CANTON, N.Y.<\/b> — It was another low-scoring affair between North Country rivals St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Friday.<\/p>\n
The teams skated to a 2-2 tie at Appleton Arena in a nonconference matchup, with neither side taking a penalty in 65 minutes of play.<\/p>\n
The first period was tightly contested, with Clarkson owning the edge in shots 11-8 after 20 minutes. However, neither team was able to score.<\/p>\n
Both teams were able to break the ice late in the second.<\/p>\n
First, Brian Ward put the Saints on the board with a wrist shot from the slot that beat Golden Knights’ goalie Steve Perry low on the blocker side.<\/p>\n
Clarkson responded quickly to tie the game as Kelly Summers sprung Jeff DiNallo on a breakaway and DiNallo beat St. Lawrence goalie Kyle Hayton to even the score at 1.<\/p>\n
“I thought Jeff DiNallo’s line played really well,” said Clarkson coach Casey Jones.<\/p>\n
It wouldn’t be long before the Golden Knights struck again to take a 2-1 lead. Joe Zarbo shot the puck towards the net from below the red line, and it deflected off a skate and through Hayton’s legs to put Clarkson on top, just 52 seconds after DiNallo’s tally.<\/p>\n
Jones acknowledged the importance of that goal afterwards. <\/p>\n
“That was obviously a turning point for us, to take the lead there,” said Jones.<\/p>\n
The second period ended with the score reading 2-1.<\/p>\n
Although they were trailing with 20 minutes remaining, the Saints were not concerned with the scoreline. <\/p>\n
“Coming into the third we were a little frustrated with our play, weren’t as focused on the score,” said forward Brian Ward.<\/p>\n
The Saints maintained pressure early in the final frame, and just over six minutes in, the Saints evened the score as Woody Hudson scored.<\/p>\n
“I saw my linemate [Justin] Bruckel was driving the net, and I wanted to be somewhere in the area,” said Hudson. “It came right to my stick, and I was able to bury it.”<\/p>\n
“That was a big goal, to get a goal from our fourth line to tie the game,” added St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel.<\/p>\n
Despite good chances for both teams, both Clarkson and St. Lawrence came up empty for the rest of regulation and overtime, and the teams settled for a tie, something DiNallo was less than pleased with. <\/p>\n
“Both teams were looking for the win,” he said. “Tying SLU is kind of like a loss.”<\/p>\n
Steve Perry stopped 27 shots for Clarkson, while Hayton turned aside 34 for St. Lawrence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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