{"id":88831,"date":"2018-11-02T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=88831"},"modified":"2020-08-24T14:08:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:08:53","slug":"uscho-com-game-of-the-week-nardella-leads-no-5-notre-dame-as-irish-hosts-no-7-ohio-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2018\/11\/02\/uscho-com-game-of-the-week-nardella-leads-no-5-notre-dame-as-irish-hosts-no-7-ohio-state\/","title":{"rendered":"USCHO.com GAME OF THE WEEK: Nardella leads No. 5 Notre Dame as Irish hosts No. 7 Ohio State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bobby Nardella has been a rock on Notre Dame’s back end this season, picking up where he left off a year ago (photo: Mike Miller\/Fighting Irish Media).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — <\/b> Bobby Nardella flashed equal parts talent and teachings last Saturday at Compton Family Ice Arena.<\/p>\n

Early in the third period of an eventual 3-1 loss to Minnesota Duluth, Notre Dame was keen to rally. The puck found Nardella, a senior defenseman and one of the Irish\u2019s top playmakers.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t stay on his stick for long.<\/p>\n

Nardella kept it simple. He fired the puck on goal. It made its way through traffic for Nardella\u2019s fourth goal of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of holding onto it or trying to make a move around the guy, I just fired it through and hoped it went in,\u201d Nardella said. \u201cLuckily enough, it did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luck probably didn\u2019t have much to do with it.<\/p>\n

Nardella burst onto the scene for Notre Dame as a freshman during the 2015-16 season. He played in 35 games with 24 points (four goals, 20 assists) en route to being named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Notre Dame Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always had those offensive instincts,\u201d Irish coach Jeff Jackson said.<\/p>\n

But he also needed more refinement.<\/p>\n

Listen to “Ep. 4: Ohio State's Steve Rohlik previews series at Notre Dame” on Spreaker.<\/a>