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Jack Concannon | Monday, March 25, 2019
The Irish were guarding a 3-2 lead Saturday night at Compton Family Ice Arena when Penn State killed a penalty and made one final push to score. The Nittany Lions (22-15-2, 11-12-1 Big Ten) had a stretch where they recorded seven shots in two minutes, but strong team defense and goaltending from junior Cale Morris
Charlie Ortega Guifarro and Dominic Gibson | Monday, March 4, 2019
Notre Dame finished its regular season this past weekend after splitting games with Penn State in a 5-4 overtime victory Friday and a 3-2 defeat Saturday. Friday night’s hockey action provided plenty of scoring. From the start of the first frame, both the Irish (18-13-3, 11-11-2 Big Ten) and Nittany Lions (19-13-2, 11-12-1 Big Ten)
Dominic Gibson | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
No. 15 Notre Dame hosted and split its series with Wisconsin this past weekend in what was another major Big Ten matchup. The back-to-back games were characterized by an Irish team which is struggling to find consistency as the race for the postseason heats up. After dropping Friday’s contest 1-2 to the Badgers and winning Saturday’s 5-2,
Jack Concannon | Tuesday, February 12, 2019
The No. 14 Irish failed to collect a point the last time they played, dropping both games two weekends ago at Ohio State. That weekend bumped Notre Dame (14-10-3, 7-8-2 Big Ten) from second to fifth in the standings, but the Irish have impending games on many of the teams ahead of them, with home-ice
Dominic Gibson | Monday, February 4, 2019
This weekend, Notre Dame entered their series with Ohio State on a four-game unbeaten streak and just four points out of the No. 1 spot in the Big Ten. But, after two tightly contested losses to Ohio State, the Irish fell to third in the conference, sitting two points behind Minnesota. On Friday, the No.
Jack Concannon and Dominic Gibson | Monday, January 28, 2019
This weekend No. 11 Notre Dame hosted Michigan State in a critical matchup for positioning in the Big Ten. The Irish (14-8-3, 7-6-2 Big Ten) had another successful weekend, picking up five points in the conference standings with a win and a shootout win, moving them into second place in the conference, passing Minnesota. With
Jack Concannon | Thursday, January 17, 2019
This weekend, No. 12 Notre Dame will hit the road to face off against Wisconsin in a matchup critical for Notre Dame’s placement in the Big Ten standings. The Irish are currently in sixth place in the conference after being swept at home by Minnesota, but remain just three points out of third place and
Ryan Kolakowski | Thursday, November 29, 2018
The Irish failed to convert on their first six power plays of the night on Tuesday. Despite multiple scoring chances, Notre Dame (8-4-1, 4-2 Big Ten) was lured into a sudden death overtime period against the Northern Michigan Wildcats. In the seventh extra-man opportunity for the Irish, senior forward Dylan Malmquist fired a shot that
Ryan Kolakowski | Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Despite statistical advantages on the ice, No. 8 Notre Dame required junior forward Cal Burke to clean up a game-winning goal in sudden death overtime to escape from Compton Family Ice Arena with a 2-1 victory over Northern Michigan. The Irish found the back of the net for the first goal of the night, put
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, October 26, 2018
Only four games into the regular season, Notre Dame will face off against No. 3 Minnesota Duluth in a rematch of last year’s national championship. While the Irish (3-0-1) have skated to a strong start this year, climbing up to a No. 1 ranking, it will be the Bulldogs (4-1-1) who have the upper hand