Gophers Win and Tie in Madison, but Earn a Disappointing 3 of 6 Big Ten Points

Gophers Win and Tie in Madison, but Earn a Disappointing 3 of 6 Big Ten Points

Madison, WI – After an emotional and hard-fought weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (16-7-5 Overall (3-0 OT), 7-5-2-4 B1G 29 pts) came out of Badger weekend with a win and a tie against #4-ranked Wisconsin (20-6-2 (2-1), 10-3-2-1 35 pts). Typically, a result like that on the road would be something to celebrate. However, two controversially-disallowed…

Gophers Bounce Back from Friday Collapse in 5-1 Drubbing of Michigan State

Gophers Bounce Back from Friday Collapse in 5-1 Drubbing of Michigan State

East Lansing, MI – After a Friday night letdown punctuated by a Spartan game-winning goal with four seconds left in the third period, Saturday’s Gopher team meant business. An indication of what this team can be if they play good hockey for 60 minutes, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-7-4 Overall (2-0 OT), 7-5-1-3 B1G) beat…

Gophers Blow Another 3rd Period Lead, Lose Late at Michigan State

Gophers Blow Another 3rd Period Lead, Lose Late at Michigan State

East Lansing, MI – After building a 2-0 lead heading into the third period, the Minnesota Gophers (14-7-4 Overall (2-0 OT), 6-5-1-3 B1G) collapsed in epic fashion, failing to score on three third-period powerplay chances and giving up three goals (the last one with just 4 seconds remaining) to steal defeat from the jaws of…

Pitlick’s Hat Trick Helps Gophers Blitz Buckeyes 5-2

Pitlick’s Hat Trick Helps Gophers Blitz Buckeyes 5-2

Minneapolis, MN – Behind a Rhett Pitlick hat-trick, the Minnesota Gophers (13-6-4 Overall, 5-4-1-3 B1G) beat the cellar-dwelling Ohio State Buckeyes (9-10-4, 1-10-2-0) by a 5-2 score Friday night. Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel each picked up three assists for the Maroon and Gold. Minnesota opened play with a strong first period, putting 17 shots…

Gophers Close Out Non-Conference Schedule with Sweep of Robert Morris Colonials

Gophers Close Out Non-Conference Schedule with Sweep of Robert Morris Colonials

Minneapolis, MN – Behind a barrage of 101 total shots on goal over the weekend, the Minnesota Gophers (10-6-2-2 Overall, 4-4-1-3 B1G) beat the Robert Morris Colonials (6-15-0-3, 3-9-1-1 AH) 4-2 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday for just their second weekend sweep of the season. Despite the eye-popping shot totals, the games on the…

Gophers Go Into Holiday Break with Win & Tie in Columbus

Gophers Go Into Holiday Break with Win & Tie in Columbus

Columbus, OH – In an ultimately disappointing showing, the Minnesota Gophers (9-5-4 Overall (2-0 OT), 4-4-1-3 B1G) won Friday and tied Saturday against the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-8-4 (0-0), 0-8-2-0), losing the Saturday shootout to earn a total of four Big Ten points on the weekend. Friday’s first period was a wild one, with five…

Turnovers Costly as Gophers Settle for Weekend Split at Penn State

Turnovers Costly as Gophers Settle for Weekend Split at Penn State

State College, PA – With a chance to sweep the Nittany Lions and gain some momentum leading into the holiday break, the Gophers shot themselves in the foot Saturday night. Costly turnovers resulted in three of Penn State’s five non-empty net goals in a 6-3 loss. After stealing the game Friday night, Minnesota (8-5-3 Overall…