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Notre Dame Fighting Irish Slappy Awards: Most Entertaining Game

By Connor McJunkin

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Zach Gentry #83 and Khalid Kareem #53 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate a 24-17 win over the Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Stadium on September 1, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 01: Zach Gentry #83 and Khalid Kareem #53 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate a 24-17 win over the Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Stadium on September 1, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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Overtime Goal Nets Irish Past Clarkson in NCAA Tournament

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) /

Already having a knack for late-game heroics and raising people’s blood pressure, Notre Dame hockey did nothing to change that reputation with their 2018 NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal matchup vs #2 seeded Clarkson.

The Irish trailed for most of the game, and down 2-1 with 2:20 to go in regulation, Bobby Nardella netted the equalizer to send the game to overtime tied 2-2.

At the 15:53 mark in the first overtime period, Cam Morrison buried the game-winning shot (for the second straight game) to propel the Irish to the Northeast Regional Final for the third consecutive season.

Similar to basketball, hockey always seems more intense and fun to watch in the playoffs, or in this case the NCAA tournament. The thrill of post-season hockey with the season hanging in the balance of the next goal is hard to describe, but man is it fun to watch.

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