Clarkson won its third straight home game Friday, knocking off American International 5-2 before 2,361 fans in a nonconference game at Cheel Arena.

The Golden Knights (3-1-1 overall) faced some adversity as they blew a 2-0 lead in the third period.

American International (0-4) scored goals on shots from Jon Puskar (1 minute, 8 seconds) and Steve Mele (8:16) to tie the game.

But Clarkson responded with a power-play goal from sophomore Ben Sexton at 11:33 to take the lead for good.

Here is Sexton's game-winning goal:

Ben Sexton

The Golden Knights went on to score two more goals after Sexton's, with Nick Tremblay scoring 45 seconds later and Corey Tamblyn adding an empty-net goal with 4.1 seconds remaining.

Coach Casey Jones

Captain Jake Morley

Allan McPherson

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