Throughout the 2022-23 season, there seemingly wasn’t a goalie that Michigan hockey couldn’t solve. Over 39 games, just one netminder blanked the Wolverines, and that was back in early November.
On Sunday, in Michigan's 40th game, that goalie loomed large again: Penn State’s Liam Souliere, an undrafted junior from Ontario, stopped 40 Michigan shots in regulation before finally surrendering the game-winner just 52 seconds into overtime in the Wolverines’ 2-1 victory in the NCAA tournament’s Allentown regional final at the PPL Center.
Mackie Samoskevich, a former first-round NHL draft pick, snapped off a shot from the slot to beat Souliere on the blocker side, sending the Wolverines to their 27th Frozen Four.