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champs
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0
Notre Dame Fighting 28-12-0
1
Winner Minnesota State MINNST 37-5-0
Notre Dame Fighting
28-12-0
0
Final
1
Minnesota State MINNST
37-5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Notre Dame Fighting 0 0 0 0
Minnesota State MINNST 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

Minnesota State Advances to 2022 Frozen Four With 1-0 Win over Notre Dame

   Albany, N.Y.  --- A goal late in the first period proved to be the only scoring in the game and senior netminder Dryden McKay was sterling as Minnesota State held on for a 1-0 win over Notre Dame in NCAA Division I regional championship action Saturday in Albany, N.Y.
 
The Mavericks, 37-5-0 overall and winners of 17 games in a row, now advance to the NCAA DI men's hockey Frozen Four, which will be held in Boston, Mass., April 7th and 9th.

It was almost a scoreless first period before junior center Nathan Smith collected a rebound and fired the puck past a prone Matthew Galajda for the only goal of the game. The goal, with 16 seconds remaining in the period gives Smith 50 points on the season on 19 goals and 31 assists as he becomes just the fourth Maverick to hit the 50-point plateau for Minnesota State's NCAA DI-era (the others are Shane Joseph (65 in 2002-03), Grant Stevenson (63 in 2002-03) and Aaron Fox (50 in 1999-2000).
 
Smith's goal held up, as neither team was able to score in the remaining two periods, as McKay, who finished with 23 saves, picked up his 10th shutout of the season. McKay, a finalist for the Richter Award as the top goaltender in the country, stands 37-4-0 on the season with the win. His win extends his NCAA Division I men's hockey single-season victories record to 37 and the shutout extends his NCAA career record to 34.
 
Minnesota State also won last year's regional title and will make its second appearance at the Frozen Four in two weeks.
 
Regional All-Tournament Team
F - Brendan Furry (Minnesota State)
F - Graham Slaggert (Notre Dame)
F - Nathan Smith (Minnesota State)
D - Akito Hirose (Minnesota State)
D - Adam Karashik (Notre Dame)
G - Dryden McKay (Minnesota State)
 
Most Valuable Player
Dryden McKay (Minnesota State)


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