“We’re going to take this momentum and bring it in after the break,” Allison said. “The four-game slide, that was tough; guys were starting to grip their sticks a little tighter, everybody was starting to get a little worried, but we really focus this week on getting back to what we needed to do. Play Bronco hockey, be physical, be hard and don’t cheat the game, and I think we did that tonight.”
After Miami took a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period, things weren’t looking great for Western. About six minutes into the second period, after Miami scored a goal that was ultimately waved off, head coach Andy Murray decided to change goalies, taking Ben Blacker out and putting Trevor Gorsuch in.