Knies goal has Minnesota leading Minnesota State after first period of Frozen Four semifinal
The Mavericks had an 11-4 lead in shots on goal but the Gophers took the lead.
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The Mavericks had an 11-4 lead in shots on goal but the Gophers took the lead.
“[We’ve] got a chance to win a championship so there’s no better feeling than that,” Carter Savoie said after scoring to push the Pioneers past the Wolverines.
The Wolverines’ quest for their first NCAA title since 1998 will continue in Boston despite seeing a four-goal lead narrowed to one by the Bobcats.
Matthew Knies scored a first-period goal and Justen Close made 24 saves for a shutout to get the Gophers to Boston.
The Wolverines are into their 26th Frozen Four despite nearly losing a four-goal lead in the third period against the Bobcats.
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.
The Bulldogs took advantage of their opportunities to down the Ice Knights 5-2.
“If you’re going to make it to the Frozen Four, you’re going to have to earn it,” Mavericks goalie Dryden McKay said after shutting out the Fighting Irish.
Nathan Smith’s first-period goal and 23 saves from Dryden McKay gave the Mavericks the Albany Regional title against the Fighting Irish.
Pioneers forward Carter Savoie called his third-period goal a “lucky bounce” but it helped his team get to Boston and deny the Bulldogs a fifth straight trip to the Frozen Four.
Carter Savoie scored the winning goal for the Pioneers with 6:16 left, and Denver held on to deny the Bulldogs a fifth straight Frozen Four trip.
The Bobcats allowed more than three goals for the first time this season and were outshot 34-16 but advanced to face Michigan for a spot in the Frozen Four.
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.
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