» TJ Hughes Michigan won a team-high 10 faceoffs and scored two points.
» rutger mcgrotty He recorded 3 assists and extended his point streak to 6 games.
» Gavin Brindley He had a two-point night, scoring the winning goal and adding an assist.
Ann Arbor, Michigan — The fourth-seeded University of Michigan ice hockey team fought back to defeat fifth-seeded Notre Dame, 4-3, on Saturday night (March 9), ending UND's season at Yost Ice Arena. Ta.
With the win, Michigan State (20-13-3) advances to next weekend's single-elimination semifinal round, with its opponent to be determined after Sunday's Ohio State-Wisconsin quarterfinal game. If Wisconsin wins, Michigan will travel to East Lansing to face top-seeded Michigan State, but if the Buckeyes win, UM will travel to Minnesota. The Wolverines extended their winning streak against Notre Dame (15-19-2) to five games.
The Wolverines held a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period, but the game remained stalemate until the final frame with a 3-3 header.
Gavin Brindley At 3 minutes and 54 seconds, he buried a rushing chance and buried the opponent's feed, scoring the winning goal. tyler duke His 23rd goal of the season, the team's top score. rutger mcgrotty Gave his third assist of the game as a secondary helper.
Notre Dame dominated a faceoff in the offensive zone to make it 1-0 with its fourth shot of the game at 8:05, then took the lead for the second night in a row with a shot from the point.
The Wolverines started their second power play with 8:02 left in the first period when the visitors were assessed a knee penalty. In the ensuing showdown, McGrawarty won a draw; Seamus Casey At that point.He moved toward the center of the ice and took a shot, but it was deflected. TJ Hughesit went over the goalie's glove and into the back of the net, tying the score at 1-1 at 12:09.
As time expired in the opening frame, the Wolverines added the go-ahead goal with nine seconds left when Hughes scored his second goal of the period, double-time, and tapped a loose puck into the crease for a 2-1 lead. .
UND contested the play for offside, but after a lengthy review, the goal was put on the ice as per the ruling and the Irish were given a minor penalty for delaying the game after the appeal failed. .
The Wolverines entered the locker room with a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes and had an 18-7 advantage in shots on goal. The visiting team had him trailing 10-9 at the faceoff dot, but in the first frame he had earned four penalties compared to UM's zero.
The remainder of the power play, which began late in the first period, ended without any additional goals.
Josh Arnisse Boarding at 6:27 p.m., he was classified as a minor, and the visitors entered their second power play of the period. Thirty-four seconds later, they scored a power-play goal off a backdoor pass to tie the score at two apiece.
A third player in the zone buried the go-ahead goal for the Irish on a rushing chance at 9:27. jake barczewski Couldn't get enough pucks to make glove saves. With just over half of the game remaining, UND took a 3-2 lead.
On his next shift, dylan duke At 11:54, he found the back of the net and grabbed the rebound to make it 3-3 with his 21st goal of the season, tying the score for his team.With Elnisse frank nazar iii Gathered an assist on Duke's marker.
UND almost scored with 1:30 left in the middle, but a strong toe save from Barczewski thwarted the chance and the game remained tied for 40 minutes.
Michigan took the lead with Brindley's winning goal at 3:54.
Notre Dame moved up its netminder late in the game in favor of an additional attacker. With less than a minute left in the game, McGroarty fired two shots into an empty net, but both attempts missed the goal by inches. Icing was called following the second attempt, and UM called timeout with 35.5 seconds left.
Barczewski made two key saves with just seconds remaining to earn his 17th win of the season, the most he has recorded in a single season. He finished the game with 25 saves.
