Pre-game

WMU's first appearance in the Shillelagh Tournament hosted by Notre Dame

This is the second of three regular season tournaments the Broncos will play in this season, WMU was runners up at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush and will play in the Great Lakes Invitational Dec. 27-28.

This will be the fifth time WMU and NU have met during a regular season tournament, Huskies lead the all-time series 3-1-0

First Period

Both teams were scoreless through the first period

Shots on goal were led by Northeastern, 13-9

Second Period

NU's John Stevens scored his third goal of the season, which was a power play off the faceoff within the first eight seconds of the game. NU's Stevens tallied the first goal of the game at 00:08 in the second period from Pimm and Roy.

Stevens' power play goal ended a 9-9 run by WMU's special teams, last PP goal was scored on Nov. 16 at Denver by DU's Makowski

NU will hold the lead through the end of the second period

Second period shots on goal: NU-24 WMU-19

Third Period

WMU power play goal by Shane Berschbach from Justin Kovacs and Sam Mellor at 12:09 in the third period tying the score 1-1. Berschbach extended his three game point-scoring streak by tallying his seventh goal of the season, along with scoring in back-to-back games.

 Regulation play ends with the teams tied 1-1.

Shots on goal tied at the end of regulation play, 30-30

OT

The score remained 1-1, so there will be a shootout to determine which team moves on

SOG: NU-33 WMU-31

Shootout

WMU Kovacs shoots five hole and it is blocked

NU Hedges shoots and scores top shelf glove side

WMU Brown not able to get a shot off

NU K. Roy tries to dangle but Slubowski poke checks it

WMU Berschbach rings the far post

NU wins the shootout, 1-0 so they will advance in the Shillelagh Tournament