Lake Placid, NY – Scoring with 6.4 seconds left in regulation allowed the Clarkson University Men's Hockey team to extend its chance at winning the ECAC Hockey title, but Princeton University scored just 2:37 into the extra session, allowing the Tigers to claim a 2-1 victory over the Golden Knights Saturday night at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena.

After 60 minutes of hockey with just two goals, the game-winner surprisingly came less than three minutes into extra time. Jeremy Germain won the faceoff in the Clarkson zone at 17:31 and Liam Grande collected the loose puck before sliding it back to the third-line center. Germain then went around the Clarkson net and found linemate Max Becker in front, and the senior flipped it over the right shoulder of Jake Kielly to send Princeton to the win.

The Golden Knights (23-10-6) will now await the NCAA Selection Show at 12:00 noon on Sunday, televised on ESPNU, to see if they can garner an at-large bid for the 16-team tournament. The Tigers (19-12-4) earned the automatic bid as ECAC Hockey champions for the third time, winning previously in 1998 and 2008.

In the final 11 minutes of regulation, the Golden Knights began playing with a bit of urgency and energy, keeping the puck in the Princeton zone for extended periods of time and getting several chances on the cage. Both Kevin Charyszyn and Josh Dickinson put strong shots on net, but both were denied by Princeton netminder Ryan Ferland. The Knights tried a different tactic a few minutes later, trying to beat Ferland on wrap around shots. Both Dickinson and Jack Jacome made attempts, but the shots were turned away.

With just 2:46 remaining, Sheldon Rempal was hauled down by Princeton's Max Veronneau, giving the Knights a power play opportunity, and with about 45 seconds to go in the extra-man opportunity, the Knights pulled Kielly for a 6-on-4. Keeping an extra attacker on the ice after the power play ended, Clarkson finally ended its scoreless streak with just 6.4 seconds to go. The Knights won the faceoff deep in the Princeton zone and Sheldon Rempal found Terrance Amorosa at the point. The senior defenseman ripped a shot through traffic and Josh Dickinson redirected the shot past Ferland to send the game to overtime.

Clarkson had supplied consistent pressure throughout the game, but both team's best shots in the game rarely made it through the defenders. Kielly made a pair of solid saves in the early going, denying shots after Clarkson turnovers in the first period. David Hallisey had his shot blocked by Kielly's pad at 18:10 and Ryan Kuffner's shot on a 2-on-1 was turned aside on Kielly's stick side at 10:15. Clarkson, too, enjoyed some good scoring chances, but its best looks were covered up by Tigers' goaltender Ryan Ferland.

Following a media timeout in the opening stanza, Princeton got things moving on the scoreboard, tallying just 22 seconds after the break. Clarkson had pressure in the Princeton zone, but a pass was broken up in the middle and expertly tipped by Max Veronneau to Josh Teves. The defenseman then raced up ice, passing the puck over to Ryan Kuffner near the blue line. Teves did not break stride and Kuffner returned a pass into the slot where the junior lifted a shot over Kielly's shoulder at 16:43 to give the Tigers a 1-0 advantage.

In the second period, the best scoring opportunity for each team came in a stretch of about 15 seconds thanks to some turnovers. Princeton's David Hallisey corralled the puck off a turnover and looked ready for a breakaway, but the odd-man rush saw a turnover of its own. Clarkson's Sheldon Rempal was waiting for the puck just outside the Princeton zone and received a pass, but without any skating momentum and a tough angle he could do nothing more than fire a slapshot from the top of the circle with Princeton defensemen in pursuit mode.

The Knights got their tip-in goal at the 19:53 mark when Dickinson tipped Amorosa's blast from the blue line. It was Dickinson's 15th goal of the season, Amorosa's 20th assist and Rempal's 23rd helper of the year.

Kielly closed with 21 saves for the Knights, while Ferland made 31 stops for Princeton. Clarkson outshot the Tigers 32-23. Neither team scored on the power play, with Clarkson going 0-for-2 and the Tigers coming up short in one chance. Senior Kelly Summers and sophomore Sheldon Rempal were selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team for their efforts in the weekend's games.