First Frozen Four semifinal recap

Star Tribune's three stars

1. Luke Mittelstadt, Gophers: The freshman defenseman broke a 2-2 tie with two quick goals, 1:49 apart, early in the third period. The first was on a power play.

2. Aaron Huglen, Gophers: The sophomore center had two assists, including a spectacular between-the-legs backhander to set up Rhett Pitlick's first-period goal.

3. Logan Cooley, Gophers: The freshman center scored two empty-net goals, assisted on Mike Koster's opening goal and won 14 of 25 faceoffs.

By the numbers

6-3 The Gophers' record against Boston University in NCAA tournament play.

14 Third-period saves by Gophers goalie Justen Close, who had 29 for the game.

13 Saturday's game will be the Gophers' 13th NCAA championship game appearance. They are 5-7 in title games.