By John Fineran
When it comes time to praise Notre Dame goaltender Nicholas Kempf, first-year hockey coach Brock Sheahan has been his biggest fan most of this long season.
Saturday night as Notre Dame made its way back home following its 2-2 tie and 1-0 shootout victory at Bowling Green, Sheahan was quick and to the point in praising his sophomore from Morton Grove, Ill.
“Nick played at a very high level tonight,” said Sheahan after Kempf made a career-high 48 saves – 39 in regulation and nine more in overtime – and then stopped six of the eight shots directed his way during the eight-round shootout that followed, a couple of them after he suffered a cut on his right hand from a player’s skate.
“Bowling Green is a shot-volume team, especially on the power play,” Sheahan added, “and Nick handled that challenge tonight.”
Did he ever. Though 5-16-3 with one shutout this season, Kempf lowered his goals-against average to 3.54 and saw his saves percentage improve to .896 against coach Dennis Williams’ Falcons (14-6-6), one of four teams contending for the CCHA regular-season title and also in the hunt for an NCAA at-large tournament bid. Kempf’s counterpart, freshman Jacob Steinman, made just 25 saves as Bowling Green outshot Notre Dame 50-27.
Trailing 1-0 after Bowling Green’s Jeremie Minville scored at 4:24 of the first period, Notre Dame got second-period goals from Evan Werner (at 1:01 on a power play) and Brennan Ali (at 5:18) before surrendering a power-play goal to Brayden Crampton with 11.4 seconds remaining in the period. The Irish were in the midst of killing off a five-minute major and game misconduct handed down to Cole Brown for a hit from behind.
Kempf stopped four shots in the first 52 seconds of a scoreless third period as Bowling Green outshot the Irish 15-10 in those 20 minutes and then had a 9-1 shot advantage in the overtime.
Irish senior defenseman Axel Kumlin beat Steinman to his stick side to begin the eighth round of the shootout and that shot held up as Kempf shut the door on Bowling Green’s Tyler Hotson, stunning the sellout crowd of more than 5,000 at the Slater Family Ice Arena and giving each team an overtime shootout win this weekend. Bowling Green won its shootout 1-0 Friday after the teams battled to a 3-3 tie in South Bend.
“This just shows us we’re doing the right things during the week,” Kempf said. “During that stretch when we weren’t getting the results, it was pretty easy to question what we were doing. Now that we’ve had the results come our way, it’s easy to look at things and say this is what we should be doing.”
Kempf will get no argument from his coach. “I’m really proud of our group’s effort tonight in a tough environment,” Sheahan said. “It is nice to see progress in our game, and I think this entire weekend is something we can build on moving forward.”
If the bus ride over to Bowling Green Friday night felt like a long one, the same 165 miles back Saturday evening probably went rather quickly. Notre Dame (5-18-3) is now unbeaten in three games heading into its Big Ten series next weekend at Wisconsin, which has lost six straight league games in its last three series against No. 2 Michigan State, No. 5 Penn State and at fifth-place Minnesota.
Kempf was on top of his game from the start, turning aside 12 of the 13 shots directed at him by the Falcons in the first period. The only one which eluded the Irish sophomore netminder was made by Minville, who directed a shot by Breck McKinley into the goal at 4:23.
Things looked bleak 12 seconds later when Notre Dame’s Will Belle took an interference penalty, and even bleaker still when Belle was joined in the penalty box by Paul Fischer after his cross check at 5:45. But Kempf made a pair of saves as the Irish killed the 5-on-3 power play and then the 5-on-4 remaining one as well.
At one point, the Falcons had a 12-2 edge in shots before Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson and Bowling Green’s Quinn Emerson went to the box for coincidental cross checking penalties at 16:43. Kempf and the Irish then survived a scare when Bowling Green defenseman Jackson Niedermayer hit the pipe at 17:48.
Notre Dame got an early power-play opportunity and capitalized at 1:01 of the second period when Werner blasted his 11th goal of the season past Steinman from the faceoff circle after taking a feed from Danny Nelson. Cole Knuble also got an assist.
The Irish then took the lead at 5:18 when Brennan Ali somehow got to a loose puck after center Sutter Muzzatti’s shot escaped Steinman.
But once again, Notre Dame got itself in trouble with a major penalty. Brown hit a player from behind and was banished from the game at 16:56. The Irish almost escaped the second period before Crampton tied the game with 11.4 seconds remaining. After Kempf’s early heroics in the third period, the Irish ended regulation by outshooting the Falcons 5-1 in the final 5:42 of the period.
