NCAA tournament chances: Where things stand after Night 1 of championship weekend

BOSTON, Massachusetts — In terms of how the first two games of Championship Weekend affected NCAA tournament seeding, the result is: Not much.

The only real opportunity for the cutline to potentially move came from No. 23 Northeastern, but they ultimately fell to third-seeded Maine, 4-3, in double overtime.

Nolan Renwick scored the game-winner from the side of the net to send the Black Bears to the Hockey East championship for the first time since 2012. The game was a goaltending battle, as NU's Cameron Whitehead stopped 57 of 61, and Maine's Albin Boija turned aside 33 of 36.

"We have an ability to really put the pressure on when we're working," said Maine coach Ben Barr. "As soon as we went down 3-2, the game changed. Now, why we have to go down 3-2 after we're up 2-0, is a problem. But you