IRISH SKATERS FIT TO BE TIED 3-3 BY FALCONS, WHO WIN SHOOTOUT
By John Fineran
SOUTH BEND – The last thing Notre Dame hockey coach Brock Sheahan probably wanted to do late Friday night was put his team on two buses for the two-hour trip to Bowling Green, Ohio.
After ending a long losing streak last weekend with a dominant Big Ten victory over Ohio State, the Fighting Irish showed several flashes of improvement again Friday night against old CCHA rival Bowling Green. Unfortunately, the streaking Falcons overcame three Irish leads in regulation for a 3-3 tie and then survived a 3-on-3 overtime which the Irish dominated before winning a 1-0 shootout in front of a sellout crowd 5,063 at the Lefty Smith Rink in the Compton Family Ice Arena.
Freshman center Noah Morneau, who had missed Bowling Green’s previous five games with an injury, beat Notre Dame goaltender Nicholas Kempf for the game-tying goal at 5:52 of the third period and then scored the only shootout goal after the teams couldn’t decide a winner through 65 minutes of regulation and overtime.
The game goes into the record books as a tie for both teams, but clearly coach Dennis Williams and his Falcons, who are 9-2-2 in their last 13 games and 14-6-5 overall, had a happier bus trip back to Bowling Green where the two teams will conclude their home-and-home series tonight before more than 5,000 fans at the Slater Family Ice Arena. The Irish, meanwhile, fell to 5-18-2 but are now on a 1-0-1 unbeaten streak after breaking a 10-game winless streak and their 0-13 Big Ten start.
“They’re a good hockey team and they’re chasing an at-large bid,” Sheahan said of the Falcons, who are battling St. Thomas, Michigan Tech and Augustana for the CCHA regular-season title but also are No. 20 in the NCAA Power Index that will eventually send the top 16 teams to the NCAA tournament come March. “We generated a lot (of shots) in the first two periods, but (then) you don’t score at the rate you want to, and we played the third period like we were just hoping to win.”
Making it a long night for the Irish was 6-foot-6 junior goaltender Cole Moore, who made 30 saves, including five in overtime and also got help from the goal pipes when Notre Dame’s Brennan Ali hit one at 2:27 of the extra session. Moore then stopped Notre Dame’s Sutter Muzzatti, Cole Knuble and Danny Nelson in the shootout after Morneau’s theatrics. Kempf, meanwhile, stopped the other two Bowling Green shootout attempts after making 28 saves in regulation and overtime.
“We did have some pushback in the third,” Sheahan continued. “But we waited until it was tied again. You just can’t leave anything to chance, especially with where we’re at. You just have to keep playing, keep working to get better.”
One player who is getting it done right now for the Irish is 6-foot-6 graduate center Muzzatti, a transfer from RPI who earned Big Ten Third Star of the Week honors after his two-goal, two-assist performance in the 6-1 victory over Ohio State. Friday, Muzzatti figured in all three Irish goals, assisting on defenseman Henry Nelson’s first-period goal and then assisting on Knuble’s power-play goal at 14:28 of the second period that made it 2-1 Irish before scoring his team-leading 11th goal of the season at 1:54 of the third period to give Notre Dame a 3-2 lead just 48 seconds after the Falcons had tied the game at 2-all on Ty Higgins’ power-play goal.
“(Muzzatti)’s an unbelievable player,” Sheahan said. “At that size, he can skate, he’s competitive and he just does the right things when he’s out there. He’s been our best player most of the year.”
With his three-point night, Muzzatti has seven in the last two games and leads the Irish with 24 points in 25 games played, two more than linemate Evan Werner. Muzzatti likes the direction the Irish have taken the last two games.
“Definitely, we’d like to string together some good games and get some momentum we can carry back into (Big Ten) conference,” Muzzatti said. “Their barn will be rocking tomorrow (Saturday at Slater is Orange Wave Night for the Falcons). We’ll need to get a hot start and stick with it.”