NOTRE DAME 2, BOWLING GREEN 2 (OT) (Notre Dame wins shootout, 1-0)
At Slater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
Notre Dame 0 2 0 0—2
Bowling Green 1 1 0 0—2
First Period—Scoring: 1. Bowling Green, Jeremie Minville 3 (Breck McKinley, Tyler Hotson) EV 4:24. Penalties: Notre Dame 3-6, Bowling Green 2-4.
Second Period—Scoring: 2. Notre Dame, Evan Werner 11 (Cole Knuble, Danny Nelson) PP 1:01; 3. Notre Dame, Brennan Ali 6 (Sutter Muzzatti) EV 5:18; 4. Bowling Green, Brayden Crampton 3 (Ty Higgins, Quinn Emerson) PP, 19:50.6. Penalties: Notre Dame 3-17 (6-23), Bowling Green 1-2 (3-6).
Third Period—Scoring: None. Penalties: Notre Dame 1-2 (7-25), Bowling Green 2-4 (5-10).
Overtime—Scoring: None. Penalties: Notre Dame 1-2 (8-27), Bowling Green 0-0 (5-10).
Shootout—Round 1: Notre Dame, Sutter Muzzatti miss; Bowling Green, Noah Morneau miss. Round 2: Notre Dame, Evan Werner miss; Bowling Green, Dominik Rymon miss. Round 3: Notre Dame, Paul Fischer miss; Bowling Green, Jack Blake miss. Round 4: Notre Dame, Cole Knuble miss; Bowling Green, Jaden Grant miss. Round 5: Notre Dame, Drew Mackie miss; Bowling Green, Ben Doran miss; Round 6: Notre Dame, Jayden Davis miss; Bowling Green, Ty Higgins miss. Round 7: Notre Dame, Danny Nelson miss; Bowling Green, Jeremie Minville miss. Round 8: Notre Dame, Axel Kumlin make; Bowling Green, Tyler Hotson miss. Notre Dame wins shootout 1-0.
Shots on goal: Notre Dame 27 (4-12-10-1), Bowling Green 50 (13-13-15-9).
Goalie saves: Notre Dame, Nicholas Kempf 48 (12-12-15-9); Bowling Green, Jacob Steinman 25 (4-10-10-1).
Power-play opportunities: Notre Dame 1 of 2, Bowling Green 1 of 7.
Faceoffs won: Notre Dame 30 (10-9-9-2), Bowling Green 35 (8-9-14-4).
Blocked shots: Notre Dame 11 (3-5-3-0), Bowling Green 13 (8-4-1-0).
Referees: Bruce Vida Jr. and Jonathon Sitarski. Linesmen: Pat Giles and Nick Huff. Attendance: 5,000c. Records: Notre Dame 5-18-3, Bowling Green 14-6-6.
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 16 36 13-3-0-0-3-0 70-40 22-4-0 125-56
(2/2) Michigan St. 16 35 12-4-0-0-2-1 54-32 21-5-0 95-49
(5/5) Penn State 16 32 10-6-0-0-0-2 52-45 18-8-0 93-70
(8/7) Wisconsin 16 22 8-8-0-0-2-0 61-61 15-9-2 95-78
(nr/nr) Minnesota 16 20 6-10-0-0-0-2 44-50 10-16-1 78-90
(nr/nr) Ohio State 14 13 4-10-0-0-1-2 42-62 8-15-1 70-86
(nr/nr) Notre Dame 14 4 1-13-0-0-0-1 31-64 5-18-3 68-105
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 2, Bowling Green 2 (OT) (Notre Dame wins shootout, 1-0)
Michigan State 5, Penn State 4 (OT) (Beaver Stadium)
Michigan 3, Ohio State 2 (OT)
Minnesota 8, Wisconsin 4
REMAINING
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.
Thursday, Feb. 19
Notre Dame at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 20
Notre Dame at Michigan State, 6 p.m.
Michigan at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Ohio State at Penn State, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21
Michigan at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Ohio State at Penn State, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Minnesota at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27
Penn State at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Michigan, 6 p.m.
Ohio State at Michigan State, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Penn State at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Ohio State at Michigan State, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 6
Notre Dame at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Penn State, 7 p.m.
