Facing Yale in OT -- a scary proposition

Yale has played three WCHA teams this season. Each game went into overtime. And the Elis won each game.

Yup, Yale plays to win in overtime, not to tie like some teams do.

Coach Keith Allain's team now has won five games in OT and lost, uh, none. It has xx ties.

Here are Yale's other overtime wins:

Nov. 23, 2012 -- beat Denver 2-1 on road. Kenny Agostino scored at 1:32 on a power play, with assists from Jesse Root and Antoine Laganiere.

Nov. 24, 2012 -- beat Colorado College 6-5 on road. Josh Balch scored at 1:39 with assists from Stu Wilson and Ryan Obuchowski.

Jan. 25, 2013 -- beat Cornell 3-2 on road. Wilson scored at 2:28, with assists from Obuchowski and Balch.

March 29, 2013 -- beat Gophers 3-2. Jesse Root scored at nine seconds, before anyone was ready. Media members didn't see it apparently, Don Lucia didn't see it, he said, nor did his goalie.

How unfair of Yale to start playing in overtime before the Gophers were ready.

Yale is now 5-0-3 in overtime games. The Gophers? Their record is 1-1-5.

BAD START

The Gophers got the puck in Yale's zone at the start of the game and kept it there for the first 30 seconds or so. ... But then Kyle Rau and Seth Helgeson were soon in the penalty box for committing unnecessary penalties, and the Elis were settling in. Getting power play chances.

Rau had a chance at the side of the net. And Nick Bjugstad had a good chance from the side late in the opening period that hit the far post. The puck gods were not going to be with the Gophers this game.

"You have to get your nose bloody a couple of times to see how you respond. I think we saw a pretty good response," said Keith Allain, whose team squandered a 2-0 lead in the third period but won anyway.

ETC.

First-day results: Hockey East 2-0, ECAC 1-0, WCHA 1-3, Atlantic Hockey 0-1.

PRO DRAFT PICKS

1. Jr. D Mark Alt, 2nd rd. in 2010 by Carolina

2. So. F Seth Ambroz, 5th rd. in 2011 by Columbus

3. Jr. F Nick Bjugstad, 1st rd. in 2010 by Florida

4. So. F Travis Boyd, 6th rd. in 2011 by Washington

5. Jr. F Zach Budish, 2nd rd. in 2009 by Nashville

7. Jr. F Erik Haula, 7th rd. in 2009 by Wild

8. Sr. D Seth Helgeson, 4th rd. in 2009 by New Jersey

9. Jr. D Justin Holl, 2nd rd. in 2010 by Chicago

10. So. F Christian Isackson, 7th rd. in 2010 by Buffalo

11. So. D Ben Marshall, 7th rd. in 2010 by Detroit

13. Fr. D Mike Reilly, 4th rd. in 2011 by Columbus

13. Fr. D Brady Skjei, 1st rd in 2012 by NY Rangers

14. Fr. G Adam Wilcox, 6th rd. in 2011 by Tampa Bay

Breakdown by rounds: 1st -- 2, 2nd -- 3, 3rd -- 1, 4th -- 1, 5th -- 1, 6th -- 2, 7th -- 4.

THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES GOPHERS

Ryan Coyne, freshman backup practice goalie

Christian Horn, freshman forward

Matt LaPrade, freshman goalies ... heard he had a medical issue

Jared Larson, sophomore forward ... played four games

Connor Reilly, freshman forward ... ACL surgery on knee