TAMPA, Fla.—Jacob Quillan scored 10 seconds into overtime (OT) to give Quinnipiac a 3–2 victory over Minnesota for its first NCAA hockey title Saturday night.
Quinnipiac (34–4–3) trailed for more than 50 minutes and took its first lead of the game when Quillan moments into the extra period. The Bobcats won the faceoff to open OT and Zach Metsa flipped a pass to a streaking Sam Lipkin, who fed Quillan for the winning goal.
It was the first Frozen Four championship game to go to OT since 2011.
Quinnipiac players pose for photo after defeating Minnesota during overtime of the championship game in the Frozen Four NCAA college hockey tournament in Tampa, Fla., on April 8, 2023. (Chris O’Meara/AP Photo)
John Mittelstadt scored from point-blank range with 14:25 left in the first period and Jaxon Nelson gave Minnesota (29–10–1) a 2–0 lead when he re-directed a shot by Brock Faber that bounced off the wall into the net about five minutes into the second….