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Notre Dame wins overtime thriller and advances to Regional Final

One win away from the Frozen Four after a thriller!

Notre Dame hockey is now just one win away from earning a trip to the Frozen Four after a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over North Dakota on Thursday night.

The Fighting Hawks struck first with roughly 1:30 remaining in the first period as freshman Brent Johnson netted just his second goal of the season give the game its first tally.  It would be the final goal scored by North Dakota during the 2021-22 season, however.

Landon Slaggert then took advantage of a North Dakota turnover early in the second as he used his backhand on a breakaway to knot the game at one, with an assist from his brother and captain, Graham.  More on him shortly.

The third period saw both Notre Dame and North Dakota get special teams chances with none greater than the Fighting Hawks getting a penalty shot attempt by Riese Gaber but he missed the net.  Matthew Galajda was great in net on the night, stopping 23 of 24 shots he faced.

In the extra frame Notre Dame had a few shots early before Graham Slaggert scored on a power play snipe just 98 seconds into the extra frame to send the Fighting Irish to the East Regional Final where they’ll meet top-seeded Minnesota State.

This is Notre Dame’s seventh trip to a Regional Final all-time as they’re seeking their fifth appearance in the Frozen Four.

NCAA Hockey Tournament: Harvard vs. Minnesota State, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch

The Harvard Crimson will meet the Minnesota State University-Mankato in the First Round of the NCAA Hockey Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

The Harvard Crimson will meet the Minnesota State University-Mankato in the First Round of the NCAA Hockey Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

Harvard comes into the tournament as the No. 17 seed after finishing the season with a 21-10-3 record while Minnesota State has won 15 games in a row and will be looking to extend that and move on to the second round.

This will be a great day of NCAA Hockey action, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the game.

Harvard vs. Minnesota State

  • When: Thursday, March 24
  • Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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Printable NCAA Hockey Tournament Bracket

Notre Dame is 4-1 overall this season against the top overall seed in the tournament. How deep can the Irish go?

Notre Dame’s basketball season came to a close for the men Sunday night with their tough loss to Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament’s Second Round, but there are still tournament teams playing this March for the Fighting Irish.

The women’s basketball team is alive and well as they take on Oklahoma in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday, a game we’ll have covered for you here at Fighting Irish Wire.

The hockey team is also in the NCAA Tournament after the brackets were released Sunday night.  Notre Dame earned the third seed in the Albany region and takes on the second seed in the region, North Dakota State, on Thursday.

Michigan earned the top overall seed in the 16-team tournament while fellow-Big Ten hockey rival Minnesota received the second seed in the Worcester region.

To see the entire printable bracket (courtesy of the NCAA) click below.

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Notre Dame falls to Michigan in Big Ten semifinals

Now the Irish get ready for the NCAA Tournament…

The following is courtesy of UND.com:

The eighth-ranked Fighting Irish hockey team was edged by fourth-ranked Michigan 2-1 in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals at sold out Yost Ice Arena on Saturday night.

Jack Adams scored for the Irish, while Matthew Galajda made 29 saves.

“I thought we battled, we played hard and put ourselves in position to win the game but they scored the key goal in the third period,” head coach Jeff Jackson said. “Their top guys made the difference and scored both goals.”

Notre Dame (27-11-0), which is now 4-1-0 on the season against Michigan, will await the NCAA Tournament selection show on Sunday, March 20.

How It Happened

Hunter Strand worked a quick give-and-go from the far circle with Jack Adams to generate Notre Dame’s first good look of the game, but it was fought off by Wolverine goaltender Erik Portillo with nine minutes to play in the first period.

A minute later, Trevor Janicke tested Portillo, but his shot was blocked aside.

With 3:25 left in the first, Adam Karashik was whistled for the game’s first penalty. Then with 1:34 left on that minor, Jake Pivonka was called for a trip. The Notre Dame penalty kill would go to work, killing off the 5-on-3 and then finishing off the remainder of Pivonka’s penalty to keep it a 0-0 game after the first.

Matty Beniers gave the Wolverines a 1-0 lead at 3:46 of the second, finishing off a 3-on-2 chance from just outside the goal crease.

Ellis nearly tied it with 7:28 to play in the second, diving to get to a rebound in front, but Portillo was able to get his left pad on the chance. Leivermann then sent a wrister that went just wide.

