Colgate Preview

Clarkson (5-13-3 overall, 1-6-2 conference) looks to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Cornell Friday in tonight's 7 p.m. ECAC Hockey game against the Raiders (7-9-4, 5-4-1) at Cheel Arena.

Friday's Results

Cornell 3, Clarkson 1:The Big Red went 0 for 6 on the power play, but scored two of their three goals with an extra attacker on the ice as Clarkson was about to be called for penalties. Clarkson outshot Cornell 17-16 in the first two periods, but the Big Red dominated the third, outshooting the Golden Knights 7-2. Corey Tamblyn scored the lone goal for Clarkson.

St. Lawrence 4, Colgate 0:Colgate played even with SLU for two periods but may have run out of gas in the third as the Saints scored four goals in the final 20 minutes to gain a win. Colgate went scoreless on six power-play chances, taking just seven shots.

Associate Head Coach Greg Drechsel on the Raiders

"Colgate may have some of the most dangerous forwards in the league in (Austin) Smith and (David) McIntyre. It's another team you can't take lightly. Every game has always been a war regardless of who is good and who isn't good."

Stat of the Night

Colgate has the most wins of any opposing team in Cheel Arena with an 8-9-6 lifetime record.

Who to Watch

Clarkson:Only two Golden Knights have ever scored a goal against the Raiders: Scott Freeman and Lauri Tuohimaa. Matt Beca has six career assists in nine games against Colgate. Paul Karpowich is 0-0-1 with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage against Colgate while Richie LaVeau is 0-1 with a 2.03 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.

Colgate:The Raiders top three offensive players are all NHL draft choices. Austin Smith (Dallas) has eight goals and 17 assists. David McIntyre (New Jersey) has six goals and 14 assists and Brian Day (New York Islanders) has 12 goals with seven assists. Goalie Charles Long is 5-5-2 with a 3.37 goals-against average and an .890 save percentage.

Last Meeting:Colgate snapped a four-game win streak for the Golden Knights with a 3-1 win at Cheel Arena last Jan. 30. The Raiders snapped a 1-1 tie after two periods with two third-period goals from Brian Day. Chris D'Alvise scored Clarkson's only goal.

Stats and Notes:Clarkson fell to 4-4-1 at Cheel Arena with Friday's loss to Cornell. The Raiders are 2-5-2 in road games. ... Both teams have scored two shorthanded goals this season and given up three. ... Colgate has lost four straight games. The Raiders last win was a 5-3 decision against Rensselaer on Dec. 5. ... Colgate is 3-0-1 in its last four games against Clarkson and the Golden Knights' last win over Colgate was a 1-0 victory in game one of an ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series at Cheel Arena on March 14, 2008. ... Clarkson associate head coach Greg Drechsel played at Colgate and Colgate assistant coach Brad Dexter was an assistant coach at Clarkson in the 2001-02 season. ... Colgate coach Don Vaughan has several area ties, having played at SUNY Canton and St. Lawrence University and was also a Saints assistant.