Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Ryan Fanti made 19 saves but needed a goal from Noah Cates to earn a 4-3 OT victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State on Saturday (photo: Tom Nelson/St. Cloud State Athletics)
Two late goals by UMass combined with a strong special teams game gave the ninth-ranked Minutemen a 4-3 road win over No. 13 Northeastern (photo: Jim Pierce/NU Athletics)
Northeastern’s Mike Kesselring celebrates with goaltender Connor Murphy after the Huskies goalie stopped Providence’s Zach Poisson to win a shootout, 1-0, and earn an extra Hockey East point (photo: Jim Peirce/NU Athletics)
Sophomore defenseman Jack Judson’s goal with 12 seconds left in the second period was the difference-maker as the Sun Devils knocked off No. 18 Ohio State to close the first half of the season (File photo/ASU Athletics)
No. 4 North Dakota picked up its second straight win on a Jordan Kawaguchi goal eight seconds into overtime for a 4-3 victory over No. 9 St. Cloud State (File photo: Russell Hons)
UConn’s Jonny Evans scored 4:15 into the second, setting off an explosion of three goals in 4:19 for the Huskies in a 3-1 victory over a shorthanded No. 2 Boston College squad (photo: UConn Athletics)
UNH’s Kalle Ericksson opened the scoring with less than eight minutes remaining, but Maine responded to earn a tie and an extra Hockey East point winning a shootout in five rounds (Photo: UNH Athletics/Ben Humphreys)
McKade Webster (pictured) opened the scoring and rookie Carter Savoie scored a late game-winning goal as No. 9 Denver knocked off No. 1 North Dakota, 3-2 (photo: Mark Kulhmann)
Grad transfer Hank Johnson made 38 saves as Mercyhurst and junior forward Stephen Ipri (pictured), a team that finished last season last of 60 clubs in the PairWise last season, opened the 2020-21 campaign with a 2-1 upset of No. 18 Bowling Green (File photo)
No. 1 North Dakota got a goal from Jordan Kawaguchi’s at 1:17 of 3-on-3 overtime to earn a 4-3 win over No. 4 Denver, closing out a thrilling back-and-forth affair inside the NCHC bubble on Friday (photo: Mark Kulhmann/Omaha Athletics)
It was a crazy finish, but two goals by Notre Dame in the final three minutes helped lift the Irish, 2-1, over No. 4 Michigan, completing the weekend sweep of the Wolverines (photo: Jonathan Knight)
Jack McBain opened this scoring for No. 2 Boston College as the Eagles battled past No. 7 UMass, 4-3, to open the season on Friday (Photo: BC Athletics/John Quackenbos)
Connecticut goaltender Tomas Vomacka stopped 34 of 36 shots and earned a 2-2 tie against No. 7 Massachusetts. The Huskies won a shootout that will only have impact if this game needs to be substituted to replace a league game between these teams canceled by COVID later this season (photo: UConn Athletic Communication)
Tatum Skaggs scored two overtime game winners this weekend to lead Ohio State to their first WCHA title.
Tatum Skaggs scored twice, including the overtime game winner, to send Ohio State to the WCHA championship game.
Abby Roque, Daryl Watts, Caitlin Schneider and Sophie Shirley scored to lead Wisconsin to a 4-1 win.
CHA Robert Morris at Syracuse Kyleigh Hanzlik and Michaela Boyle scored to give Robert Morris a 2-0 win on Friday. On Saturday, Lexi Templeman had the Colonials up 1-0 after the first period. In the second, Madison Beishuizen scored a short-handed goal and Abby Moloughney added an even strength tally to put Syracuse up 2-1 … Read more
There are no surprises when it comes to how the NCHA and WIAC tournaments played out over the weekend as teams accustomed to playing for those titles will do it one more time. Meanwhile in the MIAC, there will be a new champion for sure after Concordia ended Augsburg’s bid to win a fifth consecutive … Read more
Clarkson rebounds with a win over Princeton after dropping a game to Quinnipiac and Ohio State took four points from Wisconsin this weekend.
St. Norbert made a statement against Augsburg Saturday, rolling to a 6-1 win over the nationally ranked Auggies. That game was among the highlights of the weekend. Concordia kept itself in the hunt for a MIAC title while Bethel remained in the hunt for a playoff berth. Wisconsin-Stevens Point continued its winning ways and the … Read more