Live score recap: Notre Dame defeats Wausau West in Wisconsin high school boys hockey state tournament (3/7/25)

Get game updates from the matchup between the Tritons and the Warriors in the 2025 Wisconsin (WIAA) boys hockey state tournament

Notre Dame Academy's Nathan Antti (3) celebrates scoring a goal with teammates during their hockey sectional final game against the Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha Rockets Friday, February 28, 2025, at Community First Champion Center in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. Notre Dame Academy won 4-2. Having championships already in 2023 and 2024, the Tritons needs two more wins in this state tournament to get the precious three peat. / Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The No. 3-seed Notre Dame Tritons (19-8) defeated the No. 2-seed Wausau West Warriors 8-4 in the 2025 Wisconsin boys high school hockey state tournament Division 1 semifinals at Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena in Middleton, WI.

This game had a lot of scoring from the jump. It all started with Wausau West's Drake Kuharski with a powerful wrist shot to get the Warriors on the board first. Following this, the Tritons would score four unanswered goals, each scored by a different player.

We'd see the Warriors bounce back in the second period, scoring early and ultimately winning the period 3-2 and bringing the deficit to 2 at 6-4.

Four minutes into the third, Wausau West's hopes were crushed by Notre Dame's Carson Schroeder when he let one fly at Julian Scalcucci, scoring his first goal of the playoffs and his second all season.

Wausau West would continue to pull Scalcucci to try and create an advantage, but Notre Dame's Nathan Antti would finish them off on an empty net goal, solidifying the Triton's spot in the Division 1 championship game.

Wausau West finishes their season with a 21-7 record and goes home after today's loss. Notre Dame faces No. 4 seed Madison Edgewood for the Division 1 championship tomorrow at 7 p.m at Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena.

Live score updates: Notre Dame vs. Wausau West in Wisconsin high school boys hockey state tournament

Introductions are underway and players are on the ice.

FIRST PERIOD

Wausau West wins the opening faceoff and we begin this semifinal matchup.

POWER PLAY FOR WAUSAU WEST! Notre Dame gets called for the penalty with 15:02 remaining in the period. The call is slashing on Jake Molaski.

Notre Dame clears the puck effectively during the 2-minute power play for the Warriors. 12:52 remains in the first period, as we are back to even strength.

GOAL WAUSAU WEST! Drake Kuharski rockets a corner shot past the goaltender for his first playoff goal and his tenth of the season. Wausau West leads 1-0 with 9:49 remaining in the first period.

POWER PLAY FOR NOTRE DAME! Wausau West's Shea Jones gets called for the hooking penalty with 8:23 remaining in the first period.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Jack O'Brien scores on a lucky opportunity with the puck out in front of goalie Julian Scalcucci. The goal makes it 1-1 with 6:17 remaining.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Andrew Ostermann scores on the wrap around goal to make it two straight goals for the Tritons in under two minutes. 2-1 Notre Dame with 5:06 remaining in the period.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Nathan Antti scores for Notre Dame's third straight in just over 2 minutes. 4:04 remains in the first period as the score is 3-1 Tritons.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Ryker Thomas scores a fourth unanswered goal off a rebound for the Tritons. Just over a minute remains in the period as Notre Dame leads 4-1.

END OF FIRST PERIOD: Notre Dame 4, Wausau West 1

In this first period we would see a little up-and-down hockey until Wausau West scored their first halfway through the period. Since, the Warriors have allowed the Tritons to score four straight goals and have dug themselves quite a big hole.

The second period will start at 2:55 p.m.

SECOND PERIOD

Notre Dame wins the faceoff and the second period gets underway.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Ryker Thomas gets his second goal of the game on a rebound. The Tritons now have a 5-1 lead with 13:50 remaining in the second period.

GOAL WAUSAU WEST! Cade Bohlin finally creates an answer for Wausau West, getting his first goal of the postseason. They still need to climb back, as the score is 5-2 Notre Dame with 11:58 remaining in the second.

POWER PLAY NOTRE DAME! Jake Hane gets called for a cross check and sent to the box for 2 minutes for a cross check. 11:04 remains in the period.

GOAL WAUSAU WEST! Chase Crass scores on the 2 on 1 chance, and we are starting to see some life out of the Warriors as they creep ever closer. It's still 5-3 Notre Dame with 6:12 in the period.

GOAL WAUSAU WEST! Cooper Depuydt rockets the puck past Notre Dame goaltender Anton Widas, bringing the Warriors within 1. The score is 5-4 Notre Dame with 4:57 in the period.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Ryker Thomas finesses the puck past Scalcucci just 30 seconds after the last goal to bring the lead back to two. The score is 6-4 Notre Dame with 4:27 in the period.

Not much action in the last two minutes; A few breakups and icing calls. 2:34 remains in the period.

Wausau West has controlled the puck in the Tritons' zone for the past minute. Anton Widas has stood strong in goal despite the pressure. 1:21 remains.

END OF SECOND PERIOD: Notre Dame 6, Wausau West 4

The Warriors definitely showed signs of improvement from the first period, outscoring the Tritons in the second. Wausau West will need to go on a quick run in the third if they want to start getting Notre Dame worried.

The third period will start at 3:40 p.m.

THIRD PERIOD

The third period begins with a lot of long passes and chasing. Shea Jones is the only player with a shot on goal so far as we just pass the first 2 minutes of the period.

GOAL NOTRE DAME! Carson Schroeder skates from the wall to the middle and rockets a shot past Scalcucci for his first goal of the playoffs and his second of the season. The Tritons start to pull away, score of 7-4, with 13:03 remaining in the third period.

POWER PLAY NOTRE DAME! Wausau West's Caden Bohlin gets called for cross checking. 12:15 remains in the third period.

POWER PLAY WAUSAU WEST! Notre Dame's Braedon Hart gets called for hooking. 2 minutes with 11:13 in the final period.

Wausau West gets three shots on goal during the power play, but nothing gets past Anton Widas despite the Tritons being underhanded. 9:02 remains in the period.

Wausau West continues to get shot after shot on goal, five within the past three minutes, but Anton Widas keeps standing strong. Seven minutes remain.

A breakaway from Notre Dame is diving, glove saved by Julian Scalcucci, a shot that would've put them away most likely. We are now just under six minutes remaining and the score is still 7-4.

A double penalty has been called on Notre Dame's Jack O'Brien for roughing and Wausau West's Caden Bohlin for cross checking, creating a 4 on 4 chance for both teams with 5 minutes left.

Timeout Wausau West with 3:13 left. Wausau West is now pulling Julian Scalcucci to get more skaters on the ice, needing three goals to get back in this thing.

EMPTY NET GOAL NOTRE DAME! With 2:43 left, Nathan Antti scores on an empty netter, increasing the lead to 8-4. This goal most likely serves as the dagger in this one.

One minute remains, and a few offsides penalties are called.

Wausau West gets a few more shots on goal, but they will watch the clock run out falling short.

FINAL: Notre Dame 8, Wausau West 4

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