Game Recaps

Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Merrimack upsets No. 2 Boston College; No. 11 Ohio State downs No. 3 Minnesota; Howard scores four as No. 1 Michigan State beats Penn State; Minnesota Duluth, Knapp shut out No. 10 St. Cloud State; Dugay’s hat trick lifts Northern Michigan over No. 12 Minnesota State; Risk nets three as Omaha defeats No. 13 Colorado College

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After No. 2-ranked Boston College scored the game’s first two goals to take a 2-0 lead over Merrimack at the 7:51 mark of the second period, the Warriors roared to life, scoring five unanswered goals to down the Eagles 5-2 Friday night at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Zach Bookman buries the rebound to … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Augustana completes sweep of No. 8 Colorado College, No. 7 Maine gains split with No. 6 Denver, No. 3 Minnesota defeats Mercyhurst, No. 4 Western Michigan sweeps Alaska Anchorage, Northeastern beats No. 18 Quinnipiac

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Augustana finished off the weekend sweep over No. 8 Colorado College by a score of 3-2 Saturday night at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs. The Vikings netted the go-ahead goal with 1:29 to play in the third period from Nace Langus and were backstopped by Josh Kotai’s 45 saves in goal. Colorado College opened … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 13 Ohio State beats No. 9 Michigan at Wrigley Field; Augustana upsets No. 8 Colorado College; No. 6 Denver outlasts No. 7 Maine; No. 3 Minnesota triples up on Mercyhurst; No. 10 UMass Lowell beats Michigan Tech

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With 38 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied 3-3, Riley Thompson redirected Gunnarwolfe Fontaine’s power-play shot to give Ohio State a 4-3 edge and the first win of the Frozen Confines in Chicago’s Wrigley Field. BUCKEYES 🆙 Riley Thompson tips it in on the power play to give @OhioStateMHKY the lead with less … Read more

SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Bentley takes down No. 4 Maine, Yale upsets No. 13 BU, No. 7 Providence earns Ledyard Classic title, Wisconsin wins the Holiday Faceoff, No. 1 Michigan State and No. 6 Western Michigan head to Monday’s GLI final

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Connor Hasley made 43 saves and four different Falcons scored as Bentley beat Maine 4-2 in front of nearly 6,000 fans in Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena, home to the Maine Mariners of the ECHL. Harrison Scott scored twice for the Black Bears. Oliver Salo opened the scoring for the Falcons at 1:42 in the first … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Second half starts with Sacred Heart downing AIC, Providence, No. 17 Dartmouth winning at Ledyard Classic, Wisconsin, UConn getting wins at Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff, Princeton blanking Army West Point

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Sacred Heart returned to work on Saturday afternoon and put together a business-like effort on the road at American International, beating the Yellow Jackets 4-1 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. The Pioneers led 1-0 after one and 2-0 after two, before finishing the job in the third period. Felix Trudeau led the way … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 3 Michigan State knocks off No. 1 Minnesota, No. 4 Denver outlasts No. 10 Colorado College, No. 8 Michigan ends scoring drought, No. 16 North Dakota sweeps No. 9 St. Cloud

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With four third-period goals, Michigan State surged ahead of Minnesota for a 5-3 win Saturday at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. With the two points they picked up in Friday’s 3-3 tie and shootout, the Spartans earned five of six on the road from the Golden Gophers and climbed into second place in … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 1 Minnesota ties No. 3 Michigan State, first Gold Pan series game sees No. 10 Colorado College rally to down No. 4 Denver, Wisconsin shuts out No. 8 Michigan, No. 16 North Dakota blanks No. 9 St. Cloud State

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Brodie Ziemer scored two goals, including the game-tying goal at 11:06 of the third period, as No. 1 Minnesota played to a 3-3 tie with No. 3 Michigan State Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State won the subsequent shootout. Nasty. 🎥: @GopherHockey x @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/WawY6A00iD — Big Ten Conference … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 4 Minnesota shuts out No. 6 Michigan for second straight night; No. 1 Michigan State rallies from 2-0 for OT win at Wisconsin; UMass PP puts away No. 11 BU; No. 2 Denver gets OT win for series split with No. 7 WMU

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For the first time since 1943, No. 4 Minnesota shutout No. 6 Michigan on back-to-back nights, completing the weekend sweep with a 2-0 blanking of the Wolverines (Photo: Jim Rosvold)

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Wisconsin blanks No. 1 Michigan State, No. 7 Western Michigan edges No. 2 Denver, No. 10 Providence downs No. 8 Colorado College, No. 14 UMass Lowell ties No. 3 Boston College, St. Lawrence beats No. 13 Dartmouth

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Down goes No 1. Wisconsin used a 26-save shutout from goaltender Tommy Scarfone to help defeat top-ranked Michigan State 4-0 Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Quinn Finley scored twice for the Badgers, while Owen Mehlenbacher and Tyson Dyck also scored. THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND. 🦸‍♂️ TENTH goal of the … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Princeton upsets No. 12 Ohio State, No. 7 Western Michigan downs No. 6 Michigan, Friendship Four in Belfast sees Notre Dame best Harvard, No. 13 Boston University defeat Merrimack, No. 1 Michigan State blanks Lindenwood, Alaska ties No. 3 Minnesota

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Princeton came out of the Thanksgiving holiday firing on all cylinders Friday night, upsetting No. 12 Ohio State 3-1 at Hobey Baker Rink in Princeton, N.J. Jake Manfre scored two goals and added an assist for the Tigers, while Noah de la Durantaye also scored in the win. BOOM! Jake Manfre with his 2nd PPG … Read more