No. 15/15 Men's Ice Hockey Comes Up Short vs. No. 5/7 Clarkson

Friday, February 14

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

17-10-2 10-5-2ECAC

Clarkson

21-6-2, 14-3-0ECAC

Clarkson

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

No. 15/15 Men's Ice Hockey Comes Up Short vs. No. 5/7 Clarkson

2/14/2020 11:03:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Bobcats Come Back from Two-Goal Deficit Once Again but Can't Complete Comeback

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The No. 15/15 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team battled back from a two-goal deficit for the second straight game but No. 5/7 Clarkson scored the game-winning goal with 5:02 left in the second period as the Bobcats fell to the Golden Knights, 3-2.

Quinnipiac goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) shined for the Bobcats down the stretch as he made several key saves to keep the Bobcats within a goal but the Bobcats could not find the back of the net on the other end to tie the game once again in the third.

The Bobcats sustained pressure in the second and third periods as they attempted to overcome the Golden Knights, outshooting Clarkson 31-13 in the final two periods but only managed to tie the game early in the second.

After two goals in the first two minutes, including one that was added with a review 1:46 after it was originally scored, Clarkson held a 2-0 lead until Michael Lombardi (Barrington, Rhode Island) picked off a clear attempt and fired a shot under a leaping Zach Metsa (Delafield, Wisconsin) to pull the Bobcats back within a goal.

Early in the second period on the power play, Quinnipiac snapped Clarkson's streak of 19 straight penalties killed with a power-play goal from Ethan Leyh (Anmore, British Columbia) that snuck through Frank Marotte's five-hole.

The Golden Knights regained the lead late in the period as a shot deflected off a Quinnipiac stuck and fluttered over Petruzzelli into the net.

Petruzzelli finished the night with 21 saves as he stood on his head despite the three tough goals allowed. His finest stop of the night came on the Golden Knights' only power play of the game as he came across his goal line to deny a backdoor shot from Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin and keep it a one-goal game.

Keith Petruzzelli Blocker Save vs. Clarkson

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, Clarkson 3

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (17-10-2, 10-5-2 ECAC Hockey) | Clarkson (21-6-2, 14-3-0 ECAC Hockey)

LOCATION
Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena at the People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

SCORING SUMMARY

(2:12, 1^st period) – Quinnipiac 0, Clarkson 1: The Golden Knights picked up a goal after a review in the first period as Gosselin managed to poke a loose puck just over the goal line that was initial not called a goal but put on the board with a review at the first whistle 1:46 after the shot attempt.
(5:59, 1^st period) – Quinnipiac 0, Clarkson 2: Anthony Romano doubled the Golden Knights lead on an odd-man rush just under four minutes later as Zach Tsekos carried the puck through all three zones before passing it off to Romano whose shot deflected off a diving Quinnipiac defender attempting to block the puck and past Petruzzelli.
(16:32, 1^st period) – Quinnipiac 1, Clarkson 2: Lombardi cut into the Golden Knights lead with 3:28 left in the period as he cut off a Golden Knights clear attempted and flung the puck through traffic and under a leaping Metsa to pull within a goal.
(2:36, 2^nd period – PP) – Quinnipiac 2, Clarkson 2: Leyh tied the game for the Bobcats early in the second period as Metsa carried the puck from the left point to the right point and passed it down low to Nick Jermain (Norwalk, Connecticut). Jermain skated up into the circle before passing it back down to Leyh who slid it through Marotte's five-hole to tie the game
(14:58, 2^nd period) – Quinnipiac 2, Clarkson 3: Clarkson scored another deflection goal with 5:02 left in the period to score the game's winning goal as Anthony Callin brought the puck from behind the end line up into the bottom of the left circle and his shot deflected off a Quinnipiac defender and fluttered over Petruzzelli and into the back of the net.

NOTES

Petruzzelli was solid all night long between the pipes as he made 21 saves, including nine in the first period
Petruzzelli now has a 2.15 GAA and .916 save percentage which remains among the best among drafted goaltenders in NCAA Hockey.
Lombardi's goal was his third of the season and fourth point as he recorded his first point since Nov. 2 with his tally.
He now has eight career goals after scoring five last season
Leyh's power-play tally was his second on the man-advantage and sixth overall on the season as he found the back of the net for the first time since Jan. 4.
Jermain picked up an assist on Leyh's power-play goal for his sixth assist of the season and 16^th point as he continues his impressive senior campaign
Metsa recorded his third point in the last five games with the secondary assist on Leyh's goal to give him 10 assists on the season.
Three of Quinnipiac's defensemen have at least four goals and 10 assists each this season.
Friday night's loss was the Bobcats' first at home since Nov. 29 against No. 10/10 UMass as the Bobcats are now 10-3-0 at home this season.

NEXT GAME

Quinnipiac hosts St. Lawrence Saturday night as the Bobcats look to bounce back from the last to the Golden Knights with puck drop set for 7 p.m.
Call the box office for $5 tickets for Saturday's game at (203) 582-3905.
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