After opening their conference schedule last weekend, the no. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish returned to Compton Family Ice Arena to host the Holy Cross Crusaders in a non-conference series. The matchup was the first meeting against the two schools since 2016.
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The Irish entered the contest as one of the top scoring teams in the nation, and continued to ride that momentum early on against the Crusaders. Just 31 seconds into the game, Max Ellis buried a rebound for his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Midway through the period, Jake Boltmann scored the first of his collegiate career, while Graham Slaggert later made it a three-goal game thanks to a beautiful pass from Chase Blackmun.