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...Harvard cannot beat UMD in at least one of this weekend’s games, it’s all but certain that the WCHA will have at least three of the top four teams in this year’s expanded Frozen Eight playoffs. While Harvard is by no means in danger of not finishing in the top eight—provided the team stays healthy and barring a major unforeseen meltdown of some kind—the Crimson is in danger of not qualifying for home-ice advantage come playoff time. And if Harvard doesn?...
Both Harvard (6-2-1, 6-1-0 ECAC) and Wisconsin (10-3-0, 7-3-0 WCHA) were top defensive teams a year ago and have begun this year with some shaky performances mixed in with more dominant ones reminiscent of last season. In Friday’s game, both teams felt that they gave up some uncharacteristically easy chances...
This past Saturday, the No. 4 Crimson (6-3-1, 6-1-0 ECAC) came a little bit closer to overcoming the No. 1 Golden Gophers (13-0-1, 11-0-1 WCHA) and walked out of Bright Hockey Center with its collective head held high, losing...
Then the Golden Gophers’ first line—Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell and Kelly Stephens—decided to take over the game. The three-pronged attack scored four unanswered goals in the final frame of action to put Minnesota (30-4-2, 19-3-2 WCHA) on top 6-2 and send the Crimson (30-4-1, 15-3-0 ECAC) home with a loss in the finals for the second year...
...Badgers’ strength in their defensive zone was also apparent; they limited Union to only 16 shots on goal. Most of the ones that got through were stopped by Bernd Brückler, the Badgers junior goaltender. Brückler was the top-rated goaltender in the WCHA, allowing an average of 2.11 goals against and stopping .928 percent of the shots sent his way. He also backstopped a defense tied for first in goals allowed this season...