Clark's hat-trick paces Nordiques to win on Monday

L/A Nordiques forward Joe Clark had a hat-trick in a 5-2 win on Monday in Elmira.

L/A Nordiques 5 @ Elmira 2 – Joe Clark had a hat-trick and goalie Jason St. Pierre made 62 saves to lead the L/A Nordiques to a 5-2 win in Elmira on Monday night. The Nordiques got off to a fast start, which included a goal from Clark in the 1st period and another from Bryce Leger. Clark scored again on the power play in the 2nd period, but Elmira made a game of things with goals from Jayvon Fogelgren and John Kosa to make it a 3-2 game after two periods. Clark would record his hat-trick with his third goal of the game early in the 3rd period, which was also his 44th tally of the season, which now ranks 2nd in the NA3HL. Michael Keller added a late 3rd period goal to make it a 5-2 final score. Elmira goalie Andrew Engel was also busy in the game, making 66 saves in the loss. Boxscore