Top-Five Showdown to Hit Yost Friday Night as U-M Welcomes Western Michigan

ROUNDUP: Michigan scores with 0.1 left to stun Western Michigan

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Top-Five Showdown to Hit Yost Friday Night as U-M Welcomes Western Michigan
Will Horcoff (44) salutes his fans at Yost Arena after scoring the winning goal with 0.1 seconds remaining in regulation vs. Western Michigan Friday night. (Photo: Michigan Athletics)

Zero-point-one seconds was plenty of time for top-ranked Michigan to steal a 3-2 win over intra-state rival Western Michigan on before a crowd of 5,800 Friday night at Yost Arena.

Will Horcoff was the Woverines’ hero, notching his third goal of the season an instant before time expired in regulation.

No. 5 Western Michigan led 1-0 through two periods, with Zaccharya Wisdom scoring at 8:36 of the middle frame to give the Broncos the lead.

Jayden Perron scored his 10th goal of the season to put the home team on the board just 44 seconds into the third period, and Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen gave Michigan a 2-1 lead a mere 21 seconds later. Western Michigan’s William Whitelaw had a goal at 8:45 to tie it 2-2.

In net, Michigan’s Jack Ivankovic had 27 saves while Quentin Miller made 29 saves for the Broncos.

Drew Schock finished with a pair of assists on the same evening that his father was honored as part of the 1996 national championship team.

New Hampshire 1, Michigan State 0

For the second-straight year, New Hampshire has beaten No. 2 Michigan State in an October matchup.

Freshman Émile Guité scored the game’s only goal at the 9-minute mark of the third period as UNH held on to beat Michigan State before 5,784 Friday night at the Whittemore Center. The two teams go at it again Saturday night.

UNH goaltender r Michael Simpson recorded his second straight shutout, stopping 14 shots. Michigan State’s Joshua Ravensbergen made 33 saves.

Last year on Oct. 9, the unranked Wildcats went into East Lansing and handed the then-No. 2 Spartans a 4-3 loss.

Minnesota 5, No. 3 North Dakota 3

Wyatt Cullen recorded a hat trick and Minnesota was a 5-3 winner over North Dakota before 10,637 fans on Friday at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers earned the two-game sweep, winning by the exact same score as Game 1 on Thursday night.

Brodie Ziemer and Christian Humphreys a

lso scored for Minnesota. For the Fighting Hawks, Hudson Malinoski, Sam Laurila and Cody Croal scored.

Melvin Strahl had 42 saves in the Minnesota net, while Jan Špunar had 17 saves for the Fighting Hawks.

No. 4 Denver 5, No. 18 Boston College 2

Four different players scored for No. 4 Denver on Friday night in a 5-2 win over No. 18 Boston College before a crowd of 6,935 at Magness Arena.

Kieran Cebrian led the way with a pair of goals, while Sam Harris, James Reeder and Daxon Rudolf also scored. Jack Pridham and Clarke Caswell each had a pair of assists. For Boston College, Will Vote and Dean Letourneau provided the goals.

In net, Denver’s Tyler Krivtsov had 26 saves, while BC’s Louka Cloutier had 27. Denver goes for the sweep on Saturday night.

No. 7 Providence 3, UMass Lowell 0

Jack Parsons stopped all 30 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season as No. 7 Providence College beat UMass Lowell 3-0 on Friday night in the Hockey East opener for both teams at Tsongas Center.

With the win, the Friars extended their road winning streak to 11 games dating back to last season.

Tomas Machu, Jonathan Fauchon and Aleksi Kivoja all scored for the Friars. Austin Elliott had 36 saves for the River Hawks. The two teams play again Saturday in Providence.

Army 4, No. 8 Quinnipiac 3 (OT)

Brent Keefer scored at 4:42 of overtime to lift Army to a 4-3 win at Quinnipiac on Saturday night.

The game-winning goal was Keefer’s second of the night. Jack Ivey and Adam Marshall also scored for Army, while goalie JJ Cataldo had 36 saves.

For Quinnipiac, Chris Pelosi, Jack Stockfish and Nate Tivey all scored, while Christian Kirsch had 19 saves.

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 4, Bemidji 1

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth was a 4-1 winner over intra-state rival Bemidji on Friday night before a crowd of 5,065 at Amsoil Arena.

Zam Plante, Ty Hanson, Callum Arnott and Luke Bibby all scored for the Bulldogs, who go for the sweep tonight when the two teams meet in Bemidji.

In goal, Carl Axelsson had 26 saves for Duluth while Max Hildebrand had 28 for Bemidji.

No. 11 Michigan Tech 3, Ferris State 1

No. 11 Michigan Tech opened CCHA play on Friday night with a 3-1 win at intra-state rival Ferris State.

Trailing 1-0 entering the second period, the Huskies outshot the Bulldogs 11-4 in the frame. Carson Latimer tied the game 9:41 into the period with his first goal of the season. Isaac Gordon gave the Huskies the lead with 63 seconds left in the second, scoring his second goal of the season and the 35th of his career. Conner Roulette sealed the win with an empty-netter.

Owen Bartoszkiewicz made 24 saves for the Huskies while Ferris State’s Alan Lendak had 25 saves.

No. 12 Colorado College 6, Air Force 2

No. 12 Colorado College was a 6-2 winner at home over cross-town rival Air Force on Friday night.

Ryan Koering, Klavs Veinbergs, Carmelo Crandell and Wilson Biorck staked the Tigers to a 4-0 lead after two periods. Colton Robers and Bret Link scored in the third period.

In net, Dominik Wasik had 22 saves for the Falcons, while the Tigers got 23 saves from Jackson Unger.

Colorado College goes for the sweep tonight at Air Force.

No. 13 Augustana 3, Ohio State 2

No. 13 Augustana hockey checked another box in its short program history by beating Ohio State 3-2 in overtime Friday, its first win over a B1G opponent.

Leonid Bulgakov delivered the game-winning goal at 2:11 of the extra frame to claim the opening series victory. Augustana goes for the sweep on Saturday.

Owen Baumgartner and Hayden Hennen also scored for the Vikings. Mathis Langevin had 29 saves. For Ohio State, Jakub Milota had 19 saves.

No. 20 Merrimack 2, Notre Dame 1

Nick Pierre’s unassisted goal at 4:20 of overtime, his fourth of the year, lifted No. 20 Merrimack to a 2-1 win at Notre Dame on Friday night.

Linards Feldbergs made 32 saves for the Warriors, who go for the sweep tonight. Ty Daneault also scored for Merrimack. Patrick Quinlan had 20 saves for the Irish.