The Irish continued to pressure as the second period moved along and it paid off at 12:04 when Jack Adams worked his way to the front of the net and deflected an Adam Karashik feed high past Portillo’s blocker for his sixth goal of the season. Justin Janicke earned the second assist on the play. The possession started after Solag Bakich had a big shot block on a Luke Hughes chance at the other end.

The teams headed to the locker room, tied at 1-1, after two periods of play.

Michigan’s Brendan Brisson made it a 2-1 game at 3:59 of the third with a wrist shot from the faceoff circle to the left of Galajda.

Landon Slaggert nearly tied it back up with 13 minutes left in the third, but his backhander in front was blocked by a Michigan defender.

With two minutes left in the game, Galajda was pulled in favor of a sixth Irish skater, but Notre Dame would be unable to secure the game-tying goal.

Next – Next Up…

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Big Ten Hockey Tournament: Notre Dame-Wisconsin win-or-go-home tonight

Go Irish, beat Badgers!

Wisconsin got a performance for the ages between the pipes Friday while Notre Dame scored with just seconds left in regulation Saturday to split the first two games in the best-of-three Big Ten hockey tournament series.

How did Saturday’s game go down and how did we get to the win-or-go-home game three we’ll see Sunday night?  Find out next courtesy of Notre Dame Athletics.

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Big Ten Hockey Tournament: Wisconsin goalie stands on head to beat Notre Dame

Win or go home Saturday for the Irish.

Notre Dame put a season high 50 shots on goal against Wisconsin in the opening round of the Big Ten hockey tournament Friday night but it didn’t matter as Jared Moe turned away 49 of those shots in the 3-1 Badgers victory.

The complete writeup below is courtesy of Notre Dame athletics:

SOUTH BEND, Ind.  – No. 7 Notre Dame Hockey fell to Wisconsin, 3-1, in the best-of-three series opener of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night at Compton Family Ice Arena (3,634).

The Irish earned a season high by putting 50 shots on goal and held the Badgers to 28 on the night but Jared Moe’s 49 saves backstopped Wisconsin to the win.

Graham Slaggert tied the game, 1-1, just past the 13 minute mark of the second period, but the Badgers scored 38 seconds to take back a lead they would not relinquish.

“They played well so give them their due,” head coach Jeff Jackson said after the game. “It was playoff hockey, and you have to be prepared. Anything can happen in the playoffs. The goaltender played well, they keep you on the outside and we have to find a way to penetrate that.”

Graduate student Matthew Galajda made 24 saves for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame (25-10-0) finished 1-for-5 on the power play, while Wisconsin (10-22-3) was 0-for-1.

How It Happened

Five minutes into the opening frame Cam Burke nearly got the Irish on the board after following up a Max Ellis shot on goal, but following video review it was ruled the puck never crossed the goal line after hitting the far post.

Justin Janicke took a nice feed from Jack Adams in the high slot and rang one off the crossbar at 8:25 of the first.

The Irish continued to pressure and with 5:20 left in the first, Jake Pivonka’s stretch pass sprang Ryder Rolston on a partial breakaway attempt but his attempt went wide.

Wisconsin’s Brock Caufield then struck first, scoring his seventh of the season at 15:22 of the first.

Notre Dame had a power-play chance late in the first, with the best look coming from Nick Leivermann but his shot was pushed off the post by Wisconsin goaltender Jared Moe and cleared off the goal line by a defenseman.

Notre Dame trailed 1-0 after one.

With the extra attacker on during a delayed penalty, Jake Boltmann stepped into a one timer with 15:03 left in the second but it was stopped by Moe.

Galajda made a big shoulder stop on Daniel Laatsch at 11:11 of the second and smothered the follow-up attempt. Then Justin Janicke had a chance at the other end but couldn’t solve Moe.

Graham Slaggert broke through at 13:52 of the second, finishing off a one-timer from a Nick Leivermann cross-ice feed while the Irish were on the power play, with Ryder Rolston picking up the second assist. It was Slaggert’s 10th goal of the season.

But Wisconsin’s Dominick Mersch scored 38 seconds later to restore the Badgers’ lead to 2-1, which they would take to the locker room.

