BOSTON (AP) – Jack Eichel scored two goals and Boston University held off North Dakota 5-3 Thursday night in the Frozen Four to advance to the championship game.
The Terriers (28-7-5) will face Hockey East rival Providence (25-13-2) in the title game Saturday night at TD Garden. The Friars beat Nebraska-Omaha 4-1 in the first semifinal.
Eichel opened the scoring on a power play in the first period, Brandon Hickey also had a power-play score and A.J. Greer and Doyle Somerby had second-period goals.
Matt O’Connor made 36 saves for the Terriers, seeking their sixth NCAA title. Providence, making its second trip to the championship, is trying to win for the first time in school history.
Luke Johnson, Troy Stecher and Connor Gaarder scored for North Dakota (29-10-3). Zane McIntyre stopped 22 shots.
Previously:
On Thursday April 9th watch the UND men’s hockey team in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinal match up, as they take on Boston University.
The game will be shown on CSi 18 ESPN 2, starting at 7:30-p.m.
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is just a win away from another appearance in the national championship game.
UND plays Boston at 7:30 p.m. Central time in an NCAA Frozen Four semifinal at TD Garden in Boston. The winner will take on either Providence or Nebraska-Omaha for the national championship on Saturday. The first game starts at 5-p.m., with both games on CSi 18 ESPN 2.
UND has seven national titles to its credit – but none under head coach Dave Hakstol. This is the seventh time in 11 years that he’s taken North Dakota to the Frozen Four, but he’s still looking for a first national championship.
UND hasn’t won a national title since 2000, when Dean Blais was coach. He’s now the head coach of Omaha.
