With a five-game winless stretch behind it after sweeping Division I Independent Arizona State University (3-2, 4-1) over the Thanksgiving weekend at Cheel Arena, the Clarkson University Hockey team will look to carry over its success in non-league play into ECAC Hockey action. The Golden Knights, guided by fifth-year head coach Casey Jones and assistant Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge, return to conference competition with the road trip to Colgate and Cornell, historically their toughest weekend series in league play. Friday's game at Colgate will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports.

Led by senior captain Paul Geiger and assistants, senior Jeff DiNallo and Pat Megannety and junior James de Haas, Clarkson stands at 7-4-2 overall and is in a three-way tie for 10th in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 0-3-2 league mark.

• The Knights have struggled on the trip to Central NY, managing just three points (3-3 tie at Colgate on December 6, 2008, a 0-0 draw at Cornell on December 3, 2011 and a 2-2 tie against the Raiders last season on November 15) in the previous seven regular seasons. Clarkson gained three points on the trip in 2007-08 with a 1-1 tie against Colgate and a 4-2 victory over the Big Red. The last time, the Green and Gold swept the weekend road series at Colgate and Cornell was during the 1996-97 campaign on February 28 (3-1 over the Big Red) and March 1 (7-3 over the Raiders). Clarkson has come close the last two years, losing at Cornell 2-1 in overtime before skating to the tie at Colgate last season, and dropping a pair of 3-2 decisions in 2013-14.

• Clarkson leads the Raiders in their all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign, 81-50-17, but Colgate is 6-1-3 in the last 10 meetings of the rivalry, including a current 4-0-2 mark. The past seven games between the New York State rivals have been decided by one-goal-or-less, including three overtime contests. The last 10 meetings have all been decided by two-goals-or-less, including three ties.

• Cornell is the Knights' oldest current rival having first played during the 1922-23 campaign with the teams battling to a 0-0 tie in Ithaca. The Big Red lead the rivalry against the Knights 63-52-14. The series has been fairly even in recent years with Cornell holding a 6-3-1 advantage in the last 10 meetings. The Big Red have won the last three meetings, including overtime victories in the last two games at Lynah Rink.

• Clarkson has been nearly unbeatable in non-league play with a 7-1 record, outscoring their non-conference opponents 32-18. In ECAC Hockey action it has been a whole different story. The Knights are still looking for their first win in the conference, standings at 0-3-2, have been outscored 13-4 and have suffered a pair of 3-0 shutouts through the first five league contests.

• The Line of sophomore center Sam Vigneault (Baie-Comeau, QUE), junior left wing A.J. Fossen (Maple Grove, IL) and senior right wing Christian Powers (Carlisle, ONT) enjoyed a dominant weekend against Arizona State. The trio accounted for five of the Knights' seven goals. Vigneault powered the offense in Friday's win with three points, including his first career two-goal outing. He finished with five points (2-3) on the weekend. Powers, who tallied three points (1-2) in the series, connected for his second game-winner of the year in Friday's victory. Fossen tallied two goals in Saturday's win after setting up a pair of scores on Friday.

• Vigneault leads the Knights with 12 points on four goals and eight assists through 13 games.

• Fossen, Clarkson's leading goal scorer with seven, has 11 points. He shares the nation lead in power-play goals with five, but has not scored on the man-advantage in the past seven games. Fossen's second goal in Saturday's win was #4 on NCAA.com Top 5 Plays of the Week.

• The Knights' power play, which was clicking as one of the best in the nation through the first t six games, has not connected on the man-advantage over the past seven games (0-20) and is 0-17 in ECAC Hockey contests. Overall, Clarkson is 9-46 (19.6%) on the power play.

• While the power play has struggled, the Knights have shown improvement while shorthanded. Clarkson is 42-48 (87.5%) on the penalty kill, and is 20-21 (95.2%) in league play.

• In Friday's 3-2 win over Arizona State, the Knights skated in their first penalty-free game since October 31, 2014. The Sun Devils were called for just one penalty.

• Junior Perry D'Arrisso (Mississauga, ONT) scored the game-winner on Saturday, his second tally of the year after not scoring at all last season.

• Junior Bryan Sinz (Anchorage, AK) tallied hs first career goal in 46 games with Clarkson's final score in Saturday's win.

• Junior James de Haas (Mississauga, ONT) powers the Clarkson offense from the blueline with seven points (1-6).

• Clarkson's is averaging 2.77 goals per game and has scored four-or-more goals in six of its seven wins, including a pair of six-goal outings.

• Eighteen players have accounted for Clarkson's 36 goals. Twenty-one Knights have recorded at least one point.

• Sophomore Brett Gervais (Corona, CA) has taken the most draws for the Knights at the faceoff circle (115-106, 52%). He is fourth in scoring for the Green and Gold with eight points (2-6) and is one of three Knights with a team-high +5 plus/minus rating.

• Senior Greg Lewis (Mars, PA) has started two of the last four games for his first action of the season and is 1-0-1. He holds a .948 save percentage and a 1.44 GAA.

