{"id":104993,"date":"2020-03-06T23:57:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T05:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=104993"},"modified":"2020-08-24T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T15:38:56","slug":"friday-hockey-wrap-up-notre-dame-drops-no-19-minnesota-to-open-b1g-playoffs-1-0-plenty-of-other-upsets-as-postseason-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2020\/03\/06\/friday-hockey-wrap-up-notre-dame-drops-no-19-minnesota-to-open-b1g-playoffs-1-0-plenty-of-other-upsets-as-postseason-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday hockey wrap-up: Notre Dame drops No. 19 Minnesota to open B1G playoffs, 1-0; plenty of other upsets as postseason opens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trevor Janicke had plenty of reason to celebrate on Friday as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over No. 19 Minnesota to open a best-of-three Big Ten quarterfinal series on the road. The Irish were one of a handful of road teams to win on the opening night on conference playoffs. (File photo: Mike Miller\/Fighting Irish Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the playoffs opened across college hockey, there are plenty of teams happy to reset after a difficult second half of the regular season.<\/p>\n

No team needed that more than Notre Dame, which fell from one of the nation’s top teams to a club no longer nationally ranked.<\/p>\n

But that’s what the postseason is for.<\/p>\n

The Irish, behind a Trevor Janicke goal with 3:36 remaining in the second period, earned a 1-0 victory over No. 19 Minnesota, giving the Irish a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

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First career game winner for Trevor Janicke!#GoIrish<\/a>\u2618\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/M9xhhGXixW<\/a><\/p>\n

— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) March 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n