STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Jack Connolly, UMD: Power-play goal put the Bulldogs into their first championship game since 1984.
2. J.T. Brown, UMD: Scored a goal and an assist. Vital on team's efficient power play.
3. Justin Fontaine, UMD: Assisted on all three power-play goals.
TURNING POINT
Bulldogs goaltender Kenny Reiter stopped 16 of 17 shots he faced after UMD took a 4-2 lead in the second period. He had given up two goals on the first nine shots he saw in the game.
KEY STAT
3-for-6 The Bulldogs' performance on the power play.BRIAN STENSAAS