Denver tops Michigan in OT in Frozen Four behind Carter Savoie's goal
WATCH: Carter Savoie on his OT-winner: 'Definitely the best goal I've ever scored'
Shortly after scoring the OT-winner to send Denver to the national championship, Carter Savoie caught up with krikya18.com's Evan Marinofsky to discuss the goal and the win.
Michigan vs. Denver was so close that it needed overtime. But in the end, the better team won on Thursday: Denver took down Michigan, 3-2.
Bobby Brink had the puck in the corner of the Michigan zone. He found teammate Carter Savoie open in front of the net.
Bobby Brink to Carter Savoie, who scores on his own rebound to send Denver to the national championship with a 3-2 overtime win over Michigan.
— Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12)
His first shot was stopped. The second was not.
Denver got the scoring started in the first period when Brett Stapley roofed one over Michigan goalie Erik Portillo to make it 1-0.
Michigan’s offense struggled early on, but found itself early in the second period when Jimmy Lambert converted on a chance from right in front of the Denver net to tie the game, 1-1.
In the third period, both squads traded lamplighters. First it was Cameron Wright tipping one past Portillo to make it 2-1. But then, just a few moments later, Thomas Bordeleau knotted up the score, 2-2.
With the win, Denver will play the winner of Minnesota vs. Minnesota State on Saturday for the national championship.
Michigan-Denver moved to ESPNU
With Michigan-Denver headed to OT, the game has been moved to ESPNU.
Minnesota-Minnesota State will also be played on ESPNU. Puck drop is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET.
Denver and Michigan headed to overtime tied, 2-2
Denver and Michigan will need overtime in this first Frozen Four semifinal.
Denver leads in shots, 26-13.
Well, that didn't take long.
Just a few moments after Denver took the 2-1 lead, Michigan came right back and tied the score, 2-2.
Off a mad scramble in front of the Denver net, Thomas Bordeleau batted the puck out of the air and past Denver goalie Magnus Chrona to make it 2-2.
The game is tied, 2-2, with 10:51 to play in the third period.
