The Clarkson University Hockey team will look to build upon a win over a nationally-ranked team in its final non-league game of the season as it begins the second-half slate of the ECAC Hockey campaign next week. The Golden Knights, guided by fifth-year head coach Casey Jones and assistants Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge, will play three games in a five-game stretch beginning with a rare mid-week battle against archrival St. Lawrence University. The Knights will host the Saints at Cheel Arena on Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the 201st meeting between the North Country foes. Clarkson follows that game with a weekend series in New England, playing at Dartmouth and Harvard on January 15-16.

The Green and Gold were busy over the holidays away from Potsdam, playing four games in seven days against Top-15 ranked programs. Clarkson skated against UMass-Lowell (loss 3-0) and Penn State (loss 5-1) at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh, PA on December 28-29, and then continued the road trip in central Ohio to start the New Year with a two-game series at Bowling Green. The Knights lost the first meeting 6-3 on January 2, but came back on January 3 to gain its first win since November 28 with a 3-2 victory over the 12th-ranked Falcons.

Clarkson stands at 8-9-2 overall and will be looking for its first win in conference play, holding a 0-5-2 ECAC Hockey mark as second half league action begins.

• The Golden Knights hold an overwhelming 121-68-11 series lead against the Saints, which began with a 1-0 Clarkson victory during the 1925-26 campaign. The Saints, however, have gone 3-1-1 in the past five games and have dealt the Green and Gold a pair of shutout losses during that stretch. The Knights are 5-3-1 over the last 10 meetings with St. Lawrence and 24-19-4 against their archrival in games played during the 2000s. Clarkson is 21-8-2 against its North Country neighbor at Cheel.

• Tuesday's contest against the 13th-ranked Saints will mark the sixth straight game Clarkson has faced an opponent ranked among the top 15 teams in the national polls. Next Saturday's opponent, Harvard (4/5) is also ranked high in this week's polls.

• Junior Troy Josephs (Whitby, ONT) holds the hot hand for the Knights right now with a goal in each of the last three games. He scored his fourth goal of the season, an unassisted shorthanded marker with six seconds left in the first period in Sunday's win at BGSU to spark a three-goal run for Clarkson. A 2013 NHL Draft choice on the Penguins, Josephs was named to the Three Rivers Classic All-Tournament team after scoring a goal against Penn State. He has seven point through 16 games. He has tallied 29 career points (9-20) through 85 games.

• Clarkson's power play finally got on track over the weekend at BGSU with a man-advantage goal in both games against the Falcons. Sophomore Nic Pierog's (Georgetown, ONT) goal early in the second period on Saturday, snapped a 0-of-36 stretch on the power play. It was the Green and Gold's first goal on the man-advantage since October 24, a span of 11 games. The Knights came back on Sunday, scoring on their lone power-play in the 3-2 win with senior Jeff DiNallo (Aurora, ONT) connecting midway through the second period. It was DiNallo's second goal of the season and first since the October 17, 4-3 victory at UNH. The Knights are 11-65 overall on the power play (16.9%) and are looking for their first man-advantage goal in ECAC Hockey this season (0-22).

• The Knights penalty-killing unit was strong in Sunday's win as Clarkson killed off 4-of-5 BGSU man-advantage opportunities. The lone Falcon power-play goal came in the final minutes as BGSU enjoyed a two-man advantage with their goaltender out of the net. Troy Josephs also scored Clarkson's first shorthanded goal in almost a year. Clarkson, which has allowed a power-play goal in each of the last four games, has killed off 60-of-72 opponent man-advantage opportunities (83.3%).

• Sophomore Sam Vigneault (Baie-Comeau, QUE) leads the Knights offensively with 14 points on six goals and eight assists through 18 games, and has scored a team-high three game-winners. He tallied 13 points (6-7) through 31 games in his rookie campaign last season.

• Junior A. J. Fossen (Maple Grove, MN) is Clarkson's leading goal scorer with seven, and has recorded 13 points. He has connected for a team-high five power-play markers and three, two-goal games.

• Christian Powers (Carlisle, ONT) is enjoying a steady senior campaign. Through 16 games he is tied for third on the team in scoring with nine points on four goals and five assist along with posting a +4 plus/minus rating. He recorded just 10 points (2-8) through 77 contests in his first three seasons.

