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Clarkson downs Dartmouth 5-2 as Knights enjoy most productive offensive night of season

Posted 1/18/15

Junior goaltender Greg Lewis (Mars, PA) was strong in the crease with 34 saves and five Golden Knights, including three freshmen, accounted for the goals in a balanced effort as the Clarkson …

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Clarkson downs Dartmouth 5-2 as Knights enjoy most productive offensive night of season

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Junior goaltender Greg Lewis (Mars, PA) was strong in the crease with 34 saves and five Golden Knights, including three freshmen, accounted for the goals in a balanced effort as the Clarkson University Hockey team enjoyed its most productive offensive night of the season in defeating Dartmouth College 5-2 at Thompson Arena in Hanover, NH on Saturday.

Clarkson, which begins a five-game home stand next weekend, improves to 8-11-4 overall and moves to over .500 in ECAC Hockey with a 5-4-2 conference mark.

Junior Jeff DiNallo (Aurora, ONT) tallied a goal and two assists for a career-high three points, and sophomore defenseman James de Haas (Mississauga, ONT) scored the game-winner and picked up an assist from the blueline as the Golden Knights snapped a three-game ECAC Hockey losing skid for its first road victory since the December 6 win at St. Lawrence. Rookies Kelly Summers (Golden Lake, ONT), Janick Asselin (Coaticook, QUE) and Sam Vigneault (Baie-Comeau, QUE) also scored.

The Green and Gold closed out a strong weekend in specialty teams play. The Knights scored two power-play goals for the first time this season (2-of-5) and shut down all four of Dartmouth's man-advantage opportunities, including a key kill when the Big Green were on a 5-on-3 for about a minute midway through the second period right after they had scored two quick goals to tie the game. Friday night at Harvard, Clarkson was 1-of-3 on the power play and held the Crimson scoreless in their four chances.

Dartmouth (6-8-3, 3-6-1) outshot the Knights 36-31.

Making his first appearance in ECAC Hockey play this year and only second start of the season, Lewis was strong from the start with 14 first-period saves as Clarkson took a 1-0 lead through the opening 20 minutes. Summers tallied his third goal of the season late in the period, connecting for a power-play goal from the left circle at 18:21 with de Haas and DiNallo assisting.

The Knights made it 2-0 early in the middle frame when Asselin knocked in rebound off sophomore Pat Megannety's (Oakville, ONT) shot at 1:52 for his first goal as a Golden Knight.

Dartmouth got on the scoreboard at 7:25 when Tyler Sikura's shot squirted past Lewis at the near post. The Big Green tied the contest midway through the stanza when a Dartmouth shot was redirected in by an errant Clarkson stick during a delayed penalty. Rick Pinkston was credited with the goal at 12:15 to make it 2-2 through 40 minutes.

Clarkson, which got its first third-period goal in ECAC Hockey play this season Friday at Harvard, tallied twice in a span of 46 seconds to regain the lead early in the final frame. de Hass scored on a wrist shot from the high slot eight seconds into power play. Asselin and DiNallo assisted on the game-winner at 7:47. Vigneault connected on a high shot at 8:33 for his second goal of the weekend and fourth of the season. Sophomores A.J. Fossen (Maple Grove, MN) and Perry D'Arrisso (Mississauga, ONT) recorded the assists.

DiNallo sealed the road victory with Clarkson's first empty-net goal of the season with 17 seconds remaining.

Lewis, who picked up his first win since last February 28, made 14 first-period saves, eight second-period stops and turned aside 12 shots over the final 20 minutes for his 19th career victory.

Clarkson hosts Brown and Yale at Cheel Arena next Friday and Saturday.