Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Well, wasn’t that some playoff-style hockey to finish out the regular season! Everyone had to be scoreboard watching and calibrated on what the tiebreaker formulas looked like with shootout points, head-to-head and regulation wins coming into play across the conferences. There was great drama in the NE-10 playoffs where St. Anselm had to rally back … Read more
Penn State jumped to a 3-0 lead early and then held off the nation’s top team Michigan State, holding on for a 3-2 victory in Lansing on Saturday. Combined with Friday’s 2-2 tie where Penn State won the shootout, the Nittany Lions held Michigan State to just a single Big Ten point this weekend allowing … Read more
Ty Jackson scored twice to lead No. 12 Arizona State to a 5-3 win over No. 3 Western Michigan at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz. CLUTCH KIRWAN'S 100TH CAREER POINT 💯 pic.twitter.com/Sazqu9TTiP — Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) February 22, 2025 Ryan Kirwan, Kyle Smolen and Bennett Schimek had the other Sun Devils’ goals and netminder … Read more
There was much claimed over the weekend in terms of regular season titles including Curry, Hobart and Wilkes laying claim to No. 1 seeding and home-ice advantage for their conference tournaments but there is so much more to be resolved in the final week of the regular season for playoff eligibility and seeding across several … Read more
(3) Minnesota vs. (11) St. Cloud State (home and home) Friday’s game featured some of the most chaotic final 10 minutes of a game this season. Before we got there, St. Cloud took a 2-0 lead on a Sofianna Sunderlin power play goal six minutes in. Emma Gentry doubled the lead two minutes later. Emma … Read more
Sophomore forward Josh Nadeau posted a goal and three assists to help Maine skate to a 5-2 victory against Hockey East rival New Hampshire on Saturday night at Alfond Arena. Maine took five of a possible six Hockey East points on the weekend from UNH. UNH led 2-1 after two periods. Brandon Holt, Sully Scholle … Read more
Jack Musa, Cole O’Hara and Kenny Connors scored for Massachusetts as the No. 16 Minutemen stunned top-ranked Boston College 3-2 in a Hockey East battle before a crowd of 6,608 Friday night at Silvo O. Conte Forum. Musa also recorded an assist in the win. UMass goalie Michael Hrabal made 37 saves. “(Hrabal) played outstanding,” … Read more
Things are definitely heating up as the weeks in February roll by. Battles at the top are getting tighter, especially in the UCHC, SUNYAC, CNE and MASCAC at both the top as well as contests for playoff position further down the standings. The NE-10 has their regular season champion (St. Anselm) confirmed with one remaining … Read more
(3) Minnesota at (1) Wisconsin Read the recap of the first game here. In the second game, the Badgers held a 13-3 shot advantage in the first, but the game was 0-0 at the first intermission. Wisconsin began to pull away early in the second. First Vivian Jungels scored her second of the weekend as … Read more
Bennett Schimek’s goal at 13:44 of the third period tied the game 5-5 and then Schimek won it at 1:26 of overtime as No. 12 Arizona State defeated No. 6 Denver 6-5 at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz. Lukas Sillinger also scored twice for the Sun Devils, while Kyle Smolen and Ryan Kirwan added goals. … Read more
MADISON — The No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers won their 10th WCHA regular season Championship Saturday afternoon, dominating No. 3 Minnesota with an 8-2 win. The win ties the Badgers’ record for largest margin of victory against the Gophers. They also beat their rivals by six goals, winning 8-2 on December 4, 2016. After three games … Read more
With a perfect center-crease feed from Zach Bookman, Caelan Fitzpatrick scored 20 seconds into overtime to give Merrimack a 2-1 win over No. 8 Boston University in Lawler Arena. The OT winner for @Merrimack_MIH 🚨#NCAAHockey x 🎥 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/W2Jv3iP7kj — NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) February 8, 2025 Trailing 1-0 on Jack Harvey’s goal at 13:24 … Read more
And then there were none… There will not be an unbeaten NCAA D-III champion this season as Hobart finally lost a hockey game to a determined Albertus Magnus squad in overtime on Friday. Just another illustration of the parity that exists where on any given night any team has a chance for a win. This … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (6) Minnesota Duluth Each team scored in the opening frame on Saturday and those stood as the only goals late into overtime. Grace Sadura gave UMD the lead seven minutes in as she tipped a shot from Brenna Fuhrman to make it 1-0. The Badgers responded a few minutes later when Marianne … Read more
Providence’s Hudson Malinoski scored three goals, including the game-winner midway through the third period as the No. 7 Friars defeated No. 9 Connecticut, 6-3 (File photo: Hockey East)
Cooper Gay’s goal at 13:45 of the third period proved to be the game winner as St. Thomas defeated No. 15 Minnesota State 3-2 from the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, Minn. Coop’s 14th of the season, 14 seconds after Sterzer’s game tying tally! #RollToms | #FidesInFratrem pic.twitter.com/tTU7VuW2aj — St. Thomas Men’s … Read more
For anyone who might think that playoff hockey hasn’t started yet this season, just checkout the scores that featured 17 one-goal games (would have been higher if not for several ENGs) and 11 overtime contests in the east for the week ending with Sunday’s late action in the MAC and NEHC. Talk about a lot … Read more
(11) St Cloud State at (1) Wisconsin Game one recap here. On Sunday, the Huskies became the first team to earn a point from Wisconsin at home this season, thanks in part to a 30-save game from freshman goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö, who did not allow an even-strength goal. SCSU got on the board first when … Read more
One night after taking a 9-3 win over Minnesota, second-ranked Michigan State played to a 3-3 tie with the No. 4 Gophers at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich. The Spartans then earned the extra standings point by winning the shootout. MSU keeps answering! Kelly collects a Gucciardi rebound, skates out tto the hash … Read more
MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers extended their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 5-2 win over St. Cloud State. Wisconsin outshot the Huskies 49-16 and held them without a shot attempt for nearly the entire second frame in a dominant showing in front of a sold-out crowd at LaBahn Arena on Saturday afternoon. … Read more