ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Michigan sophomore Hayden Lavigne is one of the few goaltenders this season to have success against No. 2 Notre Dame, which is 27-9-2 and averages 2.95 goals per game.
Lavigne and the Wolverines (22-14-3) will face the Irish for the fifth time this season on Thursday in the Frozen Four at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, but it was their first meeting that was the turning point for Michigan and the goaltender from Brampton, Ontario.
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