Men's Hockey Falls to #20 Clarkson

Friday, February 4

Providence, R.I.

7 p.m.

Brown University

5-15-0, 5-9-0

Clarkson

14-7-6, 9-2-4

Clarkson

Brown

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Photo by: David Silverman Photography

2/4/2022 10:17:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 20th-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights (14-7-6, 8-3-4 ECAC) scored two goals in the second and third periods to take a 5-0 conference win over the Brown Bears (5-15-0, 5-9-0 ECAC) Friday night at Meehan Auditorium.

"Credit to them, they're a really good hockey team, however, I didn't think we played a tremendous game," said head coach Brendan Whittet '94. "We played so well against Cornell in terms of defensive structure and a high compete level, but I thought we let Clarkson dictate and do what they wanted to do and that's not a good recipe."

In a back-and-forth opening period, Clarkson broke the deadlock with 24.7 ticks left in the frame as Anthony Romano's off-angle shot deflected through Mathieu Caron (31 saves) and over the goal line.

Romano tallied his second of the night 6:20 into the second period, wiring a wrist shot from the top of the slot past Caron with assists from Dustyn McPaul and Alex Campbell.

Just over five minutes later, Luke Kaelble blasted a slap shot from the top of the right circle for a Golden Knight power play goal 13 seconds into a 5-on-3 advantage.

Brown responded with offensive pressure following Kaelble's goal that lasted through the second period. Brown's best offensive chance came with 4:58 remaining in the second as Luke Krys hit the post with a wrist shot from the slot.

Campbell scored Clarkson's fourth goal of the game 1:49 into the third period and eight minutes later, Jack Jacome redirected a centering pass from Michael Underwood for his second goal of the season and Clarkson's fifth of the night.

GAME NOTES

Clarkson finished the night with a 36-18 advantage in shots and a 31-25 edge in faceoffs won. The Golden Knights finished 1-for-3 on the power play while the Bears went 0-for-4.
Brown blocked 20 shots, led by Krys with four. Clarkson finished with 14 blocks.
Friday night marked the first game between Brown and Clarkson since February 1, 2020, a 4-1 Golden Knight win at Cheel Arena.

Brown hosts St. Lawrence (6-13-5, 4-7-3 ECAC) tomorrow night at Meehan Auditorium to close the ECAC weekend. Saturday night's game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and on Stretch Internet internationally. Click here to purchase tickets.

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