PITTSBURGH — Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to lift Yale to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the NCAA men’s hockey semifinals last night.
The senior captain raced around a pair of River Hawks defenders then slipped a backhand shot between the legs of UMass Lowell goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.
The Bulldogs (21-12-3) will play Quinnipiac, a 4-1 victor over St. Cloud State in the other semifinal, in the championship game tomorrow.
Mitch Witek and Antoine Laganiere gave Yale an early two-goal lead and the Bulldogs controlled play for long stretches. But they couldn’t finish off the top-seeded River Hawks in regulation.
Riley Wetmore and Joseph Pendenza scored 14 seconds apart in the second period for Lowell (28-11-2).