For 40 minutes, it looked like Northwestern was on the verge of Big Ten Tournament heartbreak yet again.
But it only took three golden minutes for the Wildcats to shut those doubts down. A flurry of three goals near the end of the third quarter propelled No. 1-seeded Northwestern (17-1, 8-0 B1G) to a 3-1 Big Ten semifinal victory over No. 5-seeded Ohio State (14-6, 4-4 B1G). The ‘Cats will advance to their second-straight Big Ten final, and will look to win the tournament for the first time since 2014.
Northwestern has never won the Big Ten regular season title and Big Ten Tournament in the same season.