JotCast | 1/19/17-1/20/17 vs. UAA

1/19/17-1/20/17 vs. UAA

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Drew Evans

6:28

Teams have taken the ice for warm-ups. BG wearing all brown and ND in white sweaters and gold helmets.

6:38

On the road to South Bend!! @BGSUHockeySite

6:49

For those who didn't make the trip to South Bend you can stream tonight's game on NBC Sports digital. nbcsports.com/live

7:01

Tonight's goaltender match-up:

Eric Dop (BGSU) - 8-4-0, 2.00 GAA, .919 SV%

Cale Morris (UND) - 5-2-2, 2.39 GAA, .913

7:07

1st Period | 20:00: First period is underway between the #5 Fighting Irish and #16 Falcons.

7:10

1st Period | 17:28: Dop forced to make a toe save. Keeps things scoreless early.

7:12

1st Period | 16:53: Casey Linkenheld forces a turnover, takes it the length of the ice, and buries a backhand fivehole. 1-0 BGSU lead.

7:15

1st Period: First media timeout of the first period. Falcons leading 1-0 thanks to Linkenheld's second of the season.

7:20

1st Period | 11:23: Beauty of a saucer pass by Craggs after forcing a turnover. Wright's attempt is saved.

7:21

1st Period | 10:35: Barber will head off for a trip to give Notre Dame the game's first power play.

7:23

1st Period | 9:37: Morrison with a screened deflection ties the game at 1-1.

7:26

1st Period | 7:38: Second media timeout of the first period. Falcon and Irish tied at 1-1. Shots are 10-5, Notre Dame.

7:31

1st Period | 4:53: Final media timeout of the first period. Falcons and Irish tied at 1-1. Shots are now 11-7, Notre Dame.

7:35

1st Period | 3:36: Falcons getting a power play here as Dello sits for a slash.

7:37

1st Period | 1:35: Irish back to full strength. Not a great power play for the Falcons there.

7:39

END OF 1ST PERIOD: Falcons and Irish will head to the locker rooms tied at 1-1. Shots were 13-9 in favor of Notre Dame.

7:42

#WCHA Scoreboard Update

BSU 1 LSSU 0 (End 1st)
NMU/UAH 8:07 PM
MSU/UMD 8:07 PM
FSU/UAA 11:07 PM
MTU/UAF 11:07 PM

7:55

START OF 2nd PERIOD: Second period underway with the Falcons and Irish tied at 1-1.

7:59

1st Period | 17:41: Falcons have made some adjustments and are doing a better job clogging up lanes. The Irish had too many clean looks in the first period.

2nd Period | 17:41: Falcons have made some adjustments and are doing a better job clogging up lanes. The Irish had too many clean looks in the first period.

8:06

2nd Period | 13:01: Falcons getting another power play here as a holding penalty is called. Still tied at 1-1 as they head to the first timeout of the second period. Shots are 17-12, Irish.

8:08

2nd Period | 12:28: BGSU GOAL - Barber finishes a perfect pass from Kruse. What a dish by 28 for the power-play goal.

8:13

2nd Period | 9:14: Second media timeout of the second period. Falcons leading the Irish 2-1 thanks to the power-play marker by Barber. Shots are now 17-16, Irish, as BG has started to close that gap.

8:20

2nd Period | 5:18: BGSU GOAL - Holy highlight goal. Kruse forces a turnover, turns on the burners, splits the D, and goes bardown on a backhand shot. My goodness.

8:21

2nd Period | 4:52: Final media timeout of the second period sees the Falcons leading the Irish 3-1. Shots are 23-17, Notre Dame.

8:26

2nd Period | 3:40: BGSU GOAL - Alec Rauhauser joins the century club with a snipe from the near faceoff circle that beats Morris on the farside.

8:29

That goal moves Rauhauser to 24-76--100 for his career. Rauhauser is the first defenseman to achieve 100 points since Jeff Wells ('90-'94). Jeff is the father of Justin.

8:32

END OF 2nd PERIOD: Falcons will take a comfy three goal lead into the second intermission. They lead the Fighting Irish 4-1. Shots are 25-21 in favor of Notre Dame.

8:35

#WCHA Scoreboard Update

BSU 2 LSSU 1 (2nd)
NMU 0 UAH 3 (1st - ????!!!!)
MSU 0 UMD 0 (1st)
FSU/UAA 11:07 PM
MTU/UAF 11:007 PM

8:48

START OF 3rd Period: Irish have replaced Morris with freshman Ryan Bischel in net. Third period underway with BG leading Notre Dame 4-1.

8:53

3rd Period | 16:01: Falcons getting another power play here as O'Leary sits for slashing.

8:56

3rd Period | 5:53: BGSU GOAL - Freddy Letourneau cleans up a rebound to push the BG lead to 5-1.

9:01

3rd Period | 12:17: Wright for BG is off for a holding penalty. Irish to the power play.

9:02

3rd Period | 10:15: Falcons kill it and are back to full strength. They lead the Irish 5-1 halfway through the final period.

9:09

3rd Period | 6:32: St-Jean heads to the box for a tripping penalty. Irish looking for their first shot of the third period here.

9:13

3rd Period | 4:27: A knuckle puck from Pivonka crosses up Dop. 5-2 BG lead.

9:17

FINAL: Great nonleague win for the #16 Falcons as they handle the #5 Fighting Irish 5-2. The teams will conclude their weekend series tomorrow in Bowling Green at 7:07 PM.

9:26

I feel like I should be writing about the Perani Cup Three Stars now... #CCHA

9:37