Dodge Makes Unlikely Contribution
The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Nick Dodge appeared April 22 on the Carolina Hurricanes Web site.
By Paul Branecky
In the postseason, big contributions tend to come from unlikely sources.
That can certainly be said of Charlotte Checkers center Nick Dodge, who scored the game-winning goal, his second in as many contests, to cap a memorable 5-3 comeback victory in Game 5 of his team’s Calder Cup playoff series with the Hershey Bears. The goal marked his third of the postseason, which isn’t bad for a player who scored just 5 during the entire regular season.
While Dodge’s offensive outburst may seem like an anomaly, it’s not the first time this has happened. Last season, he netted 4 goals in eight playoffs games after a regular-season campaign that featured just 16. For his American Hockey League career, he now averages 0.54 goals per game in the postseason as opposed to just 0.16 otherwise.
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