In a game that looked to be going the Knights way for much of the night, Clarkson would drop a heartbreaker in overtime, on a disputed goal by the Lakers.
Clarkson took the lead in the opening period when
Ayrton Martino scored at 6:13.
Anthony Romano was able to force a turn over and
Cody Monds collected the puck send it across to Martino who wristed it over the goalies glove for Lake State.
The Lakers would tie the game at 8:53, when Artyom Borshyov would score off a long rebound that kicked out to him at the left point.
In the middle frame the teams traded goals in quick succession. At 5:41,
Cody Monds would direct a puck at net that bounced off a Laker and ended up in the net for his 3rd of the season. Just 25 seconds later, the Lakers would tie the game up again.
In the third period, the Knights would be faced with a 5-3 penalty kill, but would successfully get back to full strength. Then at 4:12,
Tristan Sarsland would get a shot through from the point to give the Knights the lead.
With the extra attacker, Lake Superior would get the equalizer to force overtime with under a minute to play.
In the extra session, the teams would trade chances until Lake Superior got control in the offensive zone and a rebound was redirected into the net. The goal was immediately waived off by the official for goaltender interference, but after a challenge by Lakers coaches, the goal was deemed to be a good goal, giving Lake Superior the win.
Clarkson was 0 for 2 on the power play and killed off 3 of 3 chances for the Lakers.
Tomorrow the Knights will face off at 7:30 vs Michigan Tech at Cheel Arena.
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