EAST REGIONAL

Providence 4, Denver 1: Defenseman Tom Parisi's PPG with 5:01 remaining snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the Friars to the win

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Nebraska Omaha 4, RIT 0: Goaltender Ryan Massa was perfect and UNO scored four third-period goals - two of them empty-netters - to advance to the Mavericks' first Frozen Four

FROZEN FOUR

Thurs., April 9 (ESPN2/TSN2)
5 p.m. ET: Providence vs. Nebraska Omaha
8:30 p.m. ET: Boston University vs. North Dakota

Sat., April 11 (ESPN/TSN2)
7:30 p.m. ET: Championship game

BY THE NUMBERS

73 - Saves for Omaha senior Ryan Massa in the Midwest Regional on 74 shots, earning him MVP honors in South Bend

41 - Scoreless minutes in South Bend before Jake Randolph scored at 1:01 of the third period

30 - Years since Providence's last Frozen Four appearance, in 1985

18 - Years Nebraska Omaha has sponsored hockey; its two previous NCAA Tournament appearances both ended in the first round

8 - No. 4 seeds that have reached the Frozen Four in the last eight years, including Providence; none had done so in the previous five years (2003-07)

5-3 - Record of teams this weekend that didn't play last weekend, including Providence and Nebraska Omaha

3 - Assists for Providence freshman Jake Walman, a career high

2 - Goals from freshmen for Omaha Sunday after three rookies scored on Saturday

0 - Five-on-five goals in the Providence-Denver game; the first three tallies came on the power play and the last two were empty netters