USCHO’s Game of the Week previews
It was another close-checking game, but for the second straight night, No. 1 North Dakota skated to a 3-1 victory over No. 6 Denver, further advancing the Fighting Hawks towards capturing the NCHC regular-season crown (Photo: Russell Hons/UND Athletics)
This week, as much as it ever has, Westin Michaud suiting up in the green, white and black of North Dakota makes a lot of sense (photo: Russell Hons/UND Athletics).
It was a battle to the end, but No. 9 Penn State survived a third-period rally by No. 13 Ohio State, scoring twice into an empty net to earn a 6-3 road victory and move back into solo first place in the Big Ten standings. For much of the game, it felt like Penn State … Read more
When Ohio State dropped three straight games in November, the Buckeyes responded by going 6-0-1 in the next seven games (photo: Rachel Lewis).
Brendan van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal late in the second period and Craig Pantano made 27 saves to lead Northeastern to a 3-1 victory over Harvard to open the 2020 Beanpot (photo: Rich Gagnon).
This year’s Beanpot semifinals kick off with Boston College-Boston University on Monday, Feb. 3, at 5 p.m., followed by Northeastern-Harvard at 8 p.m. The consolation game is Monday, Feb. 10, at 4:30 p.m. with the championship game after that at 7:30 p.m. (photo: USCHO.com).
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Hunter Shepard stopped 30 shots, including 16 in the final period as the Bulldogs rallied for a 7-4 victory over No. 2 North Dakota on Friday (Photo: Brett Groehler/UMD Athletics)
With NCHC teams winning the last four national championships, it’s easy to look at the young league’s record of success and imagine how tough divisional games must be each weekend (photo: Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com).
Despite trailing by two goals, Denver rallied with an extra-attacker goal in the closing seconds to earn a 2-2 tie at Omaha. The Pioneers took the extra point in the NCHC standings with a 3-on-3 overtime goal from Michael Davies. (Photo: Omaha Athletics)
If you want to see an example of two teams that have been on divergent paths of late, Denver and Omaha are good examples (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Bowling Green’s Max Johnson scored in a 3-on-3 overtime period to propel No. 16 Bowling Green to the win over No. 17 Michigan Tech. The Falcons took 5-of-6 points on the weekend. (File photo: Courtesy Bowling Green athletics)
With only one win separating them in their overall records and just one point separating them in the WCHA standings, No. 17 Michigan Tech hosts No. 16 Bowling Green in a key matchup that could help determine who will have home ice in the playoffs. Playing games with meaning is nothing new to the Huskies … Read more
Vegas Golden Knights draft pick Jack Dugan scored the shootout winner as Providence captured the 2020 Fortress Invitational over Cornell in Las Vegas (Photo: Providence Athletics)
Providence used early goals and strong special teams play to power past Army West Point, 3-1, in the opening game of the Fortress Invitational in Las Vegas (Photo: Vegas Golden Knights/Zak Krill)
Arizona State captured the inaugural Fortress Invitational, then called the Ice Vegas invitational. This year’s event kicks off on Friday with four nationally-ranked teams battling and a city hoping to attract a Frozen Four (File photo: ASU Athletics)
In the first college hockey game to be played in the state of California in 20 years, Harvard bested Arizona State in the opening game of the SoCal Clash (photo: Josh Lavallee/Anaheim Ducks)
After spending a season as a back-up goaltender, sophomore Evan DeBrouwer has started his playing career strong for No. 16 Arizona State, something he hopes will continue against No. 17 Harvard in this weekend’s SoCal Clash in Irvine, Calif. (photo: Arizona State Athletics).
Max Ellis’ first career goal turned out to be the game-winner as Notre Dame ended a six-game losing streak and earned a weekend split with Penn State, 3-0, on Saturday (Photo: Fighting Irish Media/(Mike Miller)
With one more opportunity to end a losing streak before the holiday break, Jeff Jackson doesn’t want his Notre Dame team to be fixated on results (photo: Omar Phillips).
In a battle filled with a number of big hits, Providence scored twice on the power play to skate past UMass Lowell, 4-1, and earn a weekend split with the River Hawks (Photo: Rich Gagnon)