• Junior Steve Perry (Ligonier, PA) has started 11games for the Knights and posts a .895 save precentage, a 2.46 GAA and one shutout.

• Clarkson is 5-0-1 when scoring first and 4-0-1 when leading through 40 minutes.

Scouting Colgate

Colgate enters the weekend looking to snap out of a six-game winless stretch (0-5-1), which includes a disappointing trip to Ireland this past weekend. The Raiders suffered a pair of lopsided losses at the Friendship Four in Belfast, losing to Brown 5-0 on Friday and 7-1 to Northeastern on Saturday. Colgate managed to put just 26 shots total on net during the tournament. Guided by 23rd-year head coach Don Vaughan, the Raiders own a 4-10-1 overall record and are in ninth place in the ECAC Hockey standings, one point ahead of Clarkson, with a 1-5-1 league mark. Colgate's last win was a 2-1 victory over Princeton in Hamilton on November 7. The Raiders are 2-4 at Starr Rink this season having also defeated RIT (5-2) on October 23. Tyson (6-7) and Tylor Spink (3-7) lead Colgate in scoring with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Charlie Finn has started 14 games in goal for the Radiers and holds a .891 save percentage and a 3.62 goals against average en route to a 4-10-1 record.

Scouting Cornell

Ranked 14/15th in the national polls, Cornell enters Friday's game against St. Lawrence rolling on a five-game unbeaten streak (3-0-2). Guided by Mike Schafer, now in his 21st year as head coach, the Big Red stand at 6-1-2 overall and are tied for third in the conference standings with a 4-1-1 ECAC Hockey slate. In its only action last week, Cornell skated to a 3-3 tie vs Boston University on Saturday at Red Hot Hockey in Madison Square Garden. The Big Red's lone loss of the season was a 5-4 overtime setback to Quinnipiac in Ithaca on November 7. Cornell is 3-1 at Lynah Rink this season. Jeff Kubiak leads the Big Red with 10 points on three goals and seven assists. Playing all nine games, Mitch Gillham backstops another solid defensive effort by Cornell, boasting a .937 save percentage, a 1.73 goals against average and three shutouts.

The Series:

Clarkson leads the Raiders in their all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign, 81-50-17, but Colgate is 6-1-3 in the last 10 meetings of the rivalry, including a current 4-0-2 mark. The past seven games between the New York State rivals have been decided by one-goal-or-less, including three overtime contests. The last 10 meetings have all been decided by two-goals-or-less, including three ties. Last season on November 15 in Hamilton, Ville Runola backstopped a strong defensive effort with 30 saves, while Sam Vigneault and Christian Powers supplied the offense as Clarkson closed out a four-game road trip with a 2-2 tie against the 6th-ranked Raiders at Starr Rink. On January 9 at Cheel Arena, Colgate scored a pair of goals less than a minute apart in the second period to earn a 2-1 victory. James de Haas scored the Clarkson goal. The Knights' last win in the series was a 2-1 victory in Potsdam on February 18, 2012. Clarkson last victory at Starr Rink was a 2-1 triumph on February 3, 2007. The Raiders hold a 27-25-5 edge over the Green and Gold at Starr Rink. Jeff DiNallo leads the Knights offensively against Colgate with five points on two goals and three assists through five games against the Raiders. Paul Geiger also has two goals in the series. Greg Lewis posts a .843 save percentage and a 4.12 GAA through three games of the series. Steve Perry owns a .914 save percentage, a 2.28 GAA and a 0-1 mark, while Runola holds a .900 save percentage, a 2.31 GAA and a 0-1-1 mark in two games against Colgate.

Cornell is the Knights' oldest current rival having first played during the 1922-23 campaign with the teams battling to a 0-0 tie in Ithaca. The Big Red lead the rivalry against the Knights 63-52-14. The series has been fairly even in recent years with Cornell holding a 6-3-1 advantage in the last 10 meetings. The Big Red have won the last three meetings, including overtime victories in the last two games at Lynah Rink. On November 14 last year in Ithaca, Cornell scored the game-winner in overtime to gain a 2-1 triumph. The Big Red shut out the Knights, for the second time in the past three meetings, 2-0 on January 10 at Cheel in their last meeting. Clarkson's last win in the series was a 4-1 victory in Game 2 of the ECAC quarterfinal series at Lynah on March 15, 2014. The Knights' last regular-season last win at Lynah Rink was a 4-2 triumph on January 20, 2008, which completed the 2007-08 ECAC Hockey season sweep of the Big Red. Pat Megannety is the Knights' leading scorer in the series with seven points, including five assists through nine games. Five other Golden Knights have scored one goal against Cornell. In four games Steve Perry holds a .946 save percentage, a 1.42 GAA and a 1-3 record against the Big Red. Greg Lewis has also played four games in the series with a .886 save percentage and a 2.51 goals against average en route to a 2-2 mark. Ville Runola has started one game in the series and holds a .895 save percentage, a 2.07 GAA and a 0-1 mark.