At 4-6-0 in Hockey East, Providence, picked to finish first in the conference, has been praying that the bounces would eventually go its way. The Friars have struggled in close games, owning a dismal 2-5 record in one-goal contests. And after Merrimack (5-9-0, 1-6-0 HEA) took Friday night’s series opener, 3-2, Providence knew that its … Read more

The Yale Bulldogs blanked the Colgate Raiders 5-0 Saturday, behind a two-goal performance from freshman phenom Chris Higgins and a stellar outing by goaltender Dan Lombard. The Raiders outshot the Elis 34-31, but no Colgate skater could push the puck past the Eli netminder. “We got tremendous goaltending from Dan Lombard,” Yale head coach Tim … Read more

Matt Murley and Jason Kean provided all the scoring — both goals coming within two minutes in the third period — as Rensselaer and Union skated to a 1-1 tie Saturday night.

Niagara and senior assistant captain John Heffernan both rebounded from forgettable performances in grand fashion Saturday. Heffernan scored three of Niagara’s five first-period goals as the Purple Eagles held on for an 8-5 win over Alabama-Huntsville in a College Hockey America contest at Dwyer Arena. Heffernan finished with four goals and had another called back … Read more

If the net were about an inch wider on each side, Dartmouth would have dominated and Vermont would still have one win. But all the posts the Big Green hit, combined with a season-best performance by junior netminder Shawn Conschafter, allowed the Catamounts to secure a much-needed 3-2 win over the Big Green Saturday night … Read more

No. 1 RIT took its first loss of the season courtesy of also-undefeated Wentworth, which took advantage of RIT’s short bench to claim a 4-3 win on Dave Zelasko’s goal.

Brown junior center Tye Korbl scored a goal with just eight seconds left in overtime to lift his team to an exciting 3-2 win over St. Lawrence. His game-winner capped an excellent effort from the surprising Bears, in which they fought back from a 2-0 second period deficit. As a rush developed into the Saints’ … Read more

Dominic Moore’s game-tying goal with just three seconds left in regulation gave Harvard a 2-2 tie with Clarkson Saturday night.

Saturday night, Princeton knew the power play might be the only way it could crack a bigger, stronger and faster Cornell defense. The Tigers succeeded in getting the man advantage, but after two periods, the Big Red had two goals and Princeton had just one discernible shot on five power plays. No. 9 Cornell (7-2-1, … Read more

Colin Hemingway scored two power-play goals, and New Hampshire netted four straight tallies to get by Maine 4-1 Saturday. The Wildcats stayed atop Hockey East, two points ahead of UMass-Lowell.

Nebraska-Omaha got the game-winner early in the third period to hold off Bowling Green, 2-1, Saturday night, another tight finish a day after the teams skated to a draw.

Sophomore Molly Wasserman scored once and assisted on another goal to lead visiting Williams past Vermont, 2-0, in a nonconference game at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Ephs got on the board late in the first half when Wasserman converted a power-play opportunity at 14:13. Teammates Annie Snodgrass and Tori Scott combined to send the puck across … Read more

The number-one Middlebury Panthers topped Sacred Heart in a nonconference match Saturday, 4-0. The two teams, who met in last year’s ECAC Division III league playoffs, battled in a gritty and physical game. The Panthers started the game strongly on the offensive end, jumping out to a 1-0 lead off a goal by Rose Babst, … Read more

UMass-Lowell used Laurent Meunier’s game-winning goal to edge Boston University 3-2 Saturday night, keeping the River Hawks just two points behind New Hampshire in the Hockey East race.

It would be an obvious cliche to say it takes teamwork to win hockey games. But when you get contributions from your freshmen, your goaltender, your captains, your role-players, and your all-conference candidates, that cliche would accurately sum up Saturday’s contest between Sacred Heart and Western Michigan. WMU sophomore forward Lucas Drake scored twice with … Read more

Ohio State earned an overtime win Saturday at Miami, getting the winning goal in forehead-crinkling form from JB Bittner to split the weekend series.

Michigan State scored five unanswered goals to beat Alaska-Fairbanks 5-1 Saturday, earning a split of the teams’ weekend series in Fairbanks. Hobey Baker winner Ryan Miller saved 36 shots to key the MSU effort.

Alex Kim scored the game-winner in the third, then assisted on the insurance goal as Colorado College continued to reverse a bad start to the season, 3-1 over Michigan Tech Saturday night. The Tigers are now unbeaten in their last seven games.

MSU-Mankato kept North Dakota reeling Saturday, sweeping the Sioux with a 6-0 victory in Grand Forks. Third-string netminder Jason Jensen came up big in the shutout.

Michigan coach Red Berenson often calls scoring on the power play luck. If so, the Wolverines had plenty of it on Saturday night. Combine the Wolverines’ good luck on special teams with the poor luck of the Bulldogs on their scoring chances and it added up to a 6-1 Michigan blowout victory over Ferris State. … Read more