QU did a fantastic job on MN's top line.
Whenever Cooley or Knies had the puck, they were swarmed and smothered by the QU defense.
There were a lot of parallels between this game and the 2016 title game.
QU came in highly touted in both, and the opposing teams both had very skilled top lines and a very experienced d-corps.
Both times QU had a 2-1 deficit after 2 periods.
The main difference was that UND's top line dominated the 3rd in 2016 and UND pulled away. This year, QU bottled up the MN top line and finally tied it.