For the second straight game, Notre Dame jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Muzzatti got the puck back to defenseman Jimmy Jurcev who fed it over to his blueline partner Henry Nelson. Nelson then fired the puck on net and Moore may have been distracted by two Irish skaters, the puck beating the goalie high over his glove at 4:32 of the opening period.
Notre Dame then got an excellent opportunity to increase the lead late in the period when Bowling Green’s 6-foot-4 junior defenseman Gustav Stjernberg hit Knuble from behind into the boards at 17:44 and was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct. But the Irish failed to score on the five-minute major, managing just three shots at Brown before the penalty expired early in the second period.
Senior right wing Quinn Emerson, who had a three-point night for the Falcons, evened the score at 11:34 of the second period at 1-1 when he finished off a 2-on-1 break.
But the Irish regained the lead at 14:28 of the period when Knuble batted home a rebound after Brown had stopped shots by Muzzatti and Werner with the Irish on a power play.
The Irish still led 2-1 late in the period when they drew their first penalty of the night for too many men on the ice at 18:08, and they dug themselves a deeper hole 61 seconds later when Muzzatti went off for hooking, giving the Falcons a 5-against-3 skaters advantage.
Kempf kept the Falcons off the board as the Irish killed off the first penalty. But defenseman Ty Higgins tied it at 1:06 of the third period.
The Irish quickly responded with the teams back to full strength. Axel Kumlin gave Werner the puck in the Bowling Green defensive zone, and Werner passed it off to Muzzatti in the faceoff circle. Muzzatti then backhanded a shot toward the net where Werner was waiting, but the puck went off Higgins’ skate past Moore at 1:54 for a 3-2 Irish lead.
But less than four minutes later, Morneau skated away from Werner and beat Kempf at 5:52 to tie it at 3-3, and it remained that way the rest of the period.
Notre Dame dominated the five-minute 3-on-3 overtime period, but Moore kept them scoreless. First he stopped Danny Nelson at 0:35 and then denied Muzzatti at 1:31. Ali’s shot hit the pipe at 2:27. Moore then denied Knuble at 2:57, Kumlin at 3:23 and Muzzatti again at 4:17 before Kempf stopped the Falcons’ only shot, by Ben Doran, at 4:31.
BOWLING GREEN 3, NOTRE DAME 3 (OT) (Bowling Green wins shootout, 1-0)
At Lefty Smith Rink in Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Ind.
Bowling Green 0 1 2 0—3
Notre Dame 1 1 1 0—3
First Period—Scoring: 1. Notre Dame, Henry Nelson 3 (Jimmy Jurcev, Sutter Muzzatti) EV 4:32. Penalties: Bowling Green 2-15, Notre Dame 0-0.
Second Period—Scoring: 2. Bowling Green, Quinn Emerson 8 (Brett Pfoh, Ivan Korodiuk) EV 11:34; 3. Notre Dame, Cole Knuble 5 (Sutter Muzzatti, Evan Werner) PP 14:28. Penalties: Bowling Green 2-4 (4-19), Notre Dame 2-4 (2-4).
Third Period—Scoring: 4. Bowling Green, Ty Higgins 1 (Brayden Crampton, Quinn Emerson) PP 1:06; 5. Notre Dame, Sutter Muzzatti 11 (Evan Werner, Axel Kumlin) EV 1:54; 6. Bowling Green, Noah Morneau 8 (Brayden Crampton, Quinn Emerson) EV 5:52. Penalties: Bowling Green 1-2 (5-21), Notre Dame 0-0 (2-4).
Overtime—Scoring: None. Penalties: Bowling Green 0-0 (5-21), Notre Dame 0-0 (2-4).
