Minnesota shuts down Western Michigan to make its first Frozen Four since 2014
Matthew Knies scored a first-period goal and Justen Close made 24 saves for a shutout to get the Gophers to Boston.
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Minnesota gets to the Frozen Four with a shutout of Western Michigan in Worcester
The Gophers are going to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2014 after getting 24 saves from Justen Close in beating the Broncos.
Meyers caps Minnesota’s rally in overtime as Gophers get past UMass in NCAA first round
The win took a come-from-behind effort as UMass swung the game open with two goals in a 56-second span in the first period.
Meyers’ OT goal caps Minnesota’s rally past UMass in NCAA first round
Ben Meyers scored 8:31 into overtime as the Golden Gophers finished a comeback from a two-goal deficit against the defending NCAA champion Minutemen.
After review, Luke Grainger gets overtime goal to send Western Michigan past Northeastern
The Broncos won their first NCAA tournament game after seven losses despite the Huskies’ third-period rally in the Worcester Regional opener.
Grainger gets the OT goal as Western Michigan gets past Northeastern in NCAA tournament first round
After taking the puck away from Northeastern goalie Devon Levi behind the net, Western Michigan’s Luke Grainger snuck the puck past the goal line and the goal was confirmed upon video review.