It wasn’t your typical Sunday hockey game.

Northeastern and Notre Dame were scoreless after two periods. Then there was a breakdown of the Zamboni which then caused problems with the ice conditions at Matthews Arena in Boston. So officials suspended the game with the hope the Hockey East rivals could make up the third period at a later date, schedule permitting.

But before the ice went bad, junior goaltender (and Sabres draft pick in 2013) Cal Petersen made 16 saves, including a few big saves, denying Northeastern with his glove and his pads.

In nine starts for the Fighting Irish he has a 2.41 goals against average and a .913 save percentage. After going three games without a win (a 3-3 tie to Penn State, then a 4-2 overtime loss to the Nittany Lions followed by a 4-2 loss to Connecticut) he has won his last two starts, combining to make 53 saves in those wins.

Fellow junior and Sabres draftee Connor Hurley has two goals and eight assists in nine games this season. His 10 points rank him fourth on the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame is 5-3-1 overall and hosts UMass-Lowell Thursday and Friday in a Hockey East matchup.

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