Wisconsin’s Simon Tassy and Ryan Botterill scored 27 seconds apart in the first period, and the Badgers beat North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinals.

Wisconsin 2, North Dakota 1 The Badgers scored two goals over the course of 27 seconds in the first period, and despite a late goal by Nodak, Wisconsin is headed to the NCAA hockey championship final.

The first-ever Frozen Four played in Las Vegas culminates with historic blue bloods Denver and Wisconsin meeting for a national championship on Saturday.

The top-ranked Wolverines outshot Denver 52-26 and led late in regulation, but they lost in double overtime Thursday to fall to 1-9 in their last 10 national semifinal games.

The Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team shocked the world when they didn't trail for a single second against No. 2 North Dakota. Simon Tassy and Ryan Botterill found the back of the net in the first period as Wisconsin advanced to its first National Championship game since 2010.

Which teams are in the NCAA national championship game? Here's the updated bracket following the Frozen Four semifinals:

Learn more > The Frozen Four has arrived! The last teams standing face off in the semifinals of the NCAA men's hockey tournament on Thursday to determine who makes the championship game.

It's hard to imagine Michigan without T.J. Hughes, or Hughes without Michigan, but Vegas' Hobey Baker ceremony is the end of his college career.

For a couple of breathless moments Thursday night, it appeared that Johnny Hicks’ incredible, improbable run was going to end in similar fashion to how it began.