{"id":126724,"date":"2021-03-05T21:51:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T03:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/?p=126724"},"modified":"2021-03-05T22:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T04:23:32","slug":"gotw-no-7-michigan-spoils-no-3-minnesotas-b1g-title-hopes-knocking-off-gophers-5-2-wisconsin-now-in-catbird-seat-to-take-regular-season-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2021\/03\/05\/gotw-no-7-michigan-spoils-no-3-minnesotas-b1g-title-hopes-knocking-off-gophers-5-2-wisconsin-now-in-catbird-seat-to-take-regular-season-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"GOTW: No. 7 Michigan spoils No. 3 Minnesota&#8217;s B1G title hopes, knocking off Gophers, 5-2; Wisconsin now in catbird seat to take regular-season crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_126745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126745\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021030520-18-532172-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No. 7 Michigan furthered improved its NCAA tournament resume with a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Minnesota. The result combined with Wisconsin&#8217;s victory over Michigan State puts the Badgers in position to earn its first regular-season Big Ten title with a win on Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Big Ten regular season championship will come down to the final day of league play.<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 Minnesota, needing a minimum of a tie and win this weekend against Michigan to clinch the Big Ten title, never led again against No. 7 Michigan, falling 5-2.<\/p>\n<p>The Gophers will now need Wisconsin, a 4-0 winner on Friday over Michigan State, to falter in Saturday&#8217;s rematch with the Spartans if Minnesota is to have any chance to win the Big Ten title and earn a bye in the conference tournament. Should the Badgers win, they&#8217;d claim their first Big Ten regular season title.<\/p>\n<p>The victory was a very complete effort for Michigan, which was swept earlier this season by the Gophers by a combined score of 7-1.<\/p>\n<p>If there was a hero on Friday, coach Mel Pearson points to his goaltender, Strauss Mann, who finished the game with 28 saves, including stopping all 16 shots he faced in the first period when Minnesota&#8217;s offense was buzzing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first star in tonight&#8217;s game was Strauss Mann,&#8221; said Pearson. &#8220;Maybe the first, second and third star. He was outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We needed him especially early and he continued to have a strong game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also on Friday, the Michigan offense was strong, jumping to a 3-1 lead through two periods before Minnesota climbed within a goal on Sampo Ranta&#8217;s tally with exactly 8:00 remaining.<\/p>\n<p>The Wolverines had an answer, though, exactly three minutes later when Nick Granowicz buried an insurance marker top shelf.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matty Beniers hits the pipe, Nick Granowicz gets the rebound and buries it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qs6PXbZAha\">pic.twitter.com\/Qs6PXbZAha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichhockey\/status\/1368032994863112192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matty Beniers added an empty-net goal with 1:22 left.<\/p>\n<p>The win improves Michigan to 14-8-1 overall. Coming against a team like Minnesota that has not been ranked lower than fifth since November, it certainly helps build Michigan&#8217;s NCAA tournament resume should the Wolverines need to earn an at-large bid.<\/p>\n<p>To Pearson, though, he believes that bid is secure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;re in the tournament,&#8221; Pearson said. &#8220;The Big Ten is tough every night. Arizona State came in ranked the 15th best team in the country. The start of the year they returned the most scoring out of any NCAA team and they found out how tough the Big Ten is and they&#8217;re a heck of a hockey team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a big win against Minnesota. We beat Wisconsin three times and they&#8217;re as good as anybody in the country. So I think our resume speaks for itself. We don&#8217;t need anymore statement wins. We&#8217;ve had enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/scoreboard\/division-i-men\/\">SCOREBOARD<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/rankings\/d-i-mens-poll\/\">USCHO.COM POLL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connecticut 5, No. 15 Providence 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fueled by a hat trick and four-point game by Jachym Kondelik, Connecticut jumped to a 5-0 lead and survived a wild comeback attempt by No. 15 Providence, as the Huskies earned a 5-3 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The win gives UConn home ice in the Hockey East quarterfinals, where they will face Providence yet again.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies dominated early, taking a 4-0 lead in the first period, three goals coming on the power play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? UConn PP GOAL!!!<\/p>\n<p>? ? ?<\/p>\n<p>Kondelik with this 3rd play goal of the 1st period.  Yup&#8230;that&#39;s a hat trick and a 4-0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IceBus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IceBus<\/a> lead <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SMxjTSLCOd\">pic.twitter.com\/SMxjTSLCOd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UConn Men&#39;s Hockey (@UConnMHOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnMHOC\/status\/1367966903872888832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Jonny Evans extended the lead to 5-0 in the second, Providence mounted a charge in the third on goals by Tyce Thompson, Parker Ford and John McDermott.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams finished the game with 45 shots on goal but the Friars&#8217; 23 shots in the final period put Huskies goaltender Tomas Vomacka on the hot seat where, ultimately, he delivered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 12 Omaha 3, No. 1 North Dakota 2 (OT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ward&#8217;s goal 1:17 into overtime gave Omaha a 3-2 victory in a game that could go a long way to helping the Mavericks in their hopes for an NCAA tournament bid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? WINNER WINNER! ?<\/p>\n<p>DOWN GOES #1\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>TAYLOR WARD WITH THE REDIRECT, MAVERICKS WIN!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EveryoneForOmaha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EveryoneForOmaha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cfd3uD9ySR\">pic.twitter.com\/cfd3uD9ySR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omaha Hockey (@OmahaHKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmahaHKY\/status\/1368051636363526146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Omaha never trailed, jumping to a 2-0 lead on goal 14 seconds apart by Kevin Conley and Chayse Primeau in the middle frame.<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota closed the gap to a goal when Jackson Keane scored with 5:59 left in the second and Jordan Kawaguchi tied the game just 15 seconds into the third.<\/p>\n<p>Omaha, which closed its regular season playing North Dakota in six of its last 10 games, earned two wins over that sextet of games. Those two victories combined with an early-season win against St. Cloud State may qualify as the resume-building victories for the Mavericks but could be enough to help earn an at-large bid should Omaha not win the NCHC tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. 7 Michigan furthered improved its NCAA tournament resume with a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Minnesota. 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