Furious Comeback Falls Short, Bobcats Drop Regional Final

Sunday, March 27

Allentown, Pa. / PPL Center

6:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

32-7-3

Michigan

31-9-1

Quinnipiac

Michigan

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Furious Comeback Falls Short, Bobcats Drop Regional Final

3/28/2022 12:35:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Quinnipiac Nearly Erases 4-0 Deficit, Season Ends in Allentown

By: QU Athletic Communications

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Three different Quinnipiac players scored in a seven-minute span in the third period to cut into a once four-goal Michigan lead, but the Bobcats could not complete the comeback, falling 7-4 to the top-seeded Wolverines in Sunday's NCAA Regional Final. The Wolverines advance to the 2022 Frozen Four while Quinnipiac's season comes to an end.

After scoring less than one minute into the game, Michigan was able to push its lead all the way to 4-0 after the second period concluded. It was the start of the third period that saw the Bobcats mount a furious comeback.

Jayden Lee scored his third goal in three games less than five minutes into the frame to put the Bobcats on the board. The captain, Wyatt Bongiovanni, then took a feed from Ethan de Jong and chopped into the lead again with 10:59 left in regulation.

Two minutes after the Bongiovanni goal, Jacob Quillan and Ty Smilanic each won a puck battle below the goal line and eventually the puck found Desi Burgart who shoveled home Quinnipiac's third goal of the period with still nine minutes to play.

Still pushing for an equalizer, the Bobcats pulled the goalie for the extra attacker, but Michigan scored twice with the goalie pulled to ice the game.

The teams would also trade a goal apiece in the final minute of play, leading to the 7-4 final score.
SCORE #1 Michigan 7, #2 Quinnipiac 4 RECORDS Quinnipiac (32-7-3) | Michigan (31-9-1) LOCATION PPL Center | Allentown, Pa.

SCORING SUMMARY Period 1 - :33 - QU 0, MICH 1 - Nolan Moyle, assisted by Owen Power and Jimmy Lambert
Period 1 - 14:36 - QU 0, MICH 2 - Jimmy Lambert, assisted by Luke Hughes
Period 2 - 6:06 - QU 0, MICH 3 (PP) - Thomas Bordeleau, assisted by Brendan Brisson and Owen Power
Period 2 - 18:54 - QU 0, MICH 4 (SH) - Garrett Van Wyhe, assisted by Nick Blankenburg
Period 3 - 4:12 - QU 1, MICH 4 - Jayden Lee, assisted by Skyler Brind'Amour and Guus van Nes
Period 3 - 9:01 - QU 2, MICH 4 - Wyatt Bongiovanni, assisted by Ethan de Jong
Period 3 - 11:02 - QU 3, MICH 4 - Desi Burgart, assisted by Ty Smilanic and Jacob Quillan
Period 3 - 16:23 - QU 3, MICH 5 (EN, GWG) - Michael Pastujov, assisted by Thomas Bordeleau and Mark Estapa
Period 3 - 18:37 - QU 3, MICH 6 (EN) - Nolan Moyle, assisted by Owen Power
Period 3 - 19:24 - QU 3, MICH 7 (PP) - Brendan Brisson, assisted by Thomas Bordeleau and Owen Power
Period 3 - 19:37 - QU 4, MICH 7 - Zach Metsa, assisted by Jacob Quilllan and Ethan Leyh

NOTES

Quinnipiac concludes the season after tying a program record with 32 wins.
Goaltende Yaniv Perets finishes the year with a 1.17 goals against average, which is a new NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Division I record.
Quinnipiac is one of just eight schools in the country to make the Regional Final (Elite Eight) in at least four of the last NCAA Tournament.
First year Jacob Quillan tallied two assists in one of his best individual efforts of the season.
Michigan was able to neutralize the faceoff circle against Quinnipiac, a team that has dominated the draws all year.
Quinnipiac was 0-for-3 on the power play, while Michigan was 2-for-2.