American International did something that no team had done to Holy Cross in eight games: it held it to one goal. But senior Jeff Dams’ strike with 21 seconds left in the first period was all Holy Cross needed to hold off the Yellow Jackets. With their 1-0 victory, the Crusaders moved within one point … Read more

Stuck on two? Not this time. After a narrow win Friday, Minnesota coach Don Lucia worried about his team’s inability to convert chances, especially in the early going. In their last nine games, the Gophers have scored an average of just 2.6 goals, never getting more than two goals in the first 40 minutes of … Read more

Michigan and Bowling Green played a decidedly closer game Saturday than Friday’s high-scoring contest. The CCHA-leading Wolverines won 5-2, but it was a one-goal game for much of the night, until Michigan broke it open in the second half of the third period. “It was a real spirited game,” Bowling Green coach Scott Paluch said. … Read more

After suffering a spectacular third-period collapse on Friday night, Ohio State was all business on Saturday, downing Western Michigan 5-1. Buckeye goaltender Mike Betz had a near-perfect night, turning away 29 of 30 shots. The OSU special teams in front of Betz were spectacular as well; the Buckeyes killed eight of nine Bronco power plays. … Read more

North Dakota freshman Erik Fabian enjoyed his first goal so much, he decided to make goal-scoring a habit. Fabian notched the first three goals of his young collegiate career, and added an assist as No. 2 UND defeated Minnesota State 10-1 to earn the weekend sweep. Drew Stafford also had a four-point night, and Brad … Read more

Wisconsin goalie Bernd Bruckler came into Saturday with just one shutout in his 71-game career, in his first collegiate game two seasons ago. Bruckler picked a great time — for Wisconsin at least — to end that streak. The 3-0 victory over St. Cloud State Saturday evening gave the Badgers sole possession of third place … Read more

A tie is all Fredonia needed in the second game of the SUNYAC Play-In Round, and a tie is exactly what the Blue Devils got. After clawing their way back from a 3-1 deficit, fifth seed Fredonia tied fourth seed Geneseo, 3-3, winning the series, 1-0-1, and advance to the semifinal round next weekend at … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth’s best comeback victory of the season helped make program history Saturday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. The Bulldogs rallied from a three-goal deficit, scoring the final five goals of the game to beat Colorado College 5-3 before a crowd of 7,172. Fifth-ranked UMD (22-8-3) now has a school-record 14-game unbeaten streak at … Read more

After his Boston University Terriers beat Massachusetts 6-1 Friday night, coach Jack Parker said that “if we could win two in a row, that’ll be huge for us.” His squad nearly pulled off the twin killing, but after leading 2-1 late in the third period, UMass’ Mark Matheson tied the game on a sizzling power-play … Read more

Quinnipiac’s Mark Hallam scored the tying goal with 10:00 left as Quinnipiac drew with Connecticut, 2-2, to keep the Heroes’ Hat in Hamden. The winner of the season series between the two teams is awarded the “Heroes Hat,” a fireman’s hat worn by Joseph Mascali, a firefighter who passed away in the tragic events of … Read more

An exercise in futility for Hobart College finally came to an end early Saturday evening. Since late 1992, RIT had rattled off twenty-nine straight victories against the Statesmen, most of the time by dominating scores. However, in tonight’s contest, Hobart battled back from a late deficit and defeated the Tigers 5-4. As the final buzzer … Read more

As strong as the numbers for Matti Kaltiainen, goaltender for the No. 1 Boston College Eagles, have been this season, shutouts have been hard to come by. So as the minutes ticked away Saturday night against Massachusetts-Lowell, and the River Hawks, despite being down, 5-0, continued to press in attempt to break the doughnut bid, … Read more

For now, at least, Maine seems to have broken its Saturday night hex. Michel Leveille scored a goal and had two assists and Jimmy Howard made 17 saves to lead the Black Bears to a 4-2 win over Providence in front of a sellout crowd at Alfond Arena Saturday. The game was the team’s ninth … Read more

Saturday night’s contest between the Michigan State Spartans and the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks was a streak-ending night for the home team, who performed to a 5-0 victory riding the offensive output of their top line and their stonewall freshman goaltender Dominic Vicari, who collected his sixth shut-out of the season. It was the first time the … Read more

The Colgate Raiders spoiled Senior Night for Rensselaer, holding off a tenacious late rush by the Engineers to earn a 3-2 victory on Saturday night at the Houston Field House. Colgate, which entered the contest in a tie with Brown atop the ECAC, toppled Rensselaer for the third time in the season, taking sole possession … Read more

Few expected that a team, which was winless in its first thirteen games and was the last team in Division I to garner a win, would be peaking at the end of the season. Vermont completed its second consecutive weekend sweep, the first at home in quite some time, with a 4-1 victory over Princeton … Read more

Harvard’s teamwork was so strong on Saturday that even when Nicole Corriero was down or sliding on the ice, she was still the most dangerous player out there. On the strength of her effort, her teammates’ support and a little luck, Corriero compiled a hat trick and four-point afternoon in No. 2 Harvard’s 5-1 win … Read more

Hugh Jessiman had two goals and an assist and Dan Yacey made 25 saves to lead Dartmouth (11-7-9, 9-4-7, ECAC) to a 6-3 win over Yale (12-15, 10-10 ECAC) on senior night at Thompson Arena. Christian Jensen, Nate Murphy and Vin Hellemeyer scored goals for the Bulldogs, who got 35 saves from backup netminder Matt … Read more

Clarkson scored three unanswered goals in the second period and sophomore goaltender Dustin Traylen made 30 saves to lead the Golden Knights to their first win since January 30, a 3-2 squeaker over slumping Brown. The Bears’ third straight loss, combined with Colgate’s win over Rensselaer, dropped the nationally-ranked former ECAC leaders into second place … Read more