HAMILTON — Colgate scored twice in the third period to tie the game up at 3-3 before defeating Clarkson 2-0 in a shootout Saturday night at the Class of 1965 Arena.
The team honored seniors
Anthony Stark,
Arnaud Vachon,
Colton Young,
Matt Verboon,
Ethan Manderville, and
Liam Watson-Brawn prior to the game.
Ryan McGuire sealed the deal for the Raiders in the shootout, putting one past the Golden Knights' goalie to earn the Raiders the extra point in the league standings. Manderville also made his attempt, and
Carter Gylander stopped one of the Golden Knights' two shots.
The game went to a shootout after neither side could find the back of the net during overtime. Colgate had a power play opportunity at the beginning of extra time, but it could not convert. The Raiders outshot Clarkson 8-2 in the period.
Gylander came up with a big pad stop in OT, stretching out his left leg to deny the Golden Knights from point-blank range. The junior finished the night with 21 stops in net.
Ross Mitton tied it up at 3-3 with 2:21 remaining in the third.
Simon Labelle passed to
Tommy Bergsland, who got denied on a shot from close range, but Mitton tapped it in the net off the rebound for his eighth goal of the season.
Clarkson had taken the lead less than a minute earlier when Ryan Taylor found the back of the net for his second goal of the night.
Alex Young made it a 2-2 game when he slotted one in with just over 4:14 left in the third. The junior extended his point streak to 16 games when he found the back of the net off assists from
Nick Anderson and Manderville.
The Golden Knights pulled ahead 2-1 just under four minutes into the final period when Anthony Callin notched a power play goal.
Tommy Bergsland scored the game's first goal to put Colgate ahead 1-0 three and a half minutes into the first. Clarkson answered back with a goal of its own in the second period when Taylor put one past Gylander four and a half minutes in.
The Raiders finished with a 27-24 advantage in shots.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Don Vaughan
"What a great hockey game by two teams that left it all on the ice. It was a classic Colgate vs Clarkson battle. It was back-and-forth all night with amazing saves by both goalies. Our guys continue to impress me with their attitude and effort. This league is so competitive. There is just very little room for error. Tonight was just college hockey at its finest. Two teams that respect each other and played hard with no crap. Onward."
UP NEXT
Colgate rounds out the regular season on the road next weekend, heading to Yale (Friday) and Brown (Saturday) for a pair of 7 p.m. contests.
