Boston College, Denver win to advance to the 2024 men’s hockey national championship

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Oldest FirstLatest— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 No. 1 Boston College will take on No. 3 Denver in the 2024 DI men’s ice hockey national championship on Saturday at 6 p.m on ESPN2.

Top-seeded Boston College cruised through Michigan with a 4-0 shutout to advance to its first title game since 2012.

It took overtime for Denver to clinch its spot in the national title game. Tristan Broz sniped home the OT winner to send the Pios’ to its second title game in three years.

These two times met in October as two of the top-three ranked teams in the nation. Denver escaped Conte Forum with an electric 4-3 win.

A dominant, 4-0, victory over Michigan sends Boston College through to its first title game since 2012.

The stars all shined in the win for the Eagles. Freshman Will Smith extended his national lead on points, with two goals for his 70th and 71st points of the season. Cutter Gauthier and Gabe Perreault also scored for BC to help them continue their run as the tournament’s top seed.

Freshman goalie Jacob Fowler picked up his third shutout of the season, making a save on each of Michigan’s 32 shots on net.

Boston College will take on Denver for the national championship, set for Saturday at 6 p.m.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 Freshman Gabe Perreault scores his 19th goal of the season on a brilliant wrap-around to give BC a 4-0 lead and inch closer to a trip to the national title.

This goal was Perreault’s third point of the night after assisting on each of the first two goals of the game from Will Smith.

Two quick 4-on-4 goals extend Boston College’s lead over Michigan to 3-0.

Jacob Fowler has continued his postseason excellence in net this game, with 15 saves on 15 shots faced from Michigan.

The Wolverines have been active in this game, out-shooting Boston College 15-13, while also drawing three penalties. But costly mistakes have kept Brandon Naurato’s club quiet through 40 minutes.

Cutter Gauthier’s second period goal was his 38th of the season, the most in the NCAA since 2005-06.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 Make it 25 goals on the year for Boston College’s Will Smith. The Lexington, Mass. native skated a lap around Michigan’s zone before flicking one into the blue paint, where it hit a skate and squeezed through Michigan goalie Jake Barczewski to make it 2-0.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 Then, just 49 seconds later, Cutter Gauthier took advantage of a Michigan miscue and snapped one into the back of the net on a breakaway to make it a 3-0 game.

Both of these goals came at 4-on-4 after one player on each team was called for a tripping penalty.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 Will Smith’s early first period goal still stands as the only score at the end of 20 minutes.

Michigan was the better team for the majority of the period, but Jacob Fowler was brilliant in net for the Eagles, making nine saves on nine shots. Michigan’s Jake Barczewski made five saves on six Boston College shots.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 Just a minute and 20 seconds into the Frozen Four, Boston College’s Will Smith capitalizes on a 2-on-1 to put the Eagles in front, 1-0. This first period goal is Smith’s 70th point of the season, most in the nation.

UPDATE: Tonight’s game will start at 9:10 p.m. ET/8:10 p.m. CT on ESPN2. pic.twitter.com/Eg0qHHBRkm

— BC Men’s Hockey (@BC_MHockey) April 12, 2024 Overtime in the first Frozen Four game pushed the start of No. 1 Boston College-Michigan to 9:10 p.m. ET.

The game will still air live on ESPN2. You can also click here for live stats.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 12, 2024 Tristan Broz’s overtime laser sends Denver back to the national championship game for the first time since winning the title in 2022.

Matt Davis was excellent in net for the Pioneers, with 33 saves on 35 shots from BU. The Terriers had opportunity after opportunity, especially in the extra frame, but couldn’t squeeze one past Davis in the last 64+ minutes of game action.

The overtime goal was the 40th point of the season for Broz, and his second goal so far this tournament. His winner takes Denver to Saturday night’s national championship game, set for 6 p.m. ET on Saturday.

A high-event third period ends scoreless, with No. 2 BU tied with No. 3 Denver 1-1.

Denver will play the first 47 seconds of overtime on the power play after BU took a boarding penalty with just over one minute left in regulation. This will be the second Frozen Four game in a row to reach the extra frame, after Quinnipiac won the 2023 national championship game in overtime.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 11, 2024 BU’s Mathieu Caron absolutely robs Aidan Thompson late in the second period to keep the score even at one.

The Terriers opened the scoring in the first period, but the second 20 minutes was mostly headlined by Denver controlling play.

At the end of two periods, we are all tied at 1, with a trip to Saturday’s national championship on the line.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 11, 2024 Denver’s Tristan Lemyre took advantage of a wide-open slot by beating BU goalie Mathieu Caron to even the score at one.

Thursday’s goal was the second of the season for Tristan Lemyre, who was listed today as the 13th forward for Denver.

Luke Tuch’s shorty stands as the only goal in the first period. Denver managed only three shots on goal in the first period — and all three were swallowed by BU’s Mathieu Caron.

With 40 minutes left to play, Boston U leads 1-0.

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 11, 2024 Luke Tuch goes high glove side past Denver goalie Matt Davis to give the Terriers an early 1-0 lead.