Shootout—Round 1: Bowling Green, Noah Morneau (make), Notre Dame, Sutter Muzzatti (miss); Round 2: Bowling Green, Quinn Emerson (miss), Notre Dame, Cole Knuble (miss); Round 3: Bowling Green, Brody Waters (miss), Notre Dame, Danny Nelson (miss). Bowling Green wins shootout, 1-0.
Shots on goal: Bowling Green 31 (10-8-12-1), Notre Dame 33 (7-14-7-5).
Goalie saves: Bowling Green, Cole Moore 30 (6-13-6-5); Notre Dame, Nicholas Kempf 28 (10-7-10-1).
Power-play opportunities: Bowling Green 1 of 2, Notre Dame 1 of 4.
Faceoffs won: Bowling Green 26 (4-11-9-2), Notre Dame 36 (11-9-15-1).
Blocked shots: Bowling Green 10 (2-3-4-1), Notre Dame 12 (3-2-7-0).
Referees: Tom DellaFranco and Jonathon Sitarski. Linesmen: Mike Daltry and Dan Cohen. Attendance: 5,063 (4,852). Records: Bowling Green 14-6-5, Notre Dame 5-18-2.
BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
(Numbers in parentheses are school’s rankings in this week’s USCHO.com media/USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches polls):
Conference Overall
GP Pts W-L-T-SW-OW-OL GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA
(1/1) Michigan 15 34 12-3-0-0-2-0 67-38 21-4-0 122-54
(2/2) Michigan St. 15 33 11-4-0-0-1-1 49-28 20-5-0 90-45
(5/5) Penn State 15 31 10-5-0-0-0-1 48-40 18-7-0 89-65
(8/7) Wisconsin 15 22 8-7-0-0-2-0 57-53 15-8-2 91-70
(nr/nr) Minnesota 15 17 5-10-0-0-0-2 36-46 9-16-1 70-86
(nr/nr) Ohio State 13 12 4-9-0-0-1-1 40-59 8-14-1 68-83
(nr/nr) Notre Dame 14 4 1-13-0-0-0-1 31-64 5-18-2 66-103
THIS WEEKEND
Friday, Jan. 30
Bowling Green 3, Notre Dame 3 (OT) (Bowling Green wins shootout, 1-0)
Michigan State 6, Penn State 3
Michigan 6, Ohio State 4
Minnesota 4, Wisconsin 1
Saturday, Jan. 31
Notre Dame at Bowling Green, 6 p.m. (Midco Sports Plus)
Michigan State at Penn State in Beaver Stadium, 1 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m. (B1G+)
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (B1G+)
UPCOMING
Friday, Feb. 6
Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Michigan State at Michigan, 7 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Michigan at Detroit (Little Caesars Arena), 6:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13
Minnesota at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14
Minnesota at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan, 5 p.m.
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S USCHO.COM TOP 20 TEAMS AND OTHERS
- Michigan (Big Ten) (21-4-0) won at Ohio State Friday, 6-4. Next: Saturday at Ohio State; Feb. 6 vs. No. 2 Michigan State; Feb. 7 vs. No. 2 Michigan State at Detroit.
- Michigan State (Big Ten) (20-5-0) won at No. 5 Penn State Friday, 6-3. Next: Saturday at No. 5 Penn State (in Beaver Stadium); Feb. 6 at No. 1 Michigan; Feb. 7 vs. No. 1 Michigan at Detroit.
- Western Michigan (NCHC) (19-6-0) beat Omaha Friday, 5-2. Next: Saturday vs. Omaha; Feb. 6 at Miami; Feb. 7 at Miami.
- North Dakota(NCHC) (20-6-0) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth; Feb. 7 at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth; Feb. 13 vs. Miami; Feb. 14 vs. Miami.
- Penn State(Big Ten) (18-7-0) lost to No. 2 Michigan State Friday, 6-3. Next: Saturday vs. No. 2 Michigan State (in Beaver Stadium); Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 at No. 1 Michigan; Feb. 14 at No. 1 Michigan.
- Quinnipiac(ECAC) (20-5-2) won at St. Lawrence Friday, 7-0. Next: Saturday at Clarkson; Feb. 6 vs. Brown; Feb. 7 vs. Yale.
- Minnesota Duluth(NCHC) (17-10-0) lost at No. 11 Denver Friday, 4-3. Next: Saturday at No. 11 Denver; Feb. 6 vs. No. 4 North Dakota; Feb. 7 vs. No. 4 North Dakota.
- Wisconsin(Big Ten) (15-8-2) lost at Minnesota Friday, 4-1. Next: Saturday at Minnesota; Feb. 6 vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 7 vs. Notre Dame.
- Providence(Hockey East) (15-7-2) is idle Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 17 Maine; Feb. 6 at New Hampshire; Feb. 7 vs. Vermont; Feb. 13 vs. Northeastern; Feb. 14 vs. Northeastern.
- Cornell (ECAC) (15-5-0) won at Yale Friday, 5-2. Next: Saturday at Brown; Feb. 6 at Colgate; Feb. 7 vs. Colgate.
- Denver(NCHC) (15-11-2) beat No. 7 Minnesota Duluth Friday, 4-3. Next: Saturday vs. No. 7 Minnesota Duluth; Feb. 6 at Colorado College; Feb. 7 vs. Colorado College.
- Connecticut(Hockey East) (15-7-3) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at Northeastern; Feb. 13 at No. 17 Maine; Feb. 14 at No. 17 Maine.
- Boston College(Hockey East) (14-8-1) won at Boston University Friday, 4-1. Next: Feb. 2 vs. Harvard in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. Vermont; Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern or Boston University in Beanpot.
- Dartmouth(ECAC) (15-6-1) beat Union Friday, 4-2. Next: Saturday vs. RPI; Feb. 6 at Harvard; Feb. 13 at Yale; Feb. 14 at Brown.
- St. Thomas(CCHA) (17-7-3) beat No. 19 Michigan Tech Friday, 4-2. Next: Saturday vs. No. 19 Michigan Tech; Feb. 6 at Bowling Green; Feb. 7 at Bowling Green.
- Augustana (CCHA) (17-7-3) beat Lake Superior State Friday, 6-1. Next: Saturday vs. Lake Superior State; Feb. 6 at No. 19 Michigan Tech; Feb. 7 at No. 19 Michigan Tech.
- Maine (Hockey East) (14-9-2) is idle Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 9 Providence; Feb. 6 at Boston University; Feb. 13 vs. No. 12 Connecticut; Feb. 14 vs. No. 12 Connecticut.
- Minnesota State (CCHA) (14-8-5) won at Ferris State Friday, 6-1. Next: Saturday at Ferris State; Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 vs. Bemidji State; Feb. 14 vs. Bemidji State.
- Michigan Tech(CCHA) (17-10-2) lost at No. 15 St. Thomas Friday, 4-2. Next: Saturday at No. 15 St. Thomas; Feb. 6 vs. No. 16 Augustana; Feb. 7 vs. No. 16 Augustana.
- St. Cloud State (NCHC) (13-14-0) lost to Miami Friday, 2-1. Next: Saturday vs. Miami; Feb. 6 at Arizona State; Feb. 7 at Arizona State.
Others receiving votes
Massachusetts (Hockey East) (15-10-0) beat Northeastern Friday, 3-2 (OT). Next: Feb. 1 at UMass Lowell; Feb. 6 at UMass Lowell; Feb. 7 vs. UMass Lowell.
Boston University (Hockey East) (12-13-1) lost to No. 13 Boston College Friday, 4-1. Next: Feb. 2 vs. Northeastern in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. No. 17 Maine; Feb. 9 vs. No. 13 Boston College or Harvard in Beanpot.
Harvard (ECAC) (12-8-1) beat RPI Friday, 3-1. Next: Feb. 2 vs. No. 13 Boston College in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. No. 14 Dartmouth; Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern or Boston University in Beanpot.
