HAMILTON – Tyson Spink scored with 7:24 remaining in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and lift Colgate to a 2-1 victory over Clarkson in ECAC Hockey action Friday at Starr Rink.
Spink notched the decisive tally on the power play, placing brother Tylor’s feed between the legs of Clarkson keeper Greg Lewis from the middle of the slot for his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
Following a scoreless first, the two teams traded goals during the second period. Darcy Murphy staked Colgate to a 1-0 lead at the 13:14 mark of the middle frame, taking a pass from Emilio Audi in front of the net and sliding the puck by Lewis for his fourth goal of the season.
Todd Christian tied the game at 1-1 a little more than four minutes later, depositing a loose puck past Raider netminder Charlie Finn with 2:26 to play in the second period for his second tally of the campaign.
Finn made 25 saves in goal for Colgate. Lewis turned aside 28 shots between the pipes for Clarkson.
Bottom Line
Colgate 2, Clarkson 1
Won-Lost Records
– Colgate improved to 5-10-1 overall and 2-5-1 in ECAC Hockey action with the victory.
– Clarkson dipped to 7-5-2 and 0-4-2 with the one-goal setback.
Key Raider Info
– Tyson Spink extended his team-leading point total to 14 with his third-period goal (7g,7a).
– The decisive goal was Tyson Spink’s first game-winning goal of the season and the eighth of his career.
– Tylor Spink tallied his team-best ninth assist of the season on brother Tyson’s game-winning goal. Tylor is now just seven points away from reaching the 100-point plateau for his career.
– The win was the 42nd victory of Finn’s career in a Colgate uniform, moving him into sole possession of sixth place on the program’s career wins chart. He surpassed for Raider netminder Shep Harder (1997-2000) on the all-time list with tonight’s triumph.
– Audi recorded his first point of the season on Murphy’s second-period tally.
Inside the Box Score
– Colgate out-shot Clarkson, 30-26, for the contest. The Raiders held the edge in the first (10-7) and second (12-11) periods. The two teams fired eight shots each during the third.
– Colgate was 1-for-4 with the man-advantage while Clarkson was just 0-for-1 on the power play.
– Colgate held a 38-32 margin in faceoffs for the evening. Tylor Spink was 16-of-28 and Mike Borkowski was 14-of-25 at the dot to lead the Raiders.
– Tyson Spink and Borkowski were credited with a team-high six shots each for Colgate. Aaron Thow led Clarkson with four shot attempts.
’gate One Timers
– The contest was the seventh game decided by one goal for the Raiders this season. They moved to 3-4 in those contests.
– Colgate is now undefeated in its last nine games against Clarkson at home (6-0-3).
– The win also extended the Raiders overall unbeaten streak against the Golden Knights to seven games (5-0-2).
– Colgate held an opponent to one goal or fewer for the third time this season and move to 2-0-1 when doing so.
– The Raiders out-shot their opponent for the seventh time this season and improved to 4-2-1 when that occurs.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
“It was a good game for us. I thought we were more consistent tonight. We had our moments in our own end, but I thought we kept them on the perimeter and when we needed Charlie to make a big save tonight, he came up big.”
Forward Tyson Spink
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(on game-winning goal)
“The puck went down to Darcy Murphy and he made a great play to out-muscle his guy. Tylor picked the puck up from him and I just slid across the net trying to make the goalie move and Ty just laid it out for me. I tried to not think and just shoot the puck and thankfully it went in.”
Up Next
– Colgate is back in action Saturday when it hosts ECAC Hockey foe St. Lawrence in a 7 p.m. contest at Starr Rink.
– Tickets are available for the game. They can be purchased by calling 315-228-7600 or by visiting bleedcolgatemaroon.com.
