Wow, I didn't see that coming. A few observations.
NDs faceoff guy pretty much won them the NC against Duke last year (or the year before?) when he outdueled Naso, who had a crazy win percentage all year and, I think, was the U.S. team FOGO. To see Mullen work him hard, wow. If they can keep on getting that out of him, they're hard to beat.
I'm not sure I've seen a team so good offensively go 2/3 of a game without scoring like that. Is it Odierna's scheme? Is it Mullen? Is it the close D? I watched the Hopkins game a few weeks back. Their O had been on fire. And Cuse made them look terrible and held them scoreless for a long, long time.
McCool. I'm not sure about him. He seems to react really late to shots, holds his stick low, and seems to be guessing. Maybe I'm crazy. Just my perception from watching him yesterday. I AM NOT trying to be a jerk about the guy. He's obviously very good or wouldn't be in goal for such a team. I just wonder if he's a weak link come tournament time. And, I haven't seen him play a ton, so maybe I'm delusional. Then again...Cuse worked Ricciardelli hard and he's looked great at times this year.
Play of the Day: Casey Powell rockin' the upper deck. Loved seeing that guy up there after all the magic he made on the Dome turf.