Union (ECAC) (15-9-2) lost at No. 14 Dartmouth Friday, 4-2.. Next: Feb. 6 at St. Lawrence; Feb. 7 at Clarkson; Feb. 13 vs. Colgate; Feb. 14 vs. No. 10 Cornell.
Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (14-7-4) won at Robert Morris Friday, 5-0. Next: Saturday at Robert Morris; Feb. 6 at Holy Cross; Feb. 7 vs. Holy Cross.
Bowling Green (CCHA) (14-6-5) tied at Notre Dame Friday, 3-3 (OT) (Bowling Green won shootout, 1-0). Next: Saturday vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 6 vs. No. 15 St. Thomas; Feb. 7 vs. No. 15 St. Thomas.
Northeastern (Hockey East) (12-12-0) lost at Massachusetts Friday, 3-2 (OT). Next: Feb. 2 vs. Boston University in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. No. 12 Connecticut; Feb. 9 vs. No. 13 Boston College or Harvard in Beanpot; Feb. 13 at No. 9 Providence; Feb. 14 at No. 9 Providence.
Miami (NCHC) (15-8-2) won at No. 20 St. Cloud State Friday, 2-1. Next: Saturday at No. 20 St. Cloud State; Feb. 6 vs. No. 3 Western Michigan; Feb. 7 vs. No. 3 Western Michigan.
Arizona State (NCHC) (13-13-1) won at Colorado College Friday, 6-5 (OT). Next: Saturday at Colorado College; Feb. 6 vs. No. 20 St. Cloud State; Feb. 7 vs. No. 20 St. Cloud State.
Bemidji State (CCHA) (9-15-3) lost at Northern Michigan Friday, 2-0. Next: Saturday at Northern Michigan; Feb. 6 vs. Ferris State; Feb. 7 vs. Ferris State.
RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (14-11-2) tied at Mercyhurst Friday, 2-2 (OT) (RIT won shootout, 2-0). Next: Saturday at Mercyhurst; Feb. 6 at Army; Feb. 7 at Army.
Colorado College (NCHC) (10-12-3) lost to Arizona State Friday, 6-5 (OT). Next: Saturday vs. Arizona State; Feb. 6 vs. No. 11 Denver; Feb. 7 at No. 11 Denver.
Princeton (ECAC) (12-8-1) won at Clarkson Friday, 3-1. Next: Saturday at St. Lawrence; Feb. 6 vs. Yale; Feb. 7 vs. Brown.
Significant others
Minnesota (Big Ten) (9-16-1) beat No. 8 Wisconsin Friday, 4-1. Next: Saturday vs. No. 8 Wisconsin; Feb. 6 vs. Ohio State; Feb. 7 vs. Ohio State.
Ohio State (Big Ten) (8-14-1) lost to No. 1 Michigan Friday, 6-4. Next: Saturday vs. No. 1 Michigan; Feb. 6 at Minnesota; Feb. 7 at Minnesota.
Notre Dame (Big Ten) (5-18-2) tied Bowling Green Friday, 3-3 (OT) (Bowling Green won shootout, 1-0). Next: Saturday at Bowling Green; Feb. 6 at Wisconsin; Feb. 7 at Wisconsin.
Merrimack (Hockey East) (13-12-0) beat New Hampshire Friday, 2-1. Next: Saturday at New Hampshire; Feb. 3 at Stonehill; Feb. 13 vs. No. 13 Boston College; Feb. 14 at No. 13 Boston College.
New Hampshire (Hockey East) (11-13-0) lost at Merrimack Friday, 2-1. Next: Saturday vs. Merrimack; Feb. 6 vs. No. 9 Providence; Feb. 13 vs. Boston University; Feb. 14 at Boston University.
Clarkson (ECAC) (11-14-2) lost to Princeton Friday, 3-1. Next: Saturday vs. No. 6 Quinnipiac; Feb. 6 vs. RPI; Feb. 7 vs. Union.
Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (13-9-3) lost at Air Force Friday, 5-2. Next: Saturday at Air Force; Feb. 6 vs. Mercyhurst; Feb. 7 vs. Mercyhurst.
Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (12-12-2) beat Army Friday, 3-0. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Bentley; Feb. 7 at Bentley. Earlier this week: Lost to Army Thursday, 3-2 (OT).
Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) (13-10-2) lost to Niagara Friday, 5-3. Next: Saturday at Niagara; Feb. 6 at Robert Morris; Feb. 7 at Robert Morris.
Air Force (Atlantic Hockey) (12-11-2) beat Sacred Heart Friday, 5-2. Next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart; Feb. 6 at Niagara; Feb. 7 at Niagara.
Lindenwood (Ind.) (12-12-0) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at Stonehill; Feb. 7 at Stonehill; Feb. 13 vs. Alaska Anchorage; Feb. 14 vs. Alaska Anchorage.
Long Island (Ind.) (11-13-1) lost at Alaska Fairbanks Friday, 5-1. Next: Saturday at Alaska Fairbanks; Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 vs. Stonehill; Feb. 14 vs. Stonehill. Earlier this week: Won at Alaska Anchorage Tuesday, 4-3.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JAN. 27
Non-conference
Long Island 4, Alaska Anchorage 3
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
Army at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Michigan State 6, Penn State 3
Michigan 6, Ohio State 4
Minnesota 4, Wisconsin 1
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
Niagara 5, Canisius 3
Holy Cross 3, Army 0
RIT 2, Mercyhurst 2 (OT) (RIT wins shootout, 2-0)
Bentley 5, Robert Morris 0
Air Force 5, Sacred Heart 2
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)
Minnesota State 6, Ferris State 1
Northern Michigan 2, Bemidji State 0
St. Thomas 4, Michigan Tech 2
Augustana 6, Lake Superior State 1
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
Colgate 3, Brown 3 (OT) (Colgate wins shootout, 1-0)
Princeton 3, Clarkson 1
Dartmouth 4, Union 2
Harvard 3, RPI 1
Quinnipiac 7, St. Lawrence 0
Cornell 5, Yale 2
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Boston College 4, Boston University 1
Massachusetts 3, Northeastern 2 (OT)
Merrimack 2, New Hampshire 1
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Western Michigan 5, Omaha 2
Miami 2, St. Cloud State 1
Arizona State 6, Colorado College 5 (OT)
Denver 4, Minnesota Duluth 3
Non-conference
Bowling Green 3, Notre Dame 3 (OT) (Bowling Green wins shootout, 1-0)
Vermont 3, Stonehill 2 (OT)
Alaska Fairbanks 5, Long Island 1
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Michigan at Penn State, 1 p.m. (in Beaver Stadium)
Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m.
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
RIT at Mercyhurst, 5 p.m.
Canisius at Niagara, 7 p.m.
Bentley at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Air Force, 7:05 p.m.
Central College Hockey Association (CCHA)
Minnesota State at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at St. Thomas, 7:07 p.m.
Lake Superior State at Augustana, 7:07 p.m.
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
Cornell at Brown, 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
RPI at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Princeton at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
Colgate at Yale, 7 p.m.
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Providence at Maine, 7 p.m.
Merrimack at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Omaha at Western Michigan, 6 p.m.
Miami at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.
Arizona State at Colorado College, 8 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 8 p.m.
Non-conference
Notre Dame at Bowling Green, 6 p.m.
Stonehill at Vermont, 7:30 p.m.
Long Island at Alaska Fairbanks, 11:07 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Massachusetts at UMass Lowell, 3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
Beanpot Tournament (Boston, Mass./TD Garden)
Boston College vs. Harvard, 5 p.m.
Boston University vs. Northeastern, 8 p.m.