Friedmann Nets Equalizer in 1-1 Tie at #14/14 Clarkson

Friday, January 22

Potsdam, N.Y. / Cheel Arena

5:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

10-4-2

Clarkson

8-6-2

OT 1

OT 2

Quinnipiac

Clarkson

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Friedmann Nets Equalizer in 1-1 Tie at #14/14 Clarkson

1/22/2021 8:02:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

DiLiberatore Scores Shootout Winner for Extra Point in ECAC Hockey Standings

By: QU Athletic Communications

POTSDAM, N.Y. – TJ Friedmann (St. Louis, Missouri) scored the game-tying goal in the third period to force overtime and Peter DiLiberatore (Bedford, Nova Scotia) tallied the shootout winner as the No. 10/10 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie at the No. 14/14 Clarkson Golden Knights Friday night and earned an extra point in league play with the 2-1 shootout advantage.

The Bobcats gained a little distance in the ECAC Hockey standings, finishing the night with 16 points and lead Clarkson and St. Lawrence who are both tied for second with 12. Quinnipiac is 10-4-2 this season and extended its unbeaten streak to five games in the tie.

Keith Petruzzelli (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) saw his shutout streak come to an end early in the first period Friday as Mathieu Gosselin scored just 2:44 into the game to give Clarkson a 1-0 lead on the second shot of the game.

Petruzzelli's shutout streak ended at 201:41, the second-longest shutout streak in program history. He went on to stop the next 22 shots he faced to keep the Golden Knights off the board and the Bobcats in striking distance.

After both goaltenders had a dazzling second period, Friedmann finally broke free to tie the game as he won a faceoff in the offensive zone off of a media timeout. The puck went back to Logan Britt (Crystal Lake, Illinois) where he fired a shot from the point that Friedmann redirected past Haider for his first of the season.

Both teams had several chances down the stretch and the Bobcats nearly put home the winner in overtime before Quinnipiac went to its second shootout of the season. Odeen Tufto (Chaska, Minnesota) scored on the Bobcats first attempt and Petruzzelli turned away four Clarkson attempts before DiLiberatore rifled home the shootout winner.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, Clarkson 1 (QU Wins Shootout, 2-1)

RECORDS
#10/10 Quinnipiac (10-4-2, 4-2-2 ECAC Hockey) | #14/14 Clarkson (8-6-2, 3-3-2 ECAC Hockey)

LOCATION
Cheel Arena | Hamilton, N.Y.

SCORING SUMMARY

(2:44, 1^st period) – Quinnipiac 0, Clarkson 1: Nick Wicks intercepted a pass just inside the blue line and found a streaking Mathieu Gosselin in the high slot where he rifled a one-timer past a sprawling Petruzzelli.
(6:17, 3^rd period) – Quinnipiac 1, Clarkson 1: Friedmann won a faceoff in the offensive zone back to Logan Britt (Crystal Lake, Illinois) where he fired a shot on net that Friedmann redirected past Haider to tie the game in the third period.

NOTES

Friedmann scored his first goal of the season and fifth of his career with the game-tying goal in the third period
He has now scored two goals at Cheel Arena in his Bobcat career
Friedmann is the 19^th different Quinnipiac skater to score a goal this season
Britt tallied his first assist of the season and third point after assisting Friedmann's tying goal
Petruzzelli stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced, including 15 in the second period as he fought to keep Quinnipiac in the game.
Clarkson scored 2:44 into the game Friday to end Petruzzelli's shutout streak at 201:41, the second-longest shutout streak in program history behind Michael Garteig's streak of 203:31 from the 2015-16 season.

NEXT GAME

The Bobcats and Golden Knights return to the ice on Saturday evening with puck drop set for 4 p.m. from Cheel Arena.
Saturday's game can be seen on ESPN+ in the United States and Internationally on Stretch Internet.
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