RedFrog

Any update on Ollie's injury status?

Why would they get shipped to CO in this scenario? Natural seeding still goes 2 UND v 15 UMass and 7 Cornell v 10 Penn State

Probability Matrix is updated: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php Winner of St. Thomas and Mankato is in, the loser is out. Augustana can still sneak in.

Will have to play with a predictor ... with them currently at 16, they would need a team ahead of them (St. Thomas, UMass or UConn) to fall behind them. and then that would be if there aren't any spot stealers that win their conference.

Added Princeton and Clarkson who both move on to the ECAC semis next weekend. Also, Bentley is currently 25 in NPI.

BU ties it up with 7 1/2 to go in the 2nd ... 2-2 I agree with the benches on opposite sides of the rink ... If it is allowed, then the penalty boxes also need to be on the opposite side of their bench.

UConn PPG - 2-1

BU ties it 1-1 early in the 2nd period.

UConn up 1-0 over BU with 2 mins left in the 1st. Sacha is in the lineup.

Big Mac Attack Swanson

Here is my take (bubble spots are #13, #14, and #15 in NPI): AHA: Eliminates the NPI #16 ECAC: Quinnipiac is a lock (Down 1-0 in best of 3 v Clarkson) Cornell is a lock (Down 1-0 in best of 3 v Harvard) Dartmouth is essentially a lock (Up 1-0 in best of 3 v Colgate) Princeton is up on Union 1-0 in best of 3 If anyone other than Queue, Cornell or Dartmouth wins the ECAC, they take a bubble spot away. Union has a slim chance to get in as an at large, but that would likely only be possible by winning the auto bid anyway. NCHC: All remaining teams are locks (UND, UMD, Denver and Western) and won't take any bubble spots. B1G: Michigan, Michigan State, and Penn State are locks and still alive. Ohio State is the only one here who could steal a bubble spot. Wisconsin is essentially in, but would be a team that could sweat with multiple conference upsets. Hockey East: Providence is the only lock. UMass and UConn could get in if they get to the championship but don't win it ... but will likely need to win it to get in, which would also then put them in the top 15 of NPI. Merrimack, BU, Northeastern, and BC would steal a bubble spot if they won the AQ. CCHA: Augustana has the best chance of making it as an At Large ... Michigan Tech will need to win it to get in and would steal a bubble spot. St. Thomas and Mankato need to get to the championship game to have a chance at an at large. Conclusion: There are essentially 12 locks (current NPI 1-12) leaving 3 bubble spots up for grabs (AHA takes one of the 4 remaining spots). Out of those ranked 13-18 in the current NPI, current NPI #13 Augustana has the best chance of getting an at large without winning their conference tournament, but they would be sweating out the other conference tournament results leaving 2 bubble spots for the other five teams to battle over. UMass (14), UConn (15) and BC (17) from Hockey East and St. Thomas (16) and Mankato (18) are 5 teams battling for those 2 spots. 14-18 are currently separated by only 0.328. After tomorrow we'll know who is still in the running from the CCHA, If St. Thomas and Mankato win, they along with Augustana would still be alive. If either of them lose, their season will be over. The Hockey East is only in their quarter finals and will have their semi finals and finals next weekend, so less will be decided. Providence is the only one who can lose tomorrow and not have their season essentially ended. UConn and/or UMass would still have life, but would need Providence to win Hockey East, Augustana win the CCHA, and for Ohio State to lose in the B1G.

Good goal ... Bentley wins.

Announcers aid they have no video of the review to show. Wonder what the stripes are looking at then? Still under review.

Would be nice to see replays of the Bentley goal ... still under review.

Was thinking that earlier as well ... what happened to having the crest on the front?

Bentley scores ... this will be reviewed ...

Bentley and Holy Cross going to OT ... playoff style 3-0 Clarkson ... 2 empty net goals.

2-0 Clarkson ...

Down 1 the Queue pulls their goalie with 4 minutes to go ... Clarkson hits a post on the empty net.

Holy Cross scores to go up 2-1 with less than 6 minutes in regulation against Bentley.

Clarkson still up 1-0 on Queue, but the Queue going on the PP with less than 7 minutes to go in regulation.

If anyone is eager to run some scenarios, here is an early predictor tool: https://www.bcinterruption.com/boston-college-bc-eagles-mens-womens-hockey-ranking-calculators/51511/what-if-the-2026-ncaa-mens-hockey-tournament-npi-predictor-frozen-four

Ohhhh ... no Zellers or Strinden (or Klee) tonight due to illness.

Rickwood

How many Grade A opportunities did Zellers have on Saturday? He was so snake bit that he scored the game winner for Western in OT.