Notre Dame Hockey: Irish Play to Draw vs. Broncos

Highlights from Friday night’s 1-1 tie with Western Michigan. Recap: https://t.co/p3eCs6qgy2 #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/POIM11mjb3 – Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) January 4, 2020 No. 15 Notre Dame needed each of Cale Morris’ season-high 42 saves to …

No. 15 Notre Dame needed each of Cale Morris’ season-high 42 saves to begin the 2020 part of its schedule with a 1-1 tie against No. 19 Western Michigan. That included a first-period penalty shot from Jason Polin with the Irish already on the penalty kill. The save halted the Broncos’ momentum and their best chance to hold a lead in regulation.

The Irish (9-7-3) got its lone tally midway through the second period when Cam Morrison had to fight traffic in front of the net to put the puck past Brandon Bussi off a rebound for his fifth goal of the season. The lead last last all of 53 seconds before Luke Bafia scored to pull the Broncos (7-7-3) back even, and that’s where the score would stay.

The Broncos nearly won it in overtime, but an apparent goal by Paul Washe was wiped out both in real time and by video review after he was ruled to have run into Morris during the play.

Notre Dame: Hockey Routed 4-0 at No. 7/10 Boston College

Notre Dame fell to 8-5-2 overall on the 2019-20 season while the Eagles improved to 10-4-0.

No. 9/10 Notre Dame’s hockey team continued their rough-stretch Friday night losing the first of two consecutive games against Boston College, 4-0.

Logan Hutsko finished with a goal and assist for Boston College while Notre Dame failed to find the back of the net on any of their 26 shots on goal.

Julius Mattila’s power play goal started the scoring in the second period for Boston College before goals by Hutsko and Patrick Giles made things 3-0 by period end.

David Cotton added the fourth and final Boston College goal while Spencer Knight turned away all 26 Notre Dame shots in the 4-0 Boston College victory.

Notre Dame fell to 8-5-2 overall on the 2019-20 season while the Eagles improved to 10-4-0.

The two teams face off again Sunday evening at Notre Dame as the Irish play host to Boston College, now winners of eight straight, at Notre Dame.

The Irish have now lost four-straight games in regulation and sit at 8-5-2 overall and 4-2-2 in Big Ten play while Boston College improves to 10-4-0 overall and 5-2 in HEA play.

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With Notre Dame trailing 4-3 and under seven minutes to play, Colin Theisen tied things up at four, scoring his fourth goal of the season.

No. 4 Notre Dame earned a series split this weekend in Wisconsin after a thrilling comeback win against the Badgers Saturday night.

With Notre Dame trailing 4-3 and under seven minutes to play, Colin Theisen tied things up at four, scoring his fourth goal of the season.

Alex Steeves then netted the winner 1:58 in overtime as the Irish moved to 4-1-1 in Big Ten play this season and 8-1-1 overall.

Goalie Cale Morris stopped 31 of 35 shots in the victory.

Notre Dame returns to the ice Friday night in East Lansing where they’ll have a two-game series against Michigan State.