GAME 28
Dartmouth (5-21-1, 4-15-1 ECAC Hockey) vs. Clarkson (14-14-4, 8-9-3 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Friday, February 24, 2023 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Potsdam, N.Y. – Cheel Arena
All-Time Series: 32-76-8
Last Meeting: 1/14/23 – L, 5-4
GAME 29
Dartmouth (5-21-1, 4-15-1 ECAC Hockey) vs. St. Lawrence (16-16-0, 11-9-0 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023 – 7 p.m.
Location: Canton, N.Y. – Appleton Arena
All-Time Series: 45-64-4
Last Meeting: 1/13/23 – L, 3-2 (OT)
CLOSING OUT THE REGULAR SEASON
The Dartmouth men's hockey team travels to the North Country for the final weekend of the regular season. The Big Green play Clarkson on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. followed by a tilt with St. Lawrence on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Dartmouth enters the weekend 12
th in the ECAC Hockey standings and can move as high as 10.
LOOKING BACK TO OUR LAST HOME WEEKEND
Dartmouth closed out its homestand with the final home weekend, squaring off with RPI and Union. The Engineers defeated the Big Green, 3-1, on Friday evening.
Braiden Dorfman scored on the power play for his seventh goal of the season while
Cooper Flinton and
Ian Pierce picked up the assists. The Big Green returned the following night with a 1-0 win over Union on senior night.
Mark Gallant scored an unassisted goal early in the second period and
Cooper Black made 25 saves to earn his third shutout of the season.
THE STATS
Luke Haymes has a team-high 10 goals this season.
Braiden Dorfman is second with seven while
Sean Chisholm and Flinton are tied for third with six.
Tanner Palocsik leads the team in assists with 17.
Matt Hubbarde is also in double digits with 10. Dorfman is right behind with nine.
The Big Green have blocked 353 shots this season, with
Joey Musa leading the way with 32.
Tucker McRae is second with 29 followed by
Jack Cameron with 27.
Cooper Black has started all 27 games between the pipes, making 726 saves while allowing 78 goals for a save percentage of .903.
The Dartmouth penalty kill ranks sixth nationally with a percentage of .854.
SCOUTING CLARKSON
Clarkson enters Friday's game with a 14-14-4, 8-9-3 record. The Golden Knights are coming off a 1-0-1 weekend which saw them defeat No. 11 Cornell, 4-3, at Lynah Rink before skating to a 3-3 tie and shootout loss at Colgate the following night.
Alex Campbell leads Clarkson in goals with 13. Anthony Callin and Mathieu Gosselin are tied for second with 11 each. Ayrton Martino has a team-high 26 assists, good for third in ECAC Hockey. Gosselin is second with 17 while Noah Beck is third with 15.
Ethan Haider has started all 30 games he has appeared in, making 715 saves and has allowed 77 goals for a save percentage of .903.
ALL-TIME AGAINST THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Big Green are 32-76-8 all-time against the Golden Knights. Clarkson defeated Dartmouth, 5-4, in the matchup last month at Thompson Arena.
The Big Green are looking for their first win at Cheel Arena since a 1-0 victory back on February 15, 2019.
SCOUTING ST. LAWRENCE
St. Lawrence enters the weekend with a 16-16-0, 11-9-0 record. They play host to No. 7 Harvard on Friday evening. The Saints went 1-1-0 last weekend, falling to Colgate, 3-2, followed by a 1-0 shutout against No. 11 Cornell.
Luc Salem leads the Saints in goals (10), assists (15), and points (25). Cameron Buhl is second in goals with eight followed by Max Dorrington with seven. Ty Naaykens has 13 assists while Phillippe Chapleau and Mason Waite both have 12.
Emil Zetterquist has started all 32 games in goal for St. Lawrence. He has made 738 saves and has allowed 81 goals for a save percentage of .901.
ALL-TIME AGAINST THE SAINTS
The Big Green are 45-64-4 all-time against the Saints. The two teams went to overtime last month at Thompson Arena, with St. Lawrence taking a 3-2 victory after scoring the game-winner with 35 seconds remaining before the shootout.
Dartmouth has had success in Canton in recent years, picking up wins in their last two trips to Appleton Arena.
FOLLOW ALONG
Both games will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.
Live stats are provided in the links above and can be found on the team's schedule page.
WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth will play in the first round of the ECAC Hockey tournament next weekend. The first round will consist of one game with the date and opponent to be determined based on the outcomes across the league this weekend. The playoff matchup will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.