2018 Frozen Four: Michigan loses to Notre Dame in final seconds in national semifinals
The Michigan hockey team lost in the final seconds to Notre Dame at the 2018 Frozen Four on Thursday, April 5. The Wolverines lost, 4-3.
Notre Dame scored the winning goal with about 5 seconds to play in the game.
2018 Frozen Four: Michigan-Notre Dame score, live updates
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2018 Frozen Four: Michigan-Notre Dame time, game information
Michigan and Notre Dame hockey will play at 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. in the Frozen Four of the 2018 NCAA Hockey Tournament.
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Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2018
Location: Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
2018 Frozen Four: Michigan-Notre Dame TV channel
You can watch Michigan and Notre Dame on ESPN2. You can find the ESPN family of networks on your cable provider here.
2018 Frozen Four: How to watch Michigan-Notre Dame online
You can watch Michigan and Notre Dame online on WatchESPN.com.
2018 Frozen Four: How to listen to Michigan-Notre Dame on the radio
You can listen to the Michigan radio stream at mgoblue.com, or the Notre Dame stream at und.com.
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2018 Frozen Four: Michigan-Notre Dame preview
The Wolverines come in as a No. 2 seed after defeating No. 3 seed Northeastern and No. 4 seed Boston University to get to the Frozen Four. They are 22-14-3 overall this season.
Against them, the Fighting Irish were a No. 1 seed in their region and the No. 2 seed overall. They took down No. 4 seed Michigan Tech and No. 2 Providence en-route to the semifinals. Overall, they are 27-9-2 and were the Big Ten Champions this season.
These two teams are familiar with each other, having played twice in Big Ten play. In both games in early January, the Irish took a 2-1 victory in Ann Arbor.
The Irish also went on to win the Big Ten Tournament, defeating Ohio State to do it after the Buckeyes knocked off the Wolverines in the semifinals.
The winner of the contest will take on the winner of the No. 1 seed Buckeyes and No. 3 seed Minnesota-Duluth in the championship at Xcel on April 7.
The Maize n’ Blue are led by Cooper Marody with 46 points on 14 goals and 32 assists, but in the goals category it’s Tony Calderone with 23 goals leading the way. The team also has Jake Slaker with 14 goals and Dexter Dancs with 10.
As a unit, the Wolverines average 3.4 goals per game while allowing three. They take 33.4 shots per game to opponents’ 31.2.
On the end of those shots is goalie Hayden Lavigne, who has a 2.79 goals against average and a .910 save percentage with three shutouts.
For the Irish, they average 2.9 goals per game while allowing 2.2. They trail in shots, though, averaging 31.5 per game to 35.8 from opponents.
They just make their shots count with four double-digit scorers and a balanced attack. Leading the way with 42 points on 11 goals and a team-high 31 assists is Jake Evans, while the leading goal-scorer is Andrew Oglevie and Cal Burke with 13 apiece. Jordan Gross also has 10 goals.
In net, Cale Morris has been outstanding, posting a 1.91 goals against average and a .945 save percentage to go with four shutouts.
2018 NCAA Hockey Tournament: Schedule for Frozen Four
SEMIFINALS (FROZEN FOUR)
Thursday, April 5
Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minn.)
6 p.m. ET — Minnesota Duluth vs. Ohio State | ESPN2
9:30 p.m. — Michigan vs. Notre Dame | ESPN2
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, April 7
Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minn.)
7:30 p.m. ET — Semifinal winners | ESPN
2018 NCAA Hockey Tournament: Scores, results
FIRST ROUND
Friday, March 23
FINAL: No. 1 Notre Dame 4, No. 4 Michigan Tech 3 (OT) | Box score
FINAL: No. 4 Air Force 4, No. 1 St. Cloud State 1 | Box score
FINAL: No. 2 Providence 1, No. 3 Clarkson 0 | Box score
FINAL: No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 3, No. 2 Minnesota State 2 (OT) | Box score
Saturday, March 24
FINAL: No. 4 Boston University 3, No. 1 Cornell 1 | Box score
FINAL: No. 1 Ohio State 4, No. 4 Princeton 2 | Box score
FINAL: No. 2 Michigan 3, No. 3 Northeastern 2 | Box score
FINAL: No. 2 Denver 5, No. 3 Penn State 1 | Box score
QUARTERFINALS (Regional Finals)
Saturday, March 24
FINAL: No. 1 Notre Dame 2, No. 2 Providence 1 | Box score
FINAL: No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 2, No. 4 Air Force 1 | Box score
Sunday, March 25
FINAL: No. 2 Michigan 6, No. 4 Boston University 3 | Box score
FINAL: No. 1 Ohio State 5, No. 2 Denver 1 | Box score
