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In a heartbeat, the responsibility of shutting down the ECAC's best offense, Rensselaer, switched to sophomore Oliver Jonas--who hadn't started since Feb. 8 and hadn't won since Jan. 3.
All Jonas did this past weekend was turn in one of the most clutch goaltending performances in recent Crimson history, nearly willing his team to advance to Lake Placid.
"O.J.," as his teammates affectionately call him, stopped 86 of 93 RPI shots--many of the spectacular variety. The Engineers averaged nearly four goals per game entering the weekend; it could only sqeak three past Jonas through the first two games.
"[Jonas] simply played great for us," junior forward Trevor Allman said. "It's unfortunate what happened to J.R., but he was outstanding."
Jonas, whose last victory had come on Jan. 3, stopped 86 of 93 RPI shots. RPI had entered the series with the ECAC's best offense, with five players scoring over 35 points.