ROUSES POINT — Kastle Birch's third period goal proved to be the game-winner as Northeastern Clinton knocked off Plattsburgh, 2-1, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys' hockey Wednesday.

The Cougars (8-7, 4-3) took a 1-0 lead after the second period on Matt Letourneau's unassisted goal at 9:32.

"It was just a great individual effort by Matt," Northeastern Clinton coach Rob Francis said. "He made a nice move to get past the defenseman and went top shelf for the goal."

The Cougars wasted no time in the third period when Birch gave them a two-goal lead at the 1:03 mark. Dylan Bombardier and Liam McDonough collected the assists.

"Birch came around to the top and let one go," Francis said. "It was sort of a screen shot."

Northeastern Clinton would need the goal as George Williams found the back of the net at the 9:38 mark to bring the Hornets (3-10, 2-6) back to within one. Brandon Matott added the assist.

Kyle McCarthy turned away 19 shots in net to capture the victory for the Cougars.

"This was a big league win for us," Francis said. "I thought Letourneau and McCarthy each played good games."

"Northeastern Clinton played good team defense and Letourneau is a special player for them," Plattsburgh coach Jamie Reidy said.

Rob Knowles made 23 saves in goal for Plattsburgh.

"I didn't think we played well in the first period, but I felt we did after that," Reidy said. "It was a good match-up between the two teams."

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N'eastern Clinton 2, Plattsburgh 1

Plattsburgh     0     0     1     —     1

N'eastern Clinton     0     1     1     —     2

Second period- 1, NCCS, Mat. Letourneau, 9:32.

Third period- 2, NCCS, K. Birch (McDonough, Bombardier), 1:03. 3, PHS, Williams (Matott), 9:38.

Shots: Northeastern Clinton 25, Plattsburgh 20.

Saves: Knowles, PHS, 23. McCarthy, NCCS, 19.

Saranac Lake 4 Saranac 0

PLATTSBURGH — Devin Darrah scored three goals and assisted on another to power the Red Storm (8-5, 4-2) to a win at the Ameri-Can North Sports Center.

Darrah tallied two goals in the first period and added one morew in the third. He then assisted on Kyle Dora's goal that closed out the scoring.

"Darrah's a heck of a player," Saranac coach Ed Davis said. "He always plays well and is good on the puck. He's smart and creates good opportunities."

Blake Darrah recorded the shutout in the Saranac Lake nets with 18 saves. Jonathan Plessis-Belair made 45 stops for the Chiefs.

"We were missing a couple of key kids due to injuries," Davis said. "But, the kids played pretty well. They fought to the end and I was proud of them."

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Saranac Lake 4, Saranac 0

Saranac Lake       2 0 2 — 4

Saranac       0 0 0 — 0

First period- 1, SL, D. Darrah, 10:34. 2, SL, D. Darrah (Dora), 13:13.

Third period- 3, SL, D. Darrah (Strack), 4:11. 4, SL, Dora (D. Darrah), 12:49.

Shots: Saranac Lake 49, Saranac 18.

Saves: B. Darrah, SL, 18. Plessis-Belair, Sar, 45.

Salmon River 3 Potsdam 1

FORT COVINGTON — Adam Bomberry scored two goals to help lead the Shamrocks past the Sandstoners in Northern Athletic Conference play.

Kyle Lewis also scored for Salmon River, which held a 2-0 lead after one.

Robbie Scott brought Potsdam to within a goal in the third and the Shamrocks killed off 5-on-3 with three minutes left in the third to preserve the win.

Matt Healy made 20 saves in net for the Shamrocks. Sam Miller stopped 23 shots for Potsdam, which was outshot by a 26-21 margin.

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Salmon River 3, Potsdam 1

Potsdam       0 0 1 — 1

Salmon River       2 0 1 — 3

First period- 1, SR, Bomberry (O. Thomas), 3:59. 2, SR, Lewis (R. Thomas, Avery), 13:24.

Third period- 3, Pots, Scott (Keleher), 6:01. 4, SR, Bomberry (O. Thomas, George).

Shots: Salmon River 26, Potsdam 21.

Saves: Healy SR, 20. Miller, Pots, 23.