College Hockey Playoff Roundup (3/16)
Clarkson defeated Harvard in overtime
Clarkson kept its season alive with an overtime win over Harvard in Game 3 of the ECAC quarterfinals. In the NCHC, Denver rolled past Colorado College 9-2.
Here’s a recap of Sunday’s playoff action:
ECAC
Clarkson 2, Harvard 1 (OT)
Clarkson wins series, 2-1
Mick Thompson scored a shorthanded goal in the first period which gave Harvard an early lead, but Ayrton Martino’s 24th goal of the season at 10:47 of the third period (a power-play goal) tied the game and Luka Sukovic scored in overtime to send the Golden Knights to Lake Placid.
Clarkson outshot Harvard 41-26 and had a 20-11 edge in the third period and overtime.
NCHC
Denver 9, Colorado College 2
Denver wins series, 2-1
The Pioneers rolled to a 9-2 win in Game 3. Colorado College was without goaltender Kaidan Mbereko, who was hurt in the third period of Saturday’s Game 2.
The Pioneers went up 2-0 before Ty Gallagher cut the CC deficit to 2-1 late in the first period. Denver scored three second-period goals and added four more in the third period. Gallagher scored again for the Tigers in the third period.
Carter King had two goals; Cale Ashcroft and Jack Devine had three assists.
Next Week
Conference championships will be decided next week. Here is the full schedule (all times ET).
Thursday, March 20
HEA Semifinal: Connecticut vs. Boston University (4pm)
HEA Semifinal: Northeastern vs. Maine (7:30pm)
Friday, March 21
ECAC Semifinal: Dartmouth vs. Clarkson (4pm)
CCHA Championship: St. Thomas vs. Minnesota State (7:07pm)
Hockey East Championship: TBD vs. TBD (7:30pm)
ECAC Semfinal: Cornell vs. Quinnipiac (7:30pm)
NCHC Semifinal: Western Michigan vs. North Dakota (TBD)
NCHC Semfinal: Denver vs. Arizona State (TBD)
Saturday, March 22
Atlantic Hockey Championship: Bentley vs. Holy Cross (7:05pm)
ECAC Championship: TBD vs. TBD (7:30pm)
Big Ten Championship: Ohio State vs. Michigan State (8:00pm)
NCHC Championship: TBD vs. TBD (8:30pm)