The Irish peppered Moe in the early going of the third but couldn’t tie it up before Zach Urdahl finished off a two-on-one chance with Sam Stange for a 3-1 Wisconsin lead at 5:57 of the third

Stastney set Landon Slaggert up in front with 8:39 left in the third, but the puck skipped over the sophomore’s stick when he tried to redirect it in the net.

Galajda was pulled with 3:42 left in the game, but the Irish were unable to extend the game, ultimately falling, 3-1.

Notes

  • With an assist tonight, Nick Leivermann extended his point streak to three games (Feb. 25-Mar. 4; 0-4-4).
  • With Graham Slaggert scoring a goal, it marked the third consecutive game with a tally from the Landon Slaggert/Graham Slaggert/Trevor Janicke line.
  • For Slaggert, it marked his 10th goal of the year, extending his career-high total.
  • Slaggert also became Notre Dame’s fifth 10-goal scorer this season.

Next Up

  • Game two of the best-of-three series will take place at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 5 at Compton Family Ice Arena on March 4-6 (tickets).
  • The game will also be available on BTN+.

Late goal gives Notre Dame season sweep of No. 2 Michigan

4-0 vs. Michigan for the year!

Could senior day get any better than by beating one of your biggest rivals with a late goal?  Maybe only if that rival was ranked No. 1 in the nation instead of No. 2.

No. 8 Notre Dame earned a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Saturday night and in the process, wrapped up a season sweep of the Wolverines.

Trevor Janicke put home a rebound with just over three minutes left in Saturday’s game that gave the Irish a 2-1 lead and was ultimately the game-winner.

Notre Dame got on the board first as with a one-timer from Justin Janicke to Hunter Strand with 7;12 to play in the second period.  Michigan answered just a minute later thanks to a Matty Beniers power-play goal.

Matthew Galadja was outstanding between the pipes for the Irish as he turned away 31 of 32 Michigan shots which helped the Irish overcome an 0-6 night on the power play.

With the win Notre Dame became the only Big Ten team to not suffer a loss to Michigan this season. Notre Dame will now enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3.  The Irish will play host to a best-of-three quarterfinal series next weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena on March 4-6.

Notre Dame hockey set for final road series at Michigan State

Notre Dame will return to the road this weekend for a two-game series at Michigan State, marking the final regular-season road series for the Irish (7 p.m. on Feb. 18-19). The Fighting Irish are 8-4-0 on the road this season. Notre Dame is coming …

Notre Dame will return to the road this weekend for a two-game series at Michigan State, marking the final regular-season road series for the Irish (7 p.m. on Feb. 18-19).

The Fighting Irish are 8-4-0 on the road this season.

Notre Dame is coming off a series split at Wisconsin, dropping game one 5-3 (Feb. 12) before rallying to take game two, 3-2 (Feb. 13).

With the win over the Badgers, Notre Dame locked up a top-four seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.

Trevor Janicke had the game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the Irish to the game two win, while Matthew Galajda made 30 saves to earn the win.

The Fighting Irish head into the weekend fourth in the Big Ten standings with 35 points, while Michigan State ranks seventh with 14 points.

Jesse Lansdell carries a career-long, four-game point streak (2-2-4) into the weekend.

Max Ellis leads the Irish with a career-best 27 points on a team-high 16 goals and 11 assists.

Ellis’ 16 goals rank tied for 12th in the country (tied for third in the Big Ten).

Since returning from break on Jan. 1, Spencer Stastney has three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 13 games and he has at least one point in 10 of the 13 games.

Stastney has a career-high 22 points on five goals and 17 assists.

Trevor Janicke ranks second on the team with a career-high 12 goals and has scored a goal in five of Notre Dame’s last seven games.

The Irish are 15-1-0 when scoring first this season and 19-1-0 when scoring at least three goals.

Notre Dame is 6-2-0 in overtime this season, with the OT game-winning goals coming from Cam Burke (at Michigan Tech), Ryder Rolston (at Michigan), Max Ellis (at Michigan and at Penn State), Spencer Stastney (at Ohio State) and Landon Slaggert (vs. Minnesota).

Notre Dame has made each of the last five NCAA Tournaments, the longest streak in program history, and eight of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments overall.

The five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the second-longest active streak in the NCAA, trailing only Minnesota Duluth (6), with Minnesota State (3) and St Cloud State (3) tied for third.

