Senior Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT) made 37 saves and classmate Jake Morley (Ogdensburg, NY) recorded his first career two-goal game as the Clarkson University Hockey team broke out of a four-game winless skid (0-3-1) with a 4-0 ECAC Hockey victory over Dartmouth College before 2,136 fans at Cheel Arena on Saturday night.

Sophomore Allan McPherson (Kinburn, ONT) and junior Adam Pawlick (Utica, NY) also scored in the win, helping the Green and Gold to their first victory since November 4. Clarkson, which lost to Harvard 3-2 on Friday, improves its record to 7-4-3 overall and to 2-3-1 in the conference.

Audio Head Coach Casey Jones postgame

Dartmouth (4-4, 3-3) outshot the Knights 37-31, but Karpowich was on top of his game once again in the Clarkson crease making 16 first-period stops, seven saves in the middle stanza and 14 more in the final frame for his third shutout of the season and fifth career whitewash.

Audio Karpowich save

The teams set the tone for a fast-paced first period as Dartmouth opened the game with three quick shots on goal in the first 27 seconds. The Knights followed with three of their own immediately after for a six-shot total on the scoreboard before the game was two minutes old. Clarkson outshot the visitors 17-16 in the stanza.

Strong work along the left boards led to Clarkson’s opening goal. Junior defenseman Nik Pokulok (Vaudreuil-Dorion, QUE) and senior Corey Tamblyn (Bobcaygeon, ONT) freed up the puck along the wall and fed a pass to Morley in the circle. The Knights’ captain then snapped off a quick low shot past Big Green goaltender Jody O’Neill at 9:23 for his first goal of the season, giving the Green and Gold the opening lead in a game for the first time in seven contests.

Audio Morley's first goal

Clarkson made it 2-0 early in the second period when McPherson finished off a rush with senior linemates Nick Tremblay (Candiac, QUE) and Louke Oakley (Whitby, ONT). McPherson fired off a hard shot from the slot at 1:41 for his fifth goal of the year.

Audio McPherson's goal

Clarkson closed out its sixth win at home this season with two more goals in the third. Morley made it 3-0 when he deflected in a shot from the point by senior defenseman James Howden (Edgeley, SASK) at 10:35. Pokulok collected his second assist of the game on the goal.

Audio Morley's second goal

With 54 seconds remaining, Pawlick scored into an empty net on a shot from the neutral zone. Tamblyn also picked up his second assist of the night.

Audio Pawlick's goal

Both teams were 0-of-5 on the power play. O’Neill made 27 saves for Dartmouth.

Clarkson breaks from ECAC Hockey play next weekend with non-league game against Maine in Portland on Saturday and at Holy Cross on Sunday.