Sellout, Shutout! Close, Gophers Blank PSU 3-0
Minneapolis, MN – Rhett Pitlick scored two goals in the first 3:49 of play, Justen Close made 36 saves, and the Minnesota Gophers (17-7-5 Overall (3-0 OT), 8-5-2-4 B1G (32 pts)) shut out the Penn State Nittany Lions (12-12-3 (0-0), 4-10-2-1 (17)) 3-0 in front of a regular-season record 10,750 fans at Mariucci. The record crowd didn’t have long to wait for something to cheer for. Just 43 seconds into the contest, Rhett Pitlick tipped in an Oliver Moore pass on a great give-and-go play to put the Gophers up 1-0. Pitlick struck again at 3:49 on a rebound off…
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 goals Saturday took away a win from a clearly stronger Gopher squad, and after Minnesota failed to score in the overtime period, they obviously lost the shootout after failing to score (just like every other shootout this season). Friday’s game started out strong, with Minnesota…
Efficient Gophers Dominate Spartans 5-0 Friday
Dec 2, 2022East Lansing, MI – The complaint after last weekend’s effort at Arizona State was that the Thanksgiving series felt like a vacation. If Friday’s