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ALBANY, NY  -- With two weekends remaining in league play, the race is wide open for the William J. Cleary Cup.  Clarkson (26 points) is clinging to a two-point lead, but several teams, including Princeton (24 points) and Quinnipiac (22 points), have narrowed the gap with the passing of each week.  All 12 teams will be in action this weekend in league play. 

Brown/Yale at Dartmouth/Harvard:  Harvard will play host to rivals Yale and Brown in its final regular-season home weekend.  The Crimson and Bulldogs are tied for fifth place in league standings, one point out of fourth place and the accompanying playoff bye.  Harvard does not have a double-digit goal scorer, but has not needed too many goals, as its defense has allowed a league-best 1.94 G/GM in league play this season.  Both the Bulldogs and Crimson showcase disciplined special teams, as they rank first and second in combined special teams success in the league.  The Big Green is locked in a three-way tie for 10th place in ECAC Hockey play and has earned points in three of its last four games.  Look for Dartmouth not to provide too many power-play chances for its opponents, as it is the least penalized team in the nation averaging a mere 9.3 PIM/GM.  Brown will look to repeat its success in the beginning of the month when it swept Dartmouth and Harvard.  Senior forward Jeff Prough (4-9-13) is the Bears' leading scorer, while sophomore Dan Rosen has been the mainstay between the pipes with a .910 save percentage in league play.

No. 11 Clarkson/St. Lawrence at Union/Rensselaer:  The Golden Knights will look to retain the familiar top spot in league standing when they make their final road trip of the regular season to the Capital District visiting Union Friday and Rensselaer Saturday.  Clarkson edged Union in the first meeting this season, 3-2 and the two teams have split the league series the past four seasons.  The Dutchmen have showcased a peerless 8-2-5 home record at Messa Rink this season and a stellar 4-2 record during televised games.  Having used four netminders this season the Saints come marching into the Capital District surrendering 3.22 G/GM.  Junior Zach Miskovic has been a strong two-way player on defense leading a reluctant defense and contributing on offense averaging (0.67 PPG) for the Saints.  The Engineers have welcomed the offensive surge of freshmen forwards Chase Polacek (2-8-10) and Tyler Helfrich in the last seven games. 

Colgate/Cornell at No. 15 Princeton/No. 19 Quinnipiac:  Looking to bounce back from two league road losses last weekend, Quinnipiac will host Cornell and Colgate this weekend.  Last weekend's setbacks mark the fourth time this season that Quinnipiac lost back-to-back games.  In the previous three occasions, Quinnipiac won the next game and has not had a three-game losing streak since the 2005-06 season.  The third-place Bobcats get scoring from all positions, as sophomore forward Brandon Wong is second in conference scoring averaging 1.22 PPG and junior defenseman Dan Henningson is tops among peers averaging 0.83 PPG.  Sitting alone in second place, Princeton is also hosting the two league competitors this weekend.  The Tigers have won 10 of their last 12 games outscoring opponents 44-24 in that span.  Princeton's success has been generated by its offense that has scored a lead-leading 61 goals this season.  The Big Red, in the middle of the home-ice race, will look to get on the board quickly in their road trip this weekend.  Cornell is a colorful 11-2-1 when scoring the game's first goal, but 1-8-1 when yielding the first goal to the opposition.  The Raiders will look to continue the momentum generated last weekend when they routed their opponents by a combined score of 12-0.  Senior netminder Mark Dekanich brings a grand shutout streak of 212:14 into this weekend's action.  The shutout streak has already broken both the Colgate and ECAC Hockey records.