Clarkson will enter the postseason on a 2 game winning streak after a weekend sweep at Quinnipiac and Princeton. The Knights earned the 5th seed in the ECAC Tournament and will host the 12th seed, RPI, in an opening round game at Cheel Arena on Saturday March 9th.
Clarkson finished the regular season with a 4-1 streak in their last 5 including a 3-2 ot win at Quinnipiac and a 4-3 ot win vs Cornell.
Mathieu Gosselin got the game winner on the power play in OT at Quinnipiac and is the hottest Knight with 9 points in the last 3 weekends.
Clarkson enters the post season looking to win the opening round and advance to the Quarterfinals at Dartmouth.
The Knight are still without
Ryan Taylor, who is tied for the lead with 10 goals, but do get
Daimon Gardner back into the line up tonight.
Austin Roden has been strong down the stretch, with a 2.44 GAA and 12 wins including 3 straight to finish the season.
Clarkson has faced RPI 14 times in the ECAC Playoffs, going 7-7 in those games. In opening round series, RPI won in 2012 and 2015, while the Knights won the latest match up in 2017. The Knights are 9-8 all time in the ECAC First Round. Last year they defeated Brown in the Opening Round single game elimination.
Tonight's game can be streamed on ESPN+ and heard on B99.3 FM with Bob Ahlfeld.
