Overview
- North Dakota and Wisconsin start the Frozen Four on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the game on ESPN2.
- North Dakota enters off 3-0 and 5-0 regional shutouts as freshman goalie Jan Spunar has stopped all 53 shots he has faced in the NCAA tournament.
- Wisconsin reached its first Frozen Four since 2010 by beating Dartmouth and then Michigan State in overtime, with defenseman Zach Schulz only recently back to full-contact practice and Logan Hensler still rehabbing an ACL.
- Sportsbooks favor North Dakota in the semifinal, with published lines around -1.5 and a moneyline near -200.
- The matchup renews a long rivalry between former WCHA foes and comes in a Frozen Four loaded with NHL prospects that has drawn heavy scout attention.