Game Recaps

Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 19 RIT advances to Atlantic Hockey title game, No. 4 Michigan State, No. 11 Michigan to play for B1G crown, No. 20 Bemidji State, Michigan Tech to battle for CCHA title, ECAC, Hockey East semis set, two NCHC series going to Game 3s

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Conference playoffs raged on Saturday afternoon and night, as one Atlantic Hockey series is going the distance, the Big Ten title game is set between two Michigan teams, the ECAC and Hockey East semifinals are set, and two teams have advanced to the NCHC semifinal round next weekend. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: NCAA Quarterfinal – Wisconsin advances to 15th Frozen Four with 4-0 win over St. Lawrence

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MADISON — Defending National Champions Wisconsin have advanced to their 15th Frozen Four in program history with a 4-0 win over St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon in Madison. Casey O’Brien won the opening faceoff and then scored 16 seconds later to give the Badgers an immediate 1-0 lead. It was a group effort from the Badgers’ … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Conference playoffs in full swing as St. Lawrence downs Colgate in double overtime, No. 10 Colorado College comes back to beat No. 12 Omaha in OT, No. 19 RIT, Holy Cross win Game 1s in Atlantic Hockey semis

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Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey and NCHC teams dropped the puck Friday night as conference playoffs continued across men’s college hockey. All three conference playoffs are best-of-three formats with Game 1s played Friday night and Game 2s on tap for Saturday night. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY No. 19 RIT 4, Niagara 1 Snipe. … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: NCAA Regional Semifinal – St. Lawrence 1, Penn State 0 (OT)

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MADISON — Kristina Bahl’s slapshot from beyond the near faceoff circle made it’s way through traffic and beat Penn State goalie Katie DeSea with 10:25 left in overtime to send St. Lawrence to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time since 2017. The Saints will face host Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Central on Saturday. The … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey teams complete playoff sweeps, No. 16 Omaha finishes off sweep of No. 3 North Dakota, No. 5 Wisconsin-Ohio State, Lake Superior State-St. Thomas going to Game 3s, No. 1 BC, No. 2 BU gain wins to cap regular season

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The conference playoffs for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA and ECAC Hockey teams continued Saturday night, while the last weekend of the regular season for Hockey East and NCHC teams came to a close. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (Game 2s, best of three) No. 19 RIT 5, Robert Morris 1 Tyler Fukakusa … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: WCHA Championship – No. 2 Wisconsin 6, No. 1 Ohio State 3

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MINNEAPOLIS — The no. 2 ranked Wisconsin Badgers won their 10th WCHA Conference Tournament Championship Saturday afternoon with a decisive 6-1 victory over no. 1 Ohio State. After Friday’s WCHA semifinal win, Wisconsin knew they’d be facing Ohio State for the championship and forward Lacey Eden said the Badgers “want it real bad.” They went … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey all rev up conference postseason action, while Hockey East, NCHC start final weekend of 2023-24 regular season

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Conference playoffs took center stage Friday night, with four conferences in action, while Hockey East and the NCHC began their final weekend of the regular season. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (best of three) Holy Cross 4, Canisius 3 Jack Stockfish’s goal at 10:04 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: WCHA Semifinal – No. 5 Minnesota 3, No. 2 Wisconsin 4 (OT)

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MINNEAPOLIS — Lacey Eden’s spin-o-rama, behind-the-back shot 7:59 into overtime on Friday night sent #2 Wisconsin to the WCHA title game where they will face top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday at 2 pm central. The Badgers dispatched border rivals Minnesota 4-3 in dramatic fashion, giving up the lead on a late power play, tying it … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: WCHA Semifinal – No. 1 Ohio State 5, No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 0

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MINNEAPOLIS — Ohio State cruised to a 5-0 win over Minnesota Duluth Friday afternoon to advance to their fifth-straight WCHA conference tournament championship game. The Buckeyes will be looking to regain the championship after losing to Minnesota in the title game last season. After a back and forth opening few minutes, Ohio State scored two … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 3 North Dakota sweeps No. 12 Western Michigan to claim Penrose Cup, No. 16 Michigan rebounds with OT win over No. 8 Minnesota, No. 5 Denver sweeps No. 15 St. Cloud State, Atlantic Hockey first round sees trio of winners

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Ludvig Persson stopped all 35 shots fired his way to help No. 3 North Dakota defeat No. 12 Western Michigan 3-0 and capture the Penrose Cup for the sixth time in program history on Saturday night from the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND wins its 21st conference crown in program history and … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Bemidji State blanks Minnesota State for MacNaughton Cup, No. 6 Michigan State downs No. 4 Wisconsin to claim Big Ten regular-season title, Clarkson knocks off No. 7 Quinnipiac in OT, No. 1 Boston College tops No. 17 New Hampshire

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Bemidji State has won the MacNaughton Cup outright as CCHA regular-season champions after a 6-0 shutout of Minnesota State Friday night at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. Jackson Jutting posted two goals and two assists and goaltender Mattias Sholl stopped all 28 shots fired his way. BEAVER GOAL!!! Another goal scored by Jackson Jutting, … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Bemidji State completes sweep to seize control of the CCHA with one weekend left; No. 16 New Hampshire rallies for OT win over No. 14 UMass in key PairWise battle; No. 4 Michigan State bounces back vs. OSU; Air Force clinches last home-ice spot in AHA quarters

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Bemidji State took five-of-six CCHA points from St. Thomas on the weekend, winning 3-1 on Saturday night to take a stranglehold on first place into the final weekend of league play (File photo: Bemidji State Athletics/Brent Cizek)

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 19 Omaha shuts out No. 10 Colorado College, Ohio State takes down No. 4 Michigan State, Clarkson downs No. 11 Cornell in OT, Miami ties No. 3 Denver, Quinnipiac wins fourth straight Cleary Cup

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Omaha scored once in the first period and two in the third period as the 19th-ranked Mavericks skated to a 3-0 shutout over No. 10 Colorado College Friday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. Simon Latkoczy pitched the 24-save shutout for the Mavericks. Almost put this one THROUGH the twine😮‍💨🔥#OmahaHKY | @tymueller14 pic.twitter.com/RTMPcr0ic8 — … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State sweeps No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 15 Colorado College sweeps No. 2 North Dakota, No. 19 New Hampshire sweeps No. 7 Maine, No. 3 Boston University beats No. 10 Providence, No. 12 Cornell captures Ivy League title in shootout, No. 8 Minnesota picks up split with Notre Dame in OT, Bowling Green’s win over St. Thomas complicates CCHA

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Goals by Cam Thiesing and David Burnside put Ohio State up 2-0 over Wisconsin late in the first, and the Buckeyes never looked back in their 3-1 win, completing a sweep over visiting No. 4 Wisconsin. David Silye scored on the power play in the second to draw the Badgers to within one, but Joe … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State downs No. 4 Wisconsin in OT, No. 15 Colorado College beats No. 2 North Dakota, No. 19 New Hampshire upsets No. 7 Maine, Notre Dame routs No. 8 Minnesota, top-ranked Boston College drops No. 11 UMass

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No. 15 Colorado College displayed its offense Friday night, defeating No. 2 North Dakota 7-1 at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Zaccharya Wisdom scored four goals and added an assist for the Tigers, while Klavs Veinbergs had a goal and two assists and Gleb Veremyev went for a goal with an assist. Wisdom … Read more