Down 3-1, Quinnipiac (28-7-5) cut it to one on Peca's goal at 8:02 of the third period.

WSJ: Quinnipiac rallies to beat Canisius

"Peca basically won the game for them in the first period, " he said.

WSJ: Quinnipiac earns Frozen Four bid, beats Union, 5-1

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"It helped us win and it helped Quinnipiac make it to its first Frozen Four, " said a humble Peca, deflecting his accomplishment to his team.

WSJ: Quinnipiac earns Frozen Four bid, beats Union, 5-1

"Peca's a great kid and a great player, " Hartzell said.

WSJ: Quinnipiac earns Frozen Four bid, beats Union, 5-1

Peca who started a Quinnipiac third-period rally on Saturday that avoided an upset at the hands of Canisius, the No. 16 seed, picked up on Sunday where he left off.

WSJ: Quinnipiac earns Frozen Four bid, beats Union, 5-1

Peca, who recorded the first multiple-goal game of his college career and now has 15 tallies this season, beat Troy Grosenick with a backhander off a rebound scramble 9:46 in to start it off.

WSJ: Quinnipiac earns Frozen Four bid, beats Union, 5-1

After Union's Matt Wilkins was hit with a five-minute major and a game misconduct for a hit from behind at 6:27 of the second, Jordan Samuels-Thomas, who scored the tying goal Saturday, scored at 7:22 and Peca assisted on a Kellen Jones goal at 11:42.

WSJ: Quinnipiac earns Frozen Four bid, beats Union, 5-1