Michigan vs. Quinnipiac Frozen Four Hockey: Free Streaming TV Channel (04/06/2023)

The top prospect in the 2023 NHL draft, Adam Fantilli, leads the way Well. 3 Michigan into the Frozen Four semifinals Thursday night vs. No. 2 Quinnipiac. The meeting from Tampa is at 8:30 PM Eastern.

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Mackie Samoskevichs overtime goal sent Michigan to the Frozen Four with a 2-1 win over Penn State. Yaniv Perets made 34 saves to help the Bobcats beat Ohio State 4-1 in the regional final.

WHO: Well. 3 Michigan (26-11-3) vs. No. 2 Quinnipiac (32-4-3).

When: Thursday, April 6, 2023.

Time: 8:30 PM Eastern.

Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.

TV: ESPN2.

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Here is MLive.com’s Ryan Zuke wrote about the freshman line powering Michigans top-ranked offense.

Michigans Brandon Naurato didn’t have the luxury of continuity on his lines in the first half of the season.

Whether due to injury or illness, the first-year head coach often had to shuffle his lineup to try to find chemistry on the fly.

But the Wolverines (26-11-3) began to improve in January, and when the team traveled at the end of the month to face a No. 1 Minnesota team, Naurato found an electric combination.

Freshmen Adam Fantilli, Gavin Brindely and Rutger McGroarty have been arguably the most dominant line in the country since combining for four of eight points in a series-clinching sweep against the Gophers on Nov. 20-21. January. They are expected to be used often in Michigan’s national semifinal game on Thursday at 8:30 PM at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

The Wolverines, the nation’s leading scoring team, are 13-3-2 in their last 18 games and have scored at least three goals in 15 of those games. The line of all freshmen has led the charge.

They’re all very competitive, Naurato said Wednesday at the Frozen Four press conference. Everyone can play, everyone can score. I think their game really changed a lot. And Gavs laughs at me, but they make their play. They do a lot of really good things, but when they started going to the net more, they weren’t a perimeter, they ended up going to the net as a unit. And all three, not just one guy every now and then, they started putting up big numbers and scoring a lot of big goals. They were great together.

All three entered the season as the NHL’s elite. McGroarty was the No. 14 overall pick of the Winnipeg Jets last June, while Fantill is widely projected to be the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft. Brindley is also expected to hear his name called in the early rounds on draft day this year.

When Naurato assembled the trio, he immediately saw that their skill sets complemented each other. With Brindley’s speed, Fantilis’ tenacity, quick shooting and playmaking ability, and McGroarty’s strength and nose for the net, the talent and cohesion of the three teenagers have created matchup nightmares for opposing coaches.

“They’re not just going to be NHL players, they’re going to be elite NHL players,” said Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold, who coached Brindley and McGroarty on Team USA at the 2023 World Junior Championships and faced Fantill on Team Canada. They make plays in rhythm. They all know how to skate and think the game so well. Often they make something out of nothing.

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