No. 2 Michigan State puts a 9 spot on No. 3 Minnesota; Duluth men beat No. 5 Denver; St. Thomas women sweep Duluth women - CHS 1-24-25

It’s the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for January 24, 2025. I just can’t even begin to predict, which is good, because if you stood to do anything with my predictions, you might find yourself in like fourth place in a pickem league losing to someone’s grandmother. That’s why there’s no breakdowns, no analysis, it’s just the scores. 

On the men’s side, we’ll start in Hockey East, Ryan Leonard’s hat trick led #1 Boston College past #8 Boston University 6-2 in the Battle of Comm Ave at Agganis Arena. 

Second-ranked Michigan State dismantled #4 Minnesota 9-3 behind two goals each from Isaac Howard, who now has 20 goals on the season, and David Gucciardi. 

Over in the NCHC, #3 Western Michigan rolled over Miami 8-3, powered by Owen Michaels’ two-goal night, while Minnesota-Duluth upset #5 Denver 4-3 with four different Bulldogs scoring at AMSoil. 

Meanwhile, #12 UMass Lowell and #7 Providence played to a 3-3 tie, with UML grabbing the extra point in the shootout. Penn State erased multiple deficits, including a 6-5 hole with 12 seconds left, to tie #9 Ohio State 6-6 before winning in a shootout. 

Wisconsin rallied to stun #10 Michigan 5-4, as Coach Mike Hastings’ squad continues to turn heads in the Big Ten. 

Back over in the NCHC, #11 Arizona State beat #19 Colorado College 4-1 to stay atop the standings, handing CC its fifth straight loss. 

At Connecticut Ice, #13 UConn advanced to the final with a 2-1 win against #15 Quinnipiac, thanks to Ryan Tattle’s two goals, while Sacred Heart dominated Yale 8-2 with eight different goal scorers. 

Ferris State upset #14 Minnesota State 2-0 keeping the CCHA the same ol’ unpredictable place it’s always seemed to be.

Omaha tallied four straight third-period goals to knock off #17 St. Cloud State 6-3, the Huskies have dropped five in a row. 

In other action, #20 Clarkson handled St. Lawrence 5-2, Vermont edged #18 New Hampshire 3-2 in overtime, and Army West Point beat Robert Morris 6-3. Canisius bested AIC 4-2, Holy Cross edged Air Force 3-2, and Niagara shut out RIT 7-0. 

Augustana topped Bowling Green 1-0 in overtime, while Michigan Tech beat Northern Michigan 3-1. In ECAC play, Colgate edged Dartmouth 3-2, Cornell toppled Harvard 4-1, and in non-conference games, UMass defeated Alaska 4-2, and Lindenwood secured a 3-2 win over Notre Dame. 

We’ll start in the WCHA with the women as #2 Ohio State defeated Minnesota State 5-2 behind two goals from Sloane Matthews and Jenna Buglioni’s 15th of the season. #3 Minnesota topped Bemidji State 4-1 as Abbey Murphy scored twice, bringing her season total to 22 goals, third-most in the nation. They’ll play outdoors Saturday for Hockey Day in Minnesota. St. Thomas completed a series sweep of #4 Minnesota-Duluth with a 4-3 overtime win, Ella Boerger scoring the game-winner to follow Thursday’s victory. 

In the ECAC, #5 Colgate edged Harvard 3-2 in overtime as Kristyna Kaltounkova netted her 25th of the year, while #6 Cornell and Dartmouth tied 2-2, with Cornell taking the shootout. 

Abby Hustler’s late goal lifted #7 St. Lawrence past #9 Clarkson 6-5 in a rivalry thriller, pushing the Skating Saints into first place in the ECAC standings by half a point over Colgate and a full point over Cornell. 

#8 Penn State defeated Lindenwood 3-1 for their 22nd win of the season, tying last year’s total, with seven regular-season games left to break their program record of 27 wins set two years ago. 

#10 Quinnipiac edged Yale 2-1, and Providence defeated #12 Boston College 4-1. Brown tied Princeton 2-2 but grabbed the shootout point, #14 UConn defeated Vermont 3-2 in overtime, and #15 Northeastern shut out Merrimack 4-0. 

In other rinks around the country, Mercyhurst routed Robert Morris 7-0, RIT edged Syracuse 2-1, and Union topped RPI 2-1. Boston University blanked Holy Cross 2-0, Maine slipped past New Hampshire 2-1, and Post beat Assumption 2-1 in overtime. St. Anselm and Franklin Pierce tied 1-1, with St. Anselm winning the shootout, and Stonehill defeated St. Michael’s 4-2.

I’m Jason Bryant @jasonmbryant on the socials and leave a rating, review or some feedback on the show at collegehockeyscoreboardpod.com and that’s all we’ve got for the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for January 24, 2025.