U-M Hockey vs Northeastern Back in the NCAA Open Thread
Yes! We're back in the NCAA tourney in Mel Pearson's first year as head coach, facing off against Northeastern.
When: 4:30 ET
Watch: ESPNews (or maybe check out this thread)
Listen: MGoBlue audio
Aim High: crazy stuff, Air Force upset St. Cloud St 4-1. ND needed OT to beat MI Tech 4-3, as did MN Duluth, which beat MN State 3-2. Providence edged Clarkson 1-0.
BU leading Cornell 2-1 very late in the 3rd.
Let's Go Blue! Beat the Huskies!
Go Blue ! Lets have 2 teams moving on by the end of the day .
BU empty netter, 3-1.
Goes #1 Cornell.
Let's Go Blue!!
Down goes Cornell!
Could #1 seed OSU be next? Go Princeton!
Embrace the plinko!
Princeton kills off penalty, no shots for OSU.
Does all of this chaos mean it's happening?
This is a serene as I've ever felt for a tournament game. I feel like we're playing with house money right now
Enjoy it. Too bad we can't bottle it for future seasons.
Dang, OSU on the board, 1-0.
Per Andrew Merrick, he talked to Mel in the hotel, it's going to be top line vs top line, make them play D.
Most dangerous lead? OSU up 2-0 after one. :P
choke off that top line of theirs, and skate your asses off!
I’m a little confused. Everyone keeps talking about unstoppable Northeastern is. Why are they a 3 seed?
Their record is 23-9-5, just .0004 below us in RPI.
They won the Beanpot for the first time in years and year and then nearly won the Hockey East tournament. They've been playing better than a 3 seed recently - much like Michigan basketball
Game on!
Linechart for tonight in Worcester! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/QqzSpRJFUf
— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) March 24, 2018
LETS GOOO!!!
Time to get on the board quickly.
Is gonna be tough to beat
We need to be a bit sharper on our passes.
Puck luck: deflected shot goes off the post. Phew!
Michigan is playing sloppy. Somehow we lead in scoring chances (3-1) but otherwise NE looks stronger early.
Was too close for comfort. Good toe-pipe save.
Blocking shots like that on 3-on-2 and well be okay
Settled in a little bit here.
Agreed. Maybe we weathered an early storm, getting comfortable now. Doesn't hurt that NE is now becoming sloppy. Hughes looks great. Need to capitalize.
Also: NE is a lot more goonish than I expected (and not just Stevens).
Really wanted a goal out of that attack if only so @aeschnepp would have to break down Quinn Hughes Fedorov'ing from center ice through four black sweaters.
— Seth M. Fisher (@Misopogon) March 24, 2018
Looking pretty even so far
Ugh, DZTO, fortunately doesn't find the back of the net.
now that the puck has dropped the old NCAA Tournament Terror has settled in again.
Damn, Dancs drove to the net, but lost the puck.
Getting some good looks right in front of goal, but just not getting clean shots off for whatever reason.
Shit, don't ice the puck so much.
Hughes is young, he can play 60 minutes, right?
Crap, on the PK.
wow, what a terrible penalty
What did he even do?
Got his stick in the guy's skates, but pretty weak call.
It. Need special teams to be strong
Weak call. Didn't affect the play at all.
Thanks for the links!
Lavigne flashing the leather.
That call looked a little soft too
Yay, PK!
Michigan returns to FUUUUULL strength!
I refuse to accept that "Worcester" can be pronounced "Wooster". I'm calling it "War-chester"
Wouldn't that be Wohchestah?
I think a Boston area newscaster got fired for doing that.
Kill biys