Calle Ridderwall punched the puck past freshman goalie Bryan Hogan 5:44 into overtime Thursday night, giving Notre Dame a 5-4 victory over Michigan in the Frozen Four semifinals.
Nathan Gerbe's hat trick helped Boston College advance to its third straight championship game, once again at North Dakota's expense. John Muse stopped 28 shots and the Eagles rode a four-goal opening period to a 6-1 victory over the Fighting
Sergei and Andrei Kostitsyn scored goals 1:28 apart in the opening minutes of their playoff debuts, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Thursday.
Marty Turco put on an acrobatic show in goal to earn his fourth career postseason shutout, and the Dallas Stars did all their scoring on power plays Thursday night to overwhelm the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks 4-0.
Henrik Zetterberg broke a tie at 6:54 of the third period and added an empty-net goal, lifting the Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Predators in the postseason opener for both teams Thursday.
Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves in his sixth career postseason shutout, and rookie Torrey Mitchell scored a power-play goal in the Sharks' 2-0 victory over the Flames Thursday, evening their first-round series at a game apiece.
