Mathieu Gosselin scored the game-tying goal with 26.5 seconds left in regulation before netting the game-winner with 58.1 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Clarkson to a 4-3 victory over No. 11-ranked Cornell at Cheel Arena on Friday night.
The setback for Cornell (16-5-5, 11-5-3 ECAC Hockey) snapped the program’s 14-game unbeaten streak, marking the team’s first loss since Dec. 2 at home to Colgate.
Gosselin, who has overtime game-winning goals in the Golden Knights’ last two games, was one of three Clarkson players with multi-point efforts. Ryan Richardson had a two-assist night and Ayrton Martino added a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights (16-14-1, 10-8-1 ECAC Hockey).
Sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft scored two power-play goals and senior forward Gabriel Seger added three assists in the setback for the Big Red (16-5-5, 11-5-3 ECAC Hockey).
By earning its point with the overtime loss, Cornell has officially clinched a top-four seed in the 2024 ECAC Hockey Championship and will host the quarterfinal round at Lynah Rink from March 15-17. It is Cornell’s seventh consecutive time earning a top-four seed in the ECAC Hockey Championship, the longest active streak of the 12-team conference.
Between the pipes, junior goaltender Ian Shane made 21 saves for Cornell, while his counterpart, Austin Roden, shoved aside 19 shots for Clarkson.
Cornell had to kill off a pair of penalties in the first period, including a five-minute major for boarding. The Big Red stopped all five shots on goal during the Golden Knights’ seven minutes of power-play time.
Clarkson logged the opening goal in the second period when Ryan Taylor caught Cornell off guard with a quick snapshot from the right faceoff circle.
The Big Red responded quickly, scoring less than two minutes later to bring the contest back even. Penney took advantage of a rebound on the doorstep of the goal crease to beat Roden and give Cornell its first goal of the night.
Martino pounced on a loose…
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