Saturday, March 28, 2015

NCAAs: OTs, NCHC Rule the Day

Higher seeds claim three of four games as Northeast, West Regionals open play.

NCAAs: OTs, NCHC Rule the Day
Freshman Judd Peterson scored the winner in OT for St. Cloud State (Photo via scsuhuskies.com).

NORTHEAST REGIONAL

Boston University 3, Yale 2 OT: Danny O’Regan capped BU’s comeback as Terriers outshot Bulldogs 20-4 in third period and OT
Minnesota Duluth 4, Minnesota 1: Defensemen combined for 2 goals, 5 points as UMD beats rival

WEST REGIONAL

St. Cloud State 3, Michigan Tech 2 OT: Jonny Brodzinski tied the score late for SCSU and Judd Peterson scored the winner
North Dakota 4, Quinnipiac 1: UND, goalie Zane McIntrye built a 3-0 lead and held off Quinnipiac

BY THE NUMBERS

.955 – Career NCAA Tournament save percentage for North Dakota’s Zane McIntyre in five games (4-1 record)

75% – Faceoff success for UMD’s Tony Cameranesi, who also had a goal and an assist

59 – Points on the season for BU’s Evan Rodrigues, second only to linemate Jack Eichel; Rodrigues and other linemate Danny O’Regan each had a goal and an assist Friday

36 – Saves for St. Cloud State’s Charlie Lindgren, including 28 through two periods, to allow the Huskies to tie the score late and win it in OT

7/8 – North Dakota’s penalty kill against Quinnipiac, which was perfect until a late power-play goal during a five-minute major

4-1 – Minnesota Duluth’s record against Minnesota this season after Friday’s 4-1 win

3-0 – NCHC teams won all three games Friday (Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota, St. Cloud State); six teams from the conference will be in action Saturday (those three plus Denver, Miami and Nebraska Omaha)

2 – Overtimes in the first two games of the tournament, matching the first-round totals from the last two years combined