Getty UMass Minutemen goaltender Filip Lindberg.
The UMass Minutemen and the Lake Superior State Lakers will meet in the first round of the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey tournament on Friday in Bridgeport, CT, as the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds of the East Region.
The game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPNU. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of UMass vs Lake Superior State online for free.
With all the following options you’ll also be able to watch the Regional Championship games (ESPN2 or ESPNU), the Frozen Four games (ESPN2) and the national championship (ESPN or ESPN2):
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and 130-plus other TV channels on FuboTV. ESPN and ESPN2 are included in the main channel package, while ESPNU and ESPNews are in the “Sports Plus” add-on. Both can be included in your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch UMass vs Lake Superior State live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN and ESPN2 are all included in every package, while ESPNU and ESPNews are in the “Choice” and above bundles, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch UMass vs Lake Superior State live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your AT&T TV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
Sling TV
ESPN and ESPN2 are include in Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle, while ESPNU and ESPNews are in the “Sports Extra” add-on. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with the ESPN channels, plus you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch UMass vs Lake Superior State live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch UMass vs Lake Superior State live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
UMass vs Lake Superior State Preview
The Minutemen claimed their first Hockey East Tournament title on Saturday, besting the UMass Lowell River Hawks 1-0 on the strength of senior center Jake Gaudet’s tally five minutes into the title game.
UMass netminder Filip Lindberg needed just 16 stops for his third shutout of the season. The junior leads the nation with a .940 save percentage, and his 1.46 goals-against average ranks second, though a midseason injury limited him to 12 contests.
He manned the pipes for the Minutemen’s run to the program’s first and only Frozen Four appearance in 2019, when they fell to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the championship.
“Filip is a very good goalie and he has a history of getting hot in the playoffs like he did his freshman year,” UMass junior left wing Bobby Trivigno said, according to the Boston Herald.
“We have a lot of confidence in him and he knows and we know he can perform on the biggest of stages. I’m really excited to see him play on Friday.”
Lindberg will be charged with shutting down a Lake Superior State offense led by junior forward Ashton Calder, whose 15 goals are tied for fifth in the nation.
Calder notched a hat trick on Saturday as the Lakers pounded the Northern Michigan Wildcats 6-3 in the WCHA Tournament championship.
“We know Lake State is a really big strong defensive team and play a similar heavy style game that we do,” Gaudet said, per the Boston Herald. “The corner battles and time in the offensive zone is going to be very important for our game and we have to establish pressure in the offensive zone.”
This season marks the Lakers’ first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. They won it all in 1988, 1992 and 1994, and took a pair of NAIA Tournament titles in the ’70s.
“My office overlooks the rink, and every day I look out at many banners,” Lake Superior State head coach Damon Whitten said, according to USCHO. “That’s the expectation. It’s been a long time, but we still have fans and alumni who know those championship days very well, and we want to get back to that level. We share that goal.”
He added: “I think it’s a really good challenge. When you’re recruiting with that history, and that tradition, that’s big. You can come to Lake State (and) win a national championship, win a league championship.
“We’ve got an unbelievable history of putting guys in the NHL, certainly a lot of distinguished alumni in other fields as well. But when you look at the hockey side of it, that’s all a really positive thing to use. I think it’d be challenging with some of the perception of fans or people who have been around in those championship years.”