Ayrton Martino upped his ECAC Hockey lead for goals and points on Friday night before a sold-out crowd at Lynah Rink, factoring on all three goals scored by No. 19-ranked Clarkson (19-9-3, 13-5-1 ECAC Hockey) as it defeated the Cornell men’s hockey team (11-9-6, 8-7-4 ECAC Hockey) on Friday night, 3-1.
Martino scored his 20th goal of the season while chipping in his 17th and 18th assists on the season for the Golden Knights, becoming Clarkson’s first 20-goal scorer since Sheldon Rempal in 2017-18.
Ryan Richardson also had a multi-point night for the Golden Knights as he scored an empty-net goal and added an assist on Martino’s goal. Garrett Dahm also scored for Clarkson, who officially clinched a first-round bye with the victory. Goaltender Ethan Langenegger made 24 saves between the pipes for his 18th win on the season.
Senior forward Sullivan Mack potted the lone marker for the Big Red, extending his point streak to three games (1-5—6). Senior goaltender Ian Shane made eight saves in the setback for the Big Red.
GAME NOTES
• Friday was the 153rd all-time meeting between Clarkson and Cornell as the Big Red’s lead in the series was trimmed to 73-60-19. The Big Red is now winless in its last three games against the Golden Knights (0-2-1).
• With his eight saves on Friday night, Shane (2,145) surpassed Darren Eliot ’83 (2,143) for the eighth-most saves in Cornell program history.
MOST GOALTENDER SAVES
Cornell Program History
1. Andy Iles (2010-14) — 2,988 saves
2. Ben Scrivens (2006-10) — 2,872 saves
3. Jason Elliott (1994-98) — 2,462 saves
4. Mitch Gillam (2013-17) — 2,403 saves
5. Corrie D’Alessio (1987-91) — 2,228 saves
6. Brian Hayward (1978-82) — 2,225 saves
7. David McKee (2003-06) — 2,208 saves
8. Ian Shane (2021-Present) — 2,145 saves
9. Darren Eliot (1979-83) — 2,143 saves
UP NEXT
Cornell will play its final regular-season home game in front of the Lynah Faithful on Saturday when it hosts St. Lawrence (9-20-2, 5-12-2 ECAC Hockey). Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Grady Whittenburg calling play-by-play and former Cornell defenseman Tim Vanini ’91 supplying analysis. Jason Weinstein (play-by-play) and Tony Eisenhut ’88 (analysis) will also have the call over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, cortacatoday.com).
Following the game, Cornell will honor its 10-player senior class and hold a ceremony for Mike Schafer ’86, the Jay R. Bloom ’77 Head Coach of Cornell Men’s Hockey, who will be retiring after the conclusion of the season.
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