Michigan State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Notre Dame at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Penn State, 7 p.m.
Michigan State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11 (Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals)
Regular-season champion-BYE
No. 7 seed at No. 2 seed
No. 6 seed at No. 3 seed
No. 5 seed at No. 4 seed
Saturday, March 14 (Big Ten Tournament semifinals)
Lowest remaining seed at Regular-season champion
Second lowest remaining seed at Highest remaining seed
Saturday, March 21 (Big Ten Tournament championship)
Semifinal winners at highest seed remaining
THIS WEEK’S USCHO.COM TOP 20 TEAMS AND OTHERS
1. Michigan (Big Ten) (22-4-0) won at Ohio State Saturday, 3-2 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 2 Michigan State; Feb. 7 vs. No. 2 Michigan State at Detroit; Feb. 13 vs. Penn State; Feb. 14 vs. Penn State. Earlier this week: Won at Ohio State Friday, 6-4.
2. Michigan State (Big Ten) (21-5-0) won at No. 5 Penn State (in Beaver Stadium) Saturday, 5-4 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 at No. 1 Michigan; Feb. 7 vs. No. 1 Michigan at Detroit; Feb. 13-14 Idle; Feb. 19 vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 20 vs. Notre Dame. Earlier this week: Won at No. 5 Penn State Friday, 6-3.
3. Western Michigan (NCHC) (19-7-0) lost to Omaha Saturday, 4-1. Next: Feb. 6 at Miami; Feb. 7 at Miami; Feb. 13 vs. Arizona State; Feb. 14 vs. Arizona State. Earlier this week: Beat Omaha Friday, 5-2.
4. North Dakota (NCHC) (20-6-0) was 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.
5. Penn State (Big Ten) (18-8-0) lost to No. 2 Michigan State (in Beaver Stadium) Saturday, 5-4 (OT). Next: Feb. 6-7 Idle; Feb. 13 at No. 1 Michigan; Feb. 14 at No. 1 Michigan. Earlier this week: Lost to No. 2 Michigan State Friday, 6-3.
6. Quinnipiac (ECAC) (20-5-3) tied at Clarkson Saturday, 3-3 (OT) (Clarkson won shootout, 3-2). Next: Feb. 6 vs. Brown; Feb. 7 vs. Yale; Feb. 14 vs. Princeton; Feb. 15 at Princeton. Earlier this week: Won at St. Lawrence Friday, 7-0.
7. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (17-11-0) lost at No. 11 Denver Saturday, 1-0 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 4 North Dakota; Feb. 7 vs. No. 4 North Dakota; Feb. 13-14 Idle. Earlier this week: Lost at No. 11 Denver Friday, 4-3.
8. Wisconsin (Big Ten) (15-9-2) lost at Minnesota Saturday, 8-4. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 7 vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 13 at Ohio State; Feb. 14 at Ohio State. Earlier this week: Lost at Minnesota Friday, 4-1.
9. Providence (Hockey East) (16-7-2) won at No. 17 Maine Saturday, 3-2 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 at New Hampshire; Feb. 7 vs. Vermont; Feb. 13 vs. Northeastern; Feb. 14 vs. Northeastern.
10. Cornell (ECAC) (16-5-0) won at Brown Saturday, 4-2. Next: Feb. 6 at Colgate; Feb. 7 vs. Colgate; Feb. 13 at RPI; Feb. 14 at Union. Earlier this week: Won at Yale Friday, 5-2.
11. Denver (NCHC) (16-11-2) beat No. 7 Minnesota Duluth Saturday, 1-0 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 at Colorado College; Feb. 7 vs. Colorado College; Feb. 13 at Omaha; Feb. 14 at Omaha. Earlier this week: Beat No. 7 Minnesota Duluth Friday, 4-3.
12. Connecticut (Hockey East) (15-7-3) was idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at Northeastern; Feb. 13 at No. 17 Maine; Feb. 14 at No. 17 Maine.
13. Boston College (Hockey East) (14-8-1) was idle Saturday. Next: Monday vs. Harvard in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. Vermont; Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern or Boston University in Beanpot; Feb. 13 at Merrimack; Feb. 14 vs. Merrimack. Earlier this week: Won at Boston University Friday, 4-1.
14. Dartmouth (ECAC) (16-6-1) beat RPI Saturday, 3-1. Next: Feb. 6 at Harvard; Feb. 13 at Yale; Feb. 14 at Brown. Earlier this week: Beat Union Friday, 4-2.
