Overview
- Eighth-seeded St. John’s beat No. 4 Arlington, 3-2, at Chelmsford Forum to reach next Sunday’s Division 1 championship against No. 7 Pope Francis at TD Garden.
- St. John’s built a 2-0 second-period lead on goals from Colby Spencer and Matthew McGinty, with McGinty’s tally reported as shorthanded.
- Arlington rallied in the third period and forced overtime with the 2-2 equalizer at 31.7 seconds remaining, though outlets disagreed on the goal scorers.
- After an eight-minute four-on-four overtime, the game moved to three-on-three, where senior defenseman Kevin Bisson scored the double-overtime winner.
- Goaltenders stood tall, with St. John’s Colin McCarthy making 32 saves and Arlington’s John Snider stopping 29 shots.