The Los Angeles Kings' Alex Iafallo and Mikey Anderson were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round while Justin Faulk, Scott Perunovich and the St. Louis Blues were ousted by the Colorado Avalanche before the conference finals.
After going 12-0 when taking a lead into the third period to start the season, UMD has given up third-period leads in each of its last two games, resulting in the loss of four NCHC points in the standings.
Goalie Maddie Rooney of Team USA is one of five athletes joining The Rink Live team as the website expands its efforts to provide comprehensive hockey news at all levels of the game. Rooney backstopped the U.S. to the 2018 Olympic gold medal.