15. St. Thomas (CCHA) (17-8-3) lost to No. 19 Michigan Tech Saturday, 4-3. Next: Feb. 6 at Bowling Green; Feb. 7 at Bowling Green; Feb. 13-14 Idle. Earlier this week: Beat No. 19 Michigan Tech Friday, 4-2.
16. Augustana (CCHA) (18-7-3) beat Lake Superior State Saturday, 4-1. Next: Feb. 6 at No. 19 Michigan Tech; Feb. 7 at No. 19 Michigan Tech; Feb 13 vs. Bowling Green; Feb. 14 vs. Bowling Green. Earlier this week: Beat Lake Superior State Friday, 6-1.
17. Maine (Hockey East) (14-10-2) lost to No. 9 Providence Saturday, 3-2 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 at Boston University; Feb. 13 vs. No. 12 Connecticut; Feb. 14 vs. No. 12 Connecticut.
18. Minnesota State (CCHA) (15-8-5) won at Ferris State Saturday, 4-3. Next: Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 vs. Bemidji State; Feb. 14 vs. Bemidji State. Earlier this week: Won at Ferris State Friday, 6-1.
19. Michigan Tech (CCHA) (18-10-2) won at No. 15 St. Thomas Saturday, 4-3. Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 16 Augustana; Feb. 7 vs. No. 16 Augustana. Earlier this week: Lost at No. 15 St. Thomas Friday, 4-2.
20. St. Cloud State (NCHC) (13-15-0) lost to Miami Saturday, 3-1.Next: Feb. 6 at Arizona State; Feb. 7 at Arizona State; Feb. 13 vs. Colorado College; Feb. 14 vs. Colorado College. Earlier this week: Lost to Miami Friday, 2-1.
Others receiving votes
Massachusetts (Hockey East) (15-10-0) was idle Saturday. Next: Sunday at UMass Lowell; Feb. 6 at UMass Lowell; Feb. 7 vs. UMass Lowell; Feb. 13-14 Idle. Earlier this week: Beat Northeastern Friday, 3-2 (OT).
Boston University (Hockey East) (12-13-1) was idle Saturday. Next: Monday vs. Northeastern in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. No. 17 Maine; Feb. 9 vs. No. 13 Boston College or Harvard in Beanpot; Feb. 13 at New Hampshire; Feb. 14 vs. New Hampshire. Earlier this week: Lost to No. 13 Boston College Friday, 4-1.
Harvard (ECAC) (12-8-1) was idle Saturday. Next: Monday vs. No. 13 Boston College in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. No. 14 Dartmouth; Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern or Boston University in Beanpot; Feb. 13 at Brown; Feb. 14 at Yale. Earlier this week: Beat RPI Friday, 3-1.
Union (ECAC) (15-9-2) was idle Saturday. Next: Feb. 6 at St. Lawrence; Feb. 7 at Clarkson; Feb. 13 vs. Colgate; Feb. 14 vs. No. 10 Cornell. Earlier this week: Lost at No. 14 Dartmouth Friday, 4-2.
Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (14-7-4) tied at Robert Morris Saturday, 3-3 (OT) (Robert Morris won shootout, 1-0). Next: Feb. 6 at Holy Cross; Feb. 7 vs. Holy Cross; Feb. 10 vs. Army; Feb. 13 vs. Sacred Heart; Feb. 14 vs. Sacred Heart. Earlier this week: Won at Robert Morris Friday, 5-0.
Bowling Green (CCHA) (14-6-6) tied Notre Dame Saturday, 2-2 (OT) (Notre Dame won eight-round shootout, 1-0). Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 15 St. Thomas; Feb. 7 vs. No. 15 St. Thomas; Feb. 13 at Augustana; Feb. 14 at Augustana. Earlier this week: Tied at Notre Dame Friday, 3-3 (OT) (Bowling Green won shootout, 1-0).
Northeastern (Hockey East) (12-12-0) was idle Saturday. Next: Monday 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. Earlier this week: Los at Massachusetts Friday, 3-2 (OT).
Miami (NCHC) (16-8-2) won at No. 20 St. Cloud State Saturday, 3-1. Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 3 Western Michigan; Feb. 7 vs. No. 3 Western Michigan; Feb. 13 at North Dakota; Feb. 14 at North Dakota. Earlier this week: Won at No. 20 St. Cloud State Friday, 2-1.
