USCHO’s Game of the Week previews
There has been plenty to celebrate of late for No. 5 Minnesota and that was no different on Saturday as the Gophers scored the games final four goals to rally from a three-goal deficit in a 6-4 victory over Penn State (File photo: Jim Rosvold)
Reggie Lutz had a goal and an assist and became the school’s career games played leader as top-ranked Minnesota State downed Bemidji State 5-1 Friday in Mankato, Minn. With 164 games played, Lutz surpasses Bryce Gervais, who had 163 games played as a Maverick from 2012 to 2016. Another current Minnesota State senior, defenseman Jack … Read more
I am an interested observer who lives in Beanpot land and to be honest, the Beanpot seems like such a meaningless tournament to much of the country every year. And as someone who has lived in Massachusetts his whole life, why should anyone care about a Beanpot? I will tell you why: The Beanpot is … Read more
With No. 1 Minnesota State idle this weekend, No. 2 Quinnipiac took center stage as the top ranked team. Saturday night, No. 19 Clarkson jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held on for a 3-1 win over the Bobcats. Luke Santerno posted two goals for the Golden Knights and Zach Tsekos added an empty-netter. … Read more
Quinnipiac freshman goaltender Yaniv Perets made 16 saves in a 1-0 shutout of Rensselaer as there Bobcats posted their 13th shutout of the season, a new men’s NCAA Division I record (File photo: Rob Rasmussen)
No. 4 Denver fell behind 3-0 early in a heavyweight battle against No. 7 St. Cloud State but then rallied scoring four times in both the second and third periods to earn a crazy, 8-5 victory over No. 7 St. Cloud State on Friday. Carter Savoie recorded a hat trick for the Pioneers, while … Read more
No. 11 Notre Dame posted an exciting 3-2 overtime victory over No. 10 Minnesota on Saturday night at Compton Family Ice Arena. Landon Slaggert buried the game-winning goal just 32 seconds into the overtime with assists from Graham Slaggert and Spencer Stastney. Max Ellis and Trevor Janicke also scored for the Irish. .@slaggs_9 wins it … Read more
Top-ranked Minnesota State hosted Arizona State Friday night and knocked off the Sun Devils 4-2 behind goals from four different players and 34 saves in net from Dryden McKay. McKay is now 24-4-0 on the year with tonight’s win. With 99 career victories, McKay stands tied for third all-time in NCAA Division I men’s hockey … Read more
Minnesota State’s David Silye celebrates one of seven goals that the Mavericks scored outdoors in the snow at Blakeslee Stadium in Mankato, Minn., as part of annual Hockey Day in Minnesota celebrations (Photo: Jim Rosvold)
In the battle of two Big Ten heavyweights, No. 11 Minnesota’s Ben Meyers scored a power play goal in overtime to give the Gophers a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Michigan (File photo: Jim Rosvold)
After getting doubled up Friday night 4-2 by Northern Michigan, No. 1 Minnesota State rebounded with a 4-1 win Saturday night in Marquette. Four different players scored for the Mavericks and Julian Napravnik had three assists to back Dryden McKay’s 34 saves in goal. McKay is now 21-4-0 on the year. Ondrej Pavel, Ryan Sandelin, … Read more
Northern Michigan earned its third victory over a No. 1-ranked team on Friday, besting Minnesota State, 4-2 (photo: Cory Genovise/Northern Michigan athletics)
In what was a crazy game, UConn scored late as the Huskies earned much-needed Hockey East points in a 5-4 win over Boston College (photo: Daniel ConnollyUConn Athletics)
Boston University ended Arizona State’s two-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory on Friday to start a two-game weekend set in Boston (photo: Kyle Prudhomme/BU Athletics)
Boston College trailed early in the third, rallied for the lead but then needed a shootout goal from Trevor Kuntar to earn the extra Hockey East point in an intense battle between these two classic rivals on Friday (Photo: Kyle Prudhomme/BU Athletics)
Michigan’s Matty Beniers scored twice as the No. 3 Wolverines advanced past No. 5 Minnesota Duluth in the semifinals of the IceBreaker tournament (File photo)
Boston College captain Marc McLaughlin scored twice as the Eagles captured the IceBreaker Tournament championship with a 5-1 victory over Holy Cross (photo: Holy Cross Athletics)
Nathan Smith celebrates the game’s only goal as No. 1 Minnesota State defeated No. 2 St. Cloud State, 1-0, on Friday (photo: David Faulkner/Minnesota St. Athletics)
No. 7 Michigan furthered improved its NCAA tournament resume with a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Minnesota. The result combined with Wisconsin’s victory over Michigan State puts the Badgers in position to earn its first regular-season Big Ten title with a win on Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold)
No. 10 Minnesota Duluth, paced by a hat trick by Nick Swaney, ended a three-game losing streak with an impressive 5-1 victory over No. 6 St. Cloud (Photo: Dave Harwig/UMD Athletics)