In a single elimination format like the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, there are few things quite as white knuckle-making as the words “sudden death overtime.” With how the 2021-22 season ended for the Michigan Wolverines, that anxiety was two fold.
In a dramatic reversal of fortunes from that game one year ago, it was the Wolverines who prevailed in a flash of overtime heroics — punching their ticket to the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year and record-extending 27th time in the program’s history.
Here’s how the game broke down for the Wolverines.