Head coach Jeff Jackson Conference
Trailing 4-2, the Irish scored three goals in the final 8:38 — the last with five seconds remaining — to stun the Sun Devils on Friday night at the Compton Family Ice Arena.
Goals by Jake Pivonka, Solag Bakich and then the final one by Nick Leivermann to beat the clock ended the back-and-forth action in which the Irish raced to a 2-0 lead, ASU answered with four straight, and then ND closed with a furious run. A total of 18 goals were tallied in this series, with ASU winning the first game the previous night, 6-3.
Pivonka finished with a goal and an assist and Max Ellis added a pair of assists while Alex Steeves and Landon Slaggert (first of his career) also scored for Notre Dame. Arizona State’s Matthew Kopperud had two goals and an assist to pace the Sun Devils.
Notre Dame outshot Arizona State, 47-37, with Dylan St. Cyr making 33 saves in the win and ASU’s Cole Brady stopping 42 shots.
Arizona State was 1-for-4 on the power play, while Notre Dame was 0-for-1.
The Fighting Irish will remain home to play host to No. 13/14 Ohio State next weekend in the first of back-to-back Saturday/Sunday Big Ten series.
Game one against the Buckeyes will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 (NBCSN & TSN.ca), while Sunday’s contest on Dec. 13 will begin at 5 p.m. (NBCSN & TSN.ca).
Trailing 4-2, the Irish scored three goals in the final 8:38 — the last with five seconds remaining — to stun the Sun Devils on Friday night at the Compton Family Ice Arena.
Goals by Jake Pivonka, Solag Bakich and then the final one by Nick Leivermann to beat the clock ended the back-and-forth action in which the Irish raced to a 2-0 lead, ASU answered with four straight, and then ND closed with a furious run. A total of 18 goals were tallied in this series, with ASU winning the first game the previous night, 6-3.
Pivonka finished with a goal and an assist and Max Ellis added a pair of assists while Alex Steeves and Landon Slaggert (first of his career) also scored for Notre Dame. Arizona State’s Matthew Kopperud had two goals and an assist to pace the Sun Devils.
Notre Dame outshot Arizona State, 47-37, with Dylan St. Cyr making 33 saves in the win and ASU’s Cole Brady stopping 42 shots.
Arizona State was 1-for-4 on the power play, while Notre Dame was 0-for-1.
The Fighting Irish will remain home to play host to No. 13/14 Ohio State next weekend in the first of back-to-back Saturday/Sunday Big Ten series.
Game one against the Buckeyes will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 (NBCSN & TSN.ca), while Sunday’s contest on Dec. 13 will begin at 5 p.m. (NBCSN & TSN.ca).
