ST. PAUL — The tying goal was fluky, like so many can be in postseason college hockey — a rebound that appeared to carom off a Notre Dame defender to Michigan’s Michael Pastujov, who lifted it over the shoulder of Irish goaltender Cale Morris.
Five minutes and 22 seconds remained Thursday night in the N.C.A.A. tournament semifinal, but Morris did not fret. He trusted his Notre Dame teammates to bail him out with a dramatic late goal. And for the fifth consecutive time this postseason, the Fighting Irish did.
Jake Evans redirected a Cam Morrison pass with 5.