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It was a battle of special teams and a war for the standings. The CCHA’s best power play met the league’s best penalty kill Friday night as Northern Michigan routed Miami, entertaining the Berry Center crowd with a 5-2 victory over the first-place RedHawks. Backed by a solid offensive performance, NMU goaltender Craig Kowalski shut … Read more

The weather outside was miserable. But inside Houston Field House, it was toasty warm for Rensselaer and bitterly cold for Union. Kirk MacDonald gave Rensselaer control of the game with two first-period goals Friday, and the Engineers rolled to an easy 5-1 win over their Capital Region rivals, warming hearts of most of the 3,506 … Read more

The last time these two teams met, the result was a 4-2 loss for Colorado College at the hands of Minnesota in the championship game of last year’s WCHA Final Five. The Tigers fared no better Friday, falling to the defending national champions, 2-1. Gopher blueliner Keith Ballard scored the game-winner, a power-play shot from … Read more

Score round one for the Purple Eagles. In a matchup of CHA heavyweights, Niagara capitalized on consecutive first-period power plays and did not look back, defeating the visiting Bemidji State Beavers by a 6-3 margin at Dwyer Arena. This was not the anticipated tight-checking game many expected from the conference’s top teams. Rather, Niagara’s first-period … Read more

Seth Beamer turned in a career-high four points as Army strolled to a 5-2 victory over visiting American International College Friday night at Tate Rink. The Black Knights picked up their second straight win in the process to improve to 7-7-2 on the season and 3-6-2 in Atlantic Hockey. AIC falls to 3-13-1 overall and … Read more

The last time these two teams faced each other on a Friday night, Wisconsin scored five goals in the first period en route to a 9-4 victory. This one, too, looked like another blowout for Wisconsin, which jumped on top less than two minutes into the game. But after taking a three-goal lead into the … Read more

Canisius junior goalie Bryan Worosz posted 23 saves as the Golden Griffins shut out visiting Quinnipiac, 3-0, in Atlantic Hockey action Friday night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Canisius snaps a six-game losing streak against the Bobcats dating back to Feb. 16, 2001 and records its first shutout of the season to improve to … Read more

At this point, there aren’t many secrets between Harvard and Cornell. They’ve played ice hockey against one another since 1909, with 11 of the 117 meetings coming in the last four seasons, including Friday night’s renewal at Bright Hockey Center. So, somewhere in Crimson coach Mark Mazzoleni’s office, there’s probably a scouting report (as if … Read more

Lake Superior State, the least-penalized team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, gave up three power-play goals in a 3-3 tie with the U.S. Under-18 squad during Friday’s exhibition game at Taffy Abel Arena. The Lakers (6-7-5) and the Under-18ers have skated to a draw each of the last two years. The U.S. squad is … Read more

A few minutes into the third period of Friday’s game at Yost Arena, the public address announcer had a little update to give: “In earlier action, Ohio State 21, Michigan 35.” It was a reminder of Michigan’s victory on the gridiron — way back in November — and a reminder that Michigan-Ohio State will always … Read more

Forty-two seconds was all the time required for the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the UMass-Lowell River Hawks to be decided Friday. With freshman goaltender Dominic Vicari — freshly returned from the World Junior Championships — pitching his second shutout in a row and third of the season, the Spartans skated to a … Read more

There’s no such thing as an easy win for the Yale Bulldogs. Coming off an inspiring 3-2 victory at New Hampshire, the Elis took a seemingly-commanding 4-1 third period lead Friday against Clarkson, only to find themselves inches away from allowing the Golden Knights to even the score in the closing minutes. But a huge … Read more

Princeton battled back from first-period deficits of 3-0 and 4-1 to earn a 5-5 tie with St. Lawrence on Friday night at Baker Rink. St. Lawrence scored three goals in the game’s first 4:52 but could not hold off Princeton throughout the remainder of the game. Three Tigers, sophomore Dustin Sproat, junior Mike Patton and … Read more

On the strength of Pierre Napert-Frenette’s pair of goals, league-leading Holy Cross defeated Connecticut 3-1 at the Hart Center Friday. The contest marked the third and final time the two teams will meet in the regular season, and the third win for the Crusaders over the Huskies. UConn drops to 5-9-4 overall and 2-5-3 in … Read more

Mercyhurst got back into not one, but two familiar places in its Atlantic Hockey Association matchup with Bentley on Friday — on its own ice and in the win column. Ending a 10-game road trip, and playing their first game at the Mercyhurst Ice Center since Nov. 15, the Lakers combined goals by Mike Carter … Read more

Junior Lessard scored the game-winning goal and Isaac Reichmuth made 32 saves as Minnesota-Duluth blanked the Denver Pioneers, 1-0, tonight in WCHA play before 3,875 fans at Magness Arena. The shutout was the first at home for Denver since Jan. 21, 2000, when Colorado College blanked the Pioneers 2-0. The loss drops Denver’s record to … Read more

It wasn’t a total blackout on Friday night at Schneider Arena, but the power was running a little on the low side. Given that Providence and New Hampshire were perched first and second in the Hockey East standings in power-play success rates entering the weekend, it came as no surprise that both of the contest’s … Read more

When Alaska Fairbanks and Western Michigan get together, one thing is certain: you’re in for a high-intensity, high-scoring brand of hockey. Those in attendance at Lawson Arena Friday night were not disappointed as the Broncos scored four goals in the third period to knock off the Nanooks, 4-2. A cloud of despair hung heavy in … Read more

With six ties already this season, Bowling Green didn’t want another to kick off the second half of the CCHA season. Instead, the Falcons netted a goal with 28 seconds remaining in overtime to register a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over visiting Notre Dame. Senior Kevin Bieksa took a slapshot from the top of the left … Read more