• Sophomore Brett Gervais (Corona, CA) has taken the most draws for the Knights at the faceoff circle (162-162, 50%). He is tied for third in scoring for the Green and Gold with nine points (2-7).

• Junior Steve Perry (Ligonier, PA) and senior Greg Lewis (Mars, PA) have seen the bulk of the action in the Clarkson crease. Perry has started 14 games, including both contests at the Three Rivers Classic, and posts a .887 save percentage and a 2.85 goals against average en route to a 6-6-1 record, including one shutout. Lewis has started five games and holds a .910 save percentage, a 2.48 GAA and a 2-3-1 record. He made 26 saves on 27 shots through 49 minutes of play in Sunday's win at BGSU before leaving with an injury.

• Freshman Aaron Thow (Toronto, ONT) posts a team-high +5 rating, but did not play at BGSU afyer suffering a cut on his arm against Penn State.

• Junior James de Haas (Mississauga, ONT) leads the Clarkson offense from the blueline with eight points (1-7).

• Clarkson is 5-0-1 when scoring first and 5-0-1 when leading through 40 minutes, but 0-8-1 when trailing through two periods.

• Clarkson has outshot 11 of its first 19 opponents, 591-495 combined total, but has not outshot an opponent in the past six games. and has allowed the opening goal in each of those games.

• Janick Asselin (Coaticook, QUE), a sophomore forward, has decided to leave the University and pursue opportunities in professional hockey. He skated in 40 career games for the Knights scoring 16 points on four goals and 12 assists. He played in 15 of 19 games this season, recording four assists.

Scouting St. Lawrence:

Ranked among the top teams in the country throughout the season and currently listed as 13th in the national polls, St. Lawrence takes a 10-5-2 overall record into its final non-league games of the season this weekend vs Northeastern. After the weekend series against the Huskies at Appleton Arena, the Saints, guided by fourth-year head coach Greg Carvel, will close out the regular season with a full slate of ECAC Hockey games, beginning with Clarkson on Tuesday. St. Lawrence owns a 4-2-1 conference mark. The Saints closed out 2015 with a split in a home-and-home series against the University of Vermont on December 11-12, losing in Burlington, 4-0, before winning in Canton, 4-1.

Five Saints have double figures in points, led by defenseman Gavin Bayreuther's six goals and seven assists. Kyle Hayton is one of the top goaltenders in the country with a .938 save percentage and a 1.85 goals against average en route to a 10-4-1 record, including a pair of shutouts.

St. Lawrence is 4-3-2 in road games this season.

The Series:

The Golden Knights hold an overwhelming 121-68-11 series lead against the Saints, which began with a 1-0 Clarkson victory during the 1925-26 campaign. The Saints, however, have gone 3-1-1 in the past five games and have dealt the Green and Gold a pair of shutout losses during that stretch.

In their first meeting this season, St. Lawrence won 3-0 in Canton on November 13 to snap a five-game winless stretch to Clarkson at Appleton Arena.

Last season St. Lawrence enjoyed the better of the rivalry going 2-1-1. The teams split in ECAC Hockey action, however, with each winning on the other's home ice. Clarkson defeated the Saints 2-1 in Canton on December 6, 2014 and also tied the Saints on their home ice 2-2 on October 31 last season.

St. Lawrence won 2-1 in Potsdam last January 31 for its first conference points against Clarkson in 10 meetings (1-8-1). The Saints also gained a 4-0 non-league victory at Cheel on November 1 last year.

The Knights are 5-3-1 over the last 10 meetings with St. Lawrence and 24-19-4 against their archrival in games played during the 2000s. Clarkson is 21-8-2 against its North Country neighbor at Cheel.

Jeff DiNallo leads the Green and Gold in scoring against the Saints with four goals and three assists through nine games of the rivalry. Simon Bessette has three goals and four points in the series, while Pat Megannety has two goals and three points. Defensemen Kevin Tansey has notched three assists.

Greg Lewis has started six games in goal against St. Lawrence and posts a .903 save percentage and a 2.59 goals against average for a 3-1-1 record. In 324 minutes of action in the rivalry, Steve Perry is 2-2-1 with a .914 save percentage and a 1.90 GAA.