH)
Captain Derek Topatigh has 10 points this season, eight of which have come in ECAC play. All four of his goals in ECAC action have come on the powerplay.

ANDONOVSKI ACTIVATED
Sophomore Corey Andonovski leads the Tigers in goals (6), assists (12) and points (18) over 22 games this season. He has six multi-point games this season and has notched 9 points over his last 11 games.

LUCKY LUKE
Luke Keenan redirected home the only goal of the game in a 1-0 overtime win at St. Lawrence on January 11, beating the buzzer to score with 0.6 seconds remaining. He has 8 points over his last 9 games. Kennan has two game-winning goals this season.

POWERING UP
Princeton has scored a power-play goal in 9 of its last 14 games, scoring 13 total PPGs since the UNH game in Belfast. The Tigers now have at least one PPG in 14-of-23 games this season. Over its last three games, Princeton is 6-for-11 on the powerplay. Derek Topatigh leads the team with five power-play goals -- ranking No. 4 in the country in power-play goals by a defenseman. He is followed by Corey Andonovski who has three. Liam Grande, Spencer Kersten and Christian O'Neill each have two. Overall, 10 different players have scored at least one PPG for the Tigers. Overall this season, Princeton is 19-for-84 on the powerplay (22.6%) which ranks No. 14 in the country and No. 4 in the ECAC.