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Notre Dame falls in opener at Wisconsin

Go get em tomorrow…

MADISON, Wis.  – The 11th-ranked Fighting Irish couldn’t overcome a three-goal deficit despite outshooting the Badgers 41-15, falling to Wisconsin 5-3 on Saturday night at the Kohl Center (9,228).

Wisconsin goaltender Jared Moe made 38 saves to earn the win, including 18 saves in the first period when Notre Dame had a 19-5 advantage in shots on goal but trailed 3-1.

Ryder Rolston, Solag Bakich and Grant Silianoff scored for the Irish, with Bakich adding an assist for a two-point night. Chase Blackmun had a pair of assists.

Bakich’s goal came with 2:30 left in the third to make it a 4-2 game and then Silianoff made it 4-3 with 1:02 left in the third. But Wisconsin added an emty net tally to seal the win.Notre Dame was 0-for-2 on the power play, but held Wisconsin to an 0-for-3 mark with the man advantage.

Ryan Bischel (2) and Matthew Galajda combined for 10 saves on the night.

How It Happened

The Irish dominated the opening of the first period, controlling the play in the offensive zone for the game’s first seven minutes, but Rowe made 10 saves in that time frame to keep it scoreless.

Mathieu De St. Phalle scored on Wisconsin’s first shot on goal at the 11:53 mark with a snapshot through a screen to make it a 1-0 game.

With two minutes left in the first, Ryder Rolston slammed home his 10th goal of the year at the back post after Charlie Raith found him with a cross-ice pass, with Solag Bakich also earning an assist on the play – which kicked off an eventful stretch that included two Notre Dame breakaways and two Wisconsin goals.

Just after the Rolston goal, Max Ellis had a breakaway chance but he hit the crossbar. The play was later reviewed but the no goal call in the ice stood.

Then at the other end Ryder Donovan found the back of the net, just 23 seconds after the Rolston goal.

Anthony Kehrer pushed it to a 3-1 Wisconsin lead at 19:18 with his first of the year.

Landon Slggert created another turnover at the defensive blue line and saw his breakaway attempt turned aside by Rowe, but he was hooked on the play as time expired.

Notre Dame opened the second on the power play but couldn’t get another one past Moe.

Wisconsin’s first shot on goal of the second period came at the 10:58 mark, with Matthew Galajda there to make the save after starting the second in place of Bischel.

Ellis had another great chance at the 13:00 minute mark of  the second but Moe continued his run. Then Josh Ess pushed the Badger lead to 4-1 just after that chance by Ellis.

The Irish killed off another Wisconsin power play near the end of the second and trailed 4-1 after 40 minutes of play.

Six minutes into the third, Trevor Janicke blasted a one-timer from a Graham Slaggert drop pass that beat Rowe but rang off the post.

Midway through the third, Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney and Jesse Lansdell had looks on the power play but Moe made the stops.

With 2:30 left in the third, Solag Bakich went to the net and forced a rebound over the goal line to make it a 4-2 game.

Then Silianoff stepped into a one timer to cut the lead to 4-3, but Jack Gorniak added an empty netter at 19:34 to seal the win.

Notes

  • With a goal and an assist, Solag Bakich posted his fourth multi-point game of the season and of his career.

  • WIth a pair of assists, Chase Blackmun had his second two-assist game in an Irish uniform.

  • Notre Dame is now 7-4-0 on the road this season.

  • Boasting the NCAA’s top penalty kill, the Irish improved to 99-for-106 on the year (.934).

Next Up

  • Notre Dame and Wisconsin close out their regular-season series at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday night at the Kohl Center (BTN Plus).

Notre Dame-Wisconsin hockey update

Go Irish, beat Badgers!

Notre Dame’s trip to Wisconsin was postponed this weekend due to COVID but ultimately the series against the Badgers will only have to be moved back one day.  Instead of forcing the series in later in the season, the games will now take place this Saturday and Sunday.

The following was the release from Notre Dame athletics on Wednesday night:

SOUTH BEND, Ind.  – Notre Dame’s hockey series at Wisconsin will now be played on Saturday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Saturday’s game is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET, while Sunday’s series finale will begin at 9 p.m. ET.

Broadcast and/or streaming information will be announced at a later date. 

The series had been scheduled for Feb. 10-11 but was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Wisconsin program.