Game Recaps

Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Minnesota State clinches MacNaughton Cup; Colorado College, North Dakota skate to 0-0 tie; No. 1 Minnesota sweeps No. 8 Ohio State; Denver takes Penrose Cup

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Minnesota State scored three power-play goals – the final coming off the stick of Cade Borchardt at 19:15 of the third period – en route to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Michigan Tech Saturday evening in the final regular-season game of the year at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center. With the victory, the … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 6 Wisconsin survives comeback bid by No. 1 Ohio State, wins 6-5 in OT

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MADISON – The #1 Ohio State Buckeyes dug out of a 4-0 hole after the first period to force overtime, but #6 Wisconsin pulled out a 6-5 win thanks to a made penalty shot by freshman Kirsten Simms midway through the extra frame. The penalty shot was called after an extended scrum in the Ohio … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 2 Minnesota dominates No. 7 Penn State, 7-2; No. 20 Merrimack takes down No. 5 Boston University; No. 1 Quinnipiac wins Cleary Cup; Clarkson upsets No. 11 Cornell, 4-3; No. 3 Denver comes from behind

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One day after clinching the Big Ten regular season championship, No. 2 Minnesota delivered a statement performance with a 7-2 road win over No. 7 Penn State. Matthew Knies had the game-winning goal 39 seconds into the second period, the first of four unanswered markers scored within a 10-minute span. Floodgates: Opened pic.twitter.com/pSpijRKptJ — Minnesota … Read more

BEANPOT: Northeastern’s McDonough wins historic Beanpot in tournament’s first-ever shootout; fourth championship in five years for Huskies

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Northeastern’s Gunnarwolfe Fontaine celebrates one of his two goals in regulation as the Huskies captured their fourth Beanpot in five years over Harvard. It was the first tournament featuring NU and Harvard in the final and first that required 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout to determine the win (Photo: Jim Pierce/ NU Athletics)

D-III West Weekend Hockey Wrap-Up: Pointers, Bulldogs clinch conference crowns

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Two regular-season conference titles were secured over the weekend as UW-Stevens Point and Adrian both sealed the deal on a championship. UW-Stevens Point won its 16th crown on Friday with a 2-1 road win over UW-Superior behind a pair of goals from Fletcher Anderson and will be the top seed in the upcoming WIAC tournament. … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Wisconsin knocks off No. 1 Minnesota, No. 5 Michigan gets by No. 15 Michigan State on last-second OT goal, No. 2 Quinnipiac blanks St. Lawrence, Niagara sweeps No. 19 RIT

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Wisconsin scored three straight goals in front of a season-high 11,075 fans at the Kohl Center to take down No. 1 Minnesota 3-1 in an upset win on Saturday. Carson Bantle posted a goal and an assist and Jack Horbach notched a pair of helpers to lead Wisconsin to the victory. Goaltender Kyle McClellan stood … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Farrell’s five-point game lifts No. 10 Harvard over Dartmouth, top-ranked Minnesota downs Wisconsin, No. 2 Quinnipiac extends winning streak with shutout win over Clarkson, No. 5 Michigan doubles up No. 15 Michigan State

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Sean Farrell (two goals, three assists) recorded a career-best five-point night to lead No. 10 Harvard to a 6-3 win over Dartmouth on Friday night at Thompson Arena. Alex Laferriere (goal, assist) and Ian Moore (two assists) also recorded multiple-point nights for the Crimson. Sean Farrell. (G, 3A). Another big time performance. Great play by … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Michigan completes sweep of Wisconsin, jumps into four-way tie in B1G; UNH gets stellar goaltending performance in upset of No. 16 UML; Miami earns second straight tie against No. 5 St. Cloud State; Holy Cross completes weekend sweep of Bentley

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Michigan had plenty of reason to celebrate on Saturday scoring seven times in a 7-4 victory that completed a Big Ten weekend sweep of Wisconsin (File photo: Jim Rosvold)