No. 13 Boston University scored three times in the third period, including the game-winning goal with 4:22 remaining as the Terriers skated past Notre Dame to capture the Belpot Trophy, 4-3, and the 2024 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Here's a look at Chancer's heroics that gave us the lead!
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— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) November 30, 2024
BU surrendered three straight goals to the Fighting Irish after Kamil Badnarik gave the Terriers an early lead at 7:48 of the first period.
Hunter Strand and Justin Janicke gave Notre Dame the lead in the first, scoring twice in a 15-second span to erase the early deficit. After Blake Biondi tallied at 4:01 of the second, Notre Dame seemed poised to hoist the Belpot Trophy.
The Terriers had other thoughts.
Gavin McCarthy scored at the 7:00 mark of the third to get BU within a goal. Ryan Greene than netted the equalizer with 4:42 left in regulation.
It was just 20 seconds later that Lachance netted the winner as Matthieu Caron earned the victory for BU making 28 saves.
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Harvard 4, Merrimack 2 (Friendship Four consolation game)
Casey Severo scored his second goal of the game 19 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie as Harvard earned a 4-2 victory in the third-place game of the Friendship Four.
David Sacco scored both goals for Merrimack, which fell behind 1-0 and 2-1 but rallied both times to even the score.
Cam Johnson’s goal with 12:03 remaining was the insurance tally for the Crimson.
Ben Charette earned the victory making 31 saves for Harvard.
Princeton 3, No. 12 Ohio State 1
For the second straight night, Princeton handed No. 12 Ohio State a 3-1 loss at Hobey Baker Rink to complete the two-game sweep.
On Saturday, it was three third-period goals that broke a scoreless tie and catapulted the Tigers to the victory. David Ma, Alex Konovalov and Brendon Gorman all scored in a span of less than 13 minutes in the closing frame to help the host earn the weekend sweep.
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— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) December 1, 2024
Joe Dunlap scored with less than seven minutes left in regulation to pull the Buckeyes close, but Princeton locked things down as goaltender Arthur Smith finished the game with 37 saves, 19 of which came in the game’s final period.
No. 11 Cornell 3, No. 18 Quinnipiac 3 (F/OT, Cornell wins shootout, 1-0)
In front of a packed Madison Square Garden crowd of 16,593, No. 11 Cornell and No. 18 Quinnipiac put forth a performance worthy of the venue, trading leads throughout regulation before eventually playing to a 3-3 draw in the bi-annual Frozen Apple game.
Jack O’Leary’s goal at 1:15 of the third forced the game to overtime, that after Quinnipiac had scored three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead to the final frame.
O'Leary with the rebound to tie it up at the start of the third!!!#YellCornell || @CornellMHockey 🏒 pic.twitter.com/1MMmBPyGhW
— Cornell Big Red (@CornellSports) December 1, 2024
Cornell jumped to a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Sullivan Mack at 2:12 and Dalton Bancroft at 18:46.
The second period, though, belonged to the Bobcats. Andon Cerbone need just 11 seconds to get Quinnipiac on the board before Aaron Schwartz evened the score at 4:55 and Cooper Moore gave the Bobcats their first lead with 6:00 left in the frame.
Quinnipiac outshot Cornell, 3-1, in the extra session of 3-on-3 hockey but neither team struck.
Cornell’s Bancroft scored the only goal in the shootout, though as the game in non-conference, the result will officially be registered as a tie.
No. 6 Michigan 2, No. 7 Western Michigan 1
Perhaps fitting for two of the nation’s top teams, No. 6 Michigan rebounded from a Friday loss to take down No. 7 Western Michigan and split the weekend series of heavyweights.
Will Felicio and Michigan Hage scored for the Wolverines, as they avenged a 4-1 loss to the Broncos on Friday.
Forehand-Backhand-Goal! pic.twitter.com/PEJquvfSrX
— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) December 1, 2024
Alex Bump scored the loan goal for Western Michigan with 2:01 remaining, spoiling the shutout for Cameron Korpi, who made 17 saves to earn the victory.