On day three of the 2025 NCHC Play of the Year Tournament our third set of first-round match-ups are available for fan voting. The first match-up Friday is a save and a goal that both came at Denver, while the other match-up is a pair of snipes going head-to-head.

Friday's first duel features Miami goalie Bruno Bruveris making an unreal glove save at Denver in Week 13, going up against Arizona State's Artem Shlaine, who uses a nifty move and some speed to score against the Pioneers in Week 8.

In the second first-round match-up Friday, Denver defenseman Zeev Buium shakes a man and scores on a snipe in the Frozen Faceoff championship, while Western Michigan's Owen Michaels rips a goal after some dazzling stickwork at Colorado College in Week 16.

Winning our first round match-ups from Thursday were Minnesota Duluth goalie Klayton Knapp and Omaha forward Cam Mitchell. Knapp defeated UND's Jackson Kunz with 63 percent of the vote, while Mitchell knocked out a save by DU's Matt Davis with 67 percent of the vote. Knapp and Mitchell will meet in a quarterfinal on Tuesday, April 22.

Videos for both of today's match-ups are below with the poll to vote below each video. Voting will remain open until Monday at 2 p.m. ET, when the final two first-round match-ups are posted and today's winners are announced. Today's winners move on to meet in a quarterfinal on April 23. The entire bracket (with schedule) can be seen at the bottom of the page.

BRUNO BRUVERIS vs. ARTEM SHLAINE
 

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