Arizona State (NCHC) (13-14-1) lost at Colorado College Saturday, 4-1. Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 20 St. Cloud State; Feb. 7 vs. No. 20 St. Cloud State; Feb. 13 at Western Michigan; Feb. 14 at Western Michigan. Earlier this week: Won at Colorado College Friday, 6-5 (OT).
Bemidji State (CCHA) (10-15-3) won at Northern Michigan Saturday, 7-1. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Ferris State; Feb. 7 vs. Ferris State; Feb. 13 at Minnesota State; Feb. 14 at Minnesota State. Earlier this week: Lost at Northern Michigan Friday, 2-0.
RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (15-11-2) won at Mercyhurst Saturday, 3-1. Next: Feb. 6 at Army; Feb. 7 at Army; Feb. 10 vs. Niagara. Earlier this week: Tied at Mercyhurst Friday, 2-2 (OT) (RIT won shootout, 2-0).
Colorado College (NCHC) (11-12-3) beat Arizona State Saturday, 4-1. Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 11 Denver; Feb. 7 at No. 11 Denver; Feb. 13 at St. Cloud State; Feb. 14 at St. Cloud State. Earlier this week: Lost to Arizona State Friday, 6-5 (OT).
Princeton (ECAC) (12-8-1) lost at St. Lawrence Saturday, 6-2. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Yale; Feb. 7 vs. Brown; Feb. 14 at Quinnipiac; Feb. 15 vs. Quinnipiac. Earlier this week: Won at Clarkson Friday, 3-1.
Significant others
Minnesota (Big Ten) (10-16-1) beat No. 8 Wisconsin Saturday, 8-4. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Ohio State; Feb. 7 vs. Ohio State; Feb. 13 at Notre Dame; Feb. 14 at Notre Dame. Earlier this week: Beat No. 8 Wisconsin Friday, 4-1.
Ohio State (Big Ten) (8-15-1) lost to No. 1 Michigan Saturday, 3-2 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 at Minnesota; Feb. 7 at Minnesota; Feb. 13 vs. Wisconsin; Feb. 14 vs. Wisconsin. Earlier this week: Lost to No. 1 Michigan Friday, 6-4.
Notre Dame (Big Ten) (5-18-3) tied at Bowling Green Saturday, 2-2 (OT) (Notre Dame won shootout, 1-0, in eighth round). Next: Feb. 6 at Wisconsin; Feb. 7 at Wisconsin; Feb. 13 vs. Minnesota; Feb. 14 vs. Minnesota. Earlier this week: Tied Bowling Green Friday, 3-3 (OT) (Bowling Green won shootout, 1-0).
Merrimack (Hockey East) (13-12-1) tied at New Hampshire Saturday, 3-3 (OT) (New Hampshire won shootout, 2-1). Next: Tuesday at Stonehill; Feb. 13 vs. No. 13 Boston College; Feb. 14 at No. 13 Boston College. Earlier this week: Beat New Hampshire Friday, 2-1.
New Hampshire (Hockey East) (12-13-0) tied Merrimack Saturday, 3-3 (OT) (New Hampshire won shootout, 2-1). Next: Feb. 6 vs. No. 9 Providence; Feb. 13 vs. Boston University; Feb. 14 at Boston University. Earlier this week: Lost at Merrimack Friday, 2-1.
Clarkson (ECAC) (11-14-3) tied No. 6 Quinnipiac Saturday, 3-3 (OT) (Clarkson won shootout, 3-2). Next: Feb. 6 vs. RPI; Feb. 7 vs. Union; Feb. 13-14 Idle. Earlier this week: Lost to Princeton Friday, 3-1.
Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (13-10-3) lost at Air Force Saturday, 2-0. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Mercyhurst; Feb. 7 vs. Mercyhurst; Feb. 13 at Bentley; Feb. 14 at Bentley. Earlier this week: Lost at Air Force Friday, 5-2.
Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (12-12-2) was idle Saturday. Next: Feb. 6 vs. Bentley; Feb. 7 at Bentley; Feb. 13 at Canisius; Feb. 14 at Canisius. Earlier this week: Lost to Army Thursday, 3-2 (OT); beat Army Friday, 3-0.
Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) (14-10-2) won at Niagara Saturday, 4-3 (OT). Next: Feb. 6 at Robert Morris; Feb. 7 at Robert Morris; Feb. 13 vs. Holy Cross; Feb. 14 vs. Holy Cross. Earlier this week: Lost to Niagara Friday, 5-3.
Air Force (Atlantic Hockey) (13-11-2) beat Sacred Heart Saturday, 2-0. Next: Feb. 6 at Niagara; Feb. 7 at Niagara; Feb. 13 vs. Mercyhurst; Feb. 14 vs. Mercyhurst. Earlier this week: Beat Sacred Heart Friday, 5-2.
Lindenwood (Ind.) (12-12-0) was 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) at Alaska Fairbanks Saturday, late. Next: Feb. 6-7 Idle; Feb. 13 vs. Stonehill; Feb. 14 vs. Stonehill. Earlier this week: Won at Alaska Anchorage Tuesday, 4-3; Lost at Alaska Fairbanks Friday, 5-1.
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Michigan State 5, Penn State 4 (OT) (Beaver Stadium)
Michigan 3, Ohio State 2 (OT)
Minnesota 8, Wisconsin 4
Non-conference
Notre Dame 2, Bowling Green 2 (OT) (Notre Dame wins eighth-round shootout, 1-0)
Vermont 2, Stonehill 0
Long Island at Alaska Fairbanks, late
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
RIT 3, Mercyhurst 1
Canisius 4, Niagara 3 (OT)
Robert Morris 3, Bentley 3 (OT) (Robert Morris wins shootout, 1-0)
Air Force 2, Sacred Heart 0
Central College Hockey Association (CCHA)
Minnesota State 4, Ferris State 3
Bemidji State 7, Northern Michigan 1
Augustana 4, Lake Superior State 1
Michigan Tech 4, St. Thomas 3
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
Cornell 4, Brown 2
Clarkson 3, Quinnipiac 3 (OT) (Clarkson wins shootout, 3-2)
Dartmouth 3, RPI 1
St. Lawrence 6, Princeton 2
Colgate 6, Yale 3
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Providence 3, Maine 2 (OT)
New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 3 (OT) (New Hampshire wins shootout, 2-1)
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Omaha 4, Western Michigan 1
Miami 3, St. Cloud State 1
Colorado College 4, Arizona State 1
Denver 1, Minnesota Duluth 0 (OT)
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.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
Non-conference
Merrimack at Stonehill, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Michigan State at Michigan, 7 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
Air Force at Niagara, 6 p.m.
Bentley at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Canisius at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.
Mercyhurst at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.
RIT at Army, 7 p.m.
Central College Hockey Association (CCHA)
St. Thomas at Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m.
Augustana at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.
Ferris State at Bemidji State, 8:07 p.m.
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
RPI at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Cornell at Colgate, 7 p.m.
Dartmouth at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Yale at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Brown at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.
Union at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Maine at Boston University, 7 p.m.
Providence at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Northeastern, 7 p.m.
Vermont at Boston College, 7 p.m.
Massachusetts at UMass Lowell, 7:15 p.m.
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m.
North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 8:07 p.m.
Denver at Colorado College, 9 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Arizona State, 9 p.m.
Non-conference
Lindenwood at Stonehill, 7 p.m.
Alaska Fairbanks at Alaska Anchorage, 11 p.m. (Governor’s Cup)
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Michigan vs. Michigan State at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
Mercyhurst at Sacred Heart, 3 p.m.
RIT at Army, 4 p.m.
Air Force at Niagara, 6 p.m.
Holy Cross at Bentley, 6 p.m.
Canisius at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.
Central College Hockey Association (CCHA)
Augustana at Michigan Tech, 5:07 p.m.
St. Thomas at Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m.
Ferris State at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m.
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
Union at Clarkson, 4 p.m.
Colgate at Cornell, 7 p.m.
Brown at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Yale at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.
RPI at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
Hockey East Association (HEA)
UMass Lowell at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.
Vermont at Providence, 7 p.m.
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Western Michigan at Miami, 6:05 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Arizona State, 7 p.m.
North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
Colorado College at Denver, 9 p.m.
Non-conference
Lindenwood at Stonehill, 7 p.m.
Alaska Fairbanks at Alaska Anchorage, 9 p.m. (Governor’s Cup)
MONDAY, FEB. 9
Beanpot Tournament (Boston, Mass./TD Garden)
Consolation: Boston College/Harvard loser vs. Boston University/Northeastern loser, 4:30 p.m.