The Gophers resumed their assault, getting several good looks at the cage and were finally able to get the equalizer from the high slot in spite of Barczewski's stellar play.

Minnesota increased the pressure as the period wore on and, with just a couple minutes remaining, Connor Kurth fired the puck through Barczewski's legs off of a Mike Koster pass from behind the goal line.

[7] Harvard was able to get some offense going early in the second when Zakary Karpa got a clean shot at Dobeš but the Czech netminder gloved the puck.

Off of the ensuing faceoff, Cam Thiesing took advantage of yet another Harvard mishandle and backhanded the puck past a Gibson for a 4–0 Ohio State lead.

After their chance went for naught, Harvard couldn't keep the Buckeyes back and Ohio State quickly generated a 5th goal off of the skate of Mason Lohrei.

Harvard was forced to play more aggressively in order to get back into the game and Alex Laferriere ended up taking a minor penalty in the offensive zone.

Continued pressure from Michigan forced a holding penalty by Reid Irwin and Eric Ciccolini made the Raiders pay with a rebound goal.

Colgate tried to fight back with some pressure in the offensive zone but the Wolverines just bided their time and Frank Nazar whacked another rebound into the goal.

After Gavin Brindley scored, Adam Fantilli took his second penalty of the game and gave Colgate a chance to erase their goose egg.

Gylander, in his final collegiate game, was put back into the net after a third Michigan power play goal and stopped the bleeding.

Up by double-digits, Michigan halted their assault after the major penalty expired and allowed the rest of the time on the clock to tick away.

The teams traded opportunities early and then played a quiet stretch until Jarod Crespo used Chris Lipe as a screen to fire the puck over Blake Pietila left shoulder for the second goal.

Penn State managed to get two players behind the Tech defense at about the 5-minute mark and Ashton Calder deked the puck past a sprawled-out Pietila for goal #3.

Penn State's defense continued to stifle Tech and a quick pass ahead led to a 2-on-1 with about a minute left in the second.

Unforunately for Michigan Tech, Chase McLane fired a puck from the goal line on the wall that somehow had a perfect angle and went into the top corner of the net.

Penn State added a pair of 4-on-4 goal several minutes later and the Nittany Lions gave the Big Ten its third overpowering victory of the first round.

BU got a great chance near the middle of the period when the puck got to Jamie Armstrong in front of the goal but Rowe was able to stop the quick shot.

Shortly thereafter, BU got a 3-on-1 after a hit from Luke Tuch jarred the puck free and Domenick Fensore found the stick of a streaking Quinn Hutson for the second marker.

After Brown missed a half-open cage, the Broncos were finally able to get a goal of their own when Polin deflected a Ryan McAllister shot past Commesso.

Unable to score on the man-advantage, Western Michigan ended the period down by 3 and needed a dramatic reversal to save their season.