University of Vermont Athletics

FINAL SCORE: Vermont 2, Clarkson 1
POTSDAM, N.Y. – Talon Sigurdson scored at 2:30 of overtime to lift Clarkson (3-3-0) to a 2-1 non-conference win over Vermont (2-3-0, 1-1-0) Sunday evening from Cheel Arena. With the win the Golden Knights split the home-and-home weekend set with the Catamounts.
 
RELATED LINKS
Box Score
Burroughs PPG Reel
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"A bit of a slow start by us, but 10 minutes into the first we started to find our game," said Head Coach Steve Wiedler. "I thought we really controlled the game the entire second half. Special teams were good. It's a really tough way to lose after battling back. Proud of our resolve - wish our guys got a different result, but that's hockey sometimes."  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams played an even but tentative first period from Cheel Arena. Clarkson outshot the Catamounts 6-5 in a largely uneventful opening 20 minutes.
• Clarkson opened the scoring 2:34 into the second period on a defensive zone faceoff for the Catamounts. Cédrick Guindon bested Clarkson's Tyler Wallace on the draw but he won it back so cleanly that it found the back of the net. Wallace was credited with the unassisted tally.
• Vermont had a season-high total of 16 shots in the second period but couldn't solve Clarkson's Ben Gaudreau through 40 minutes.
• Ethan Burroughs equalized for the Catamounts with 3:58 to play on the power play. Gaudreau made an initial save on Michael Hagens, but Guindon centered the puck into the crease from behind the net and Burroughs was able to tap it home for UVM's first man advantage goal of the season.
• Clarkson earned their own power play opportunity in the final moments of regulation. Jacob Oster made two stops on the penalty kill to force overtime in the North Country.
• 1:38 into the extra session UVM had their best chance to win it on a two-on-one rush with Burroughs and Kessler. The two crisscrossed at the blue line before Burroughs feathered a pass to Kessler alone in front. Kessler deked to his backhand, but Clarkson's Gaudreau was just able to keep it out of the net.
• Clarkson ended the game just under a minute later on a two-on-two rush. Sigurdson took an initial shot that was blocked by UVM's Sebastian Törnqvist. The puck bounced back out to Sigurdson though and the other CU skater lost his footing while engaged with a UVM player and took out Oster. Sigurdson lifted it into the empty net to end the contest.
• Vermont challenged the play for goaltender interference but the call on the ice stood.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Following this weekend's action Omaha and Vermont are now the only teams in the NCAA to not allow a power play goal this season. UVM is now 11-for-11 on the penalty kill this year, they were two-for-two tonight.
• Following tonight's action Jacob Oster is now 2-2-0 as a Catamount with a 1.48 GAA and .949 save percentage. He's stopped 111 of the 117 shots he's faced. His save percentage is 15th best in the NCAA and GAA is 16th best.
• Vermont is now 2-2 in one goal games this season. Each of UVM's last four contests have been one goal games.
• With this evening's 2-1 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $50 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $50 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return home next weekend for a two-game Hockey East set against New Hampshire. The Wildcats are fresh off a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State. Vermont will host the Wildcats at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 30 and then at 4 p.m. on Halloween Saturday. Friday's contest is powered by PC Construction; the first 250 fans will receive a cobranded beanie courtesy of PC Construction.

Vermont is celebrating a SPOOKY Halloween weekend by offering 20% off all available tickets for the UNH weekend. Visit go.uvm.edu/spooky to take advantage of the deal.

Both contests will air live on ESPN+ and they will also be available to international viewers on HockeyEast.TV. The games will also be broadcast live on WVMT with the voice of the Catamounts Owen Gund in the Vermont Energy Broadcast Booth.

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