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By Jack Leniart

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 13: Players of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team are greeted by fans entering the stadium prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Stadium on October 13, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 13: Players of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team are greeted by fans entering the stadium prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Stadium on October 13, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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Cam Morrison’s game-winning goal in overtime against Clarkson

ST PAUL, MN – APRIL 05: Jake Evans #18 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is congratulated by teammates Andrew Peeke #22 and Cam Morrison #26 after Evans scored in the second period against the Michigan Wolverines during the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championships on April 5, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MN – APRIL 05: Jake Evans #18 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is congratulated by teammates Andrew Peeke #22 and Cam Morrison #26 after Evans scored in the second period against the Michigan Wolverines during the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championships on April 5, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

After winning four straight games to clinch their second Big Ten title in as many years, the Notre Dame hockey team punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

The Irish headed to New Hampshire to take on Clarkson in the first round of the tournament. Like most games in the NCAA Tournament, this one was tightly contested.

Notre Dame trailed for most of the game and found themselves down 2-1 with less than three minutes left in regulation. A late goal from Bobby Nardella meant the teams were heading to sudden-death overtime.

In that overtime period, Cam Morrison was the hero for the Irish. After nearly 16 minutes of play in overtime, the junior forward netted a game-winning goal to send Notre Dame to the next round.

There are few things in sports that can match the excitement of an overtime goal in the hockey post-season.

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