Clarkson had another rough night Saturday, losing 5-1 to Dartmouth.
Here were 5 things I thought would be keys to this game:
*Will any other line besides the Scott Freeman/Lauri Tuohimaa/Brandon DeFazio line step up? This was answered over the weekend as coach George Roll said he was impressed by the line of Jake Morley, Tim Marks and Dan Tuttle. Morley scored his first career goal Saturday.
"We talked to the three of them before the weekend," Roll said. "I think they compliment one another, they are physical and they were strong along the wall both nights. When they play physical and in-your-face, they create a lot of opportunities for one another."
*Special teams - another rough night here. Clarkson was 0-for-4 on the power play and is now 4-for-54 on the season. The Golden Knights took only two penalties, but gave up a power-play goal and also allowed a shorthanded goal.
*Will Karpowich bounce back? - I thought this point might be moot when Tim Potter started Saturday's game, but he was pulled after Dartmouth's fourth goal. Karpowich, after giving up five goals Friday, recovered and stopped 13 of 14 shots in relief.
*Score the first goal - Since the start of last year Dartmouth had been 4-12-2 when the other team scored first. That stat turned out not to matter Saturday.
*Lead after two - Clarkson has now gone seven straight games without having a lead heading into the third period. The only time all season Clarkson led after two was the season-opener against RIT. Clarkson has a 50-game unbeaten streak (46-0-4) when it leads after two periods.
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Great blog cap. Curious to hear from the coach...what adjustments does he expect to implement to tighten up the defense? Or none, and it is a matter of execution? These problems were before the loss of Paquet or Borowiecki..thanks again Cap. Plenty of holes right now, gotta hold on until players return healthy.
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