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Live from Pittsburgh: Frozen Four Friday St. Cloud State and Massachusetts are the last teams standings, and Randy Johnson provides updates leading into Saturday s NCAA championship game. April 9, 2021 1:03pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Good afternoon from Pittsburgh, where we were treated to a fun, intense Thursday night of college hockey with the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at PPG Paints Arena. St. Cloud State edged Minnesota State Mankato 5-4 with a third-period rally capped by the winning goal with 54 seconds to play. In the second semifinal, Massachusetts outlasted two-time defending champion Minnesota Duluth 3-2 in overtime after rallying to tie it in the third period.
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Needing a victory to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title, No. 5 Wisconsin edged host Michigan State 2-1 on sophomore forward Cole Caufield s second goal of the game nearly eight minutes into the third period.
The winner was Caufield s NCAA-leading 25th goal of the season. He scored his first goal with 16 seconds left in the second period on a power play.
Dylan Holloway, after getting a turnover behind the Spartans net, set up Caufield s second goal from the near slot.
The Badgers (19-8-1, 17-6-1 Big Ten), who passed the Gophers for first place with a 4-0 win over the Spartans on Friday, will now get a bye into the semifinals of the conference tournament. It will be held March 14-16 in South Bend, Ind.
The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team pulled out all the stops to come up with a big win in their regular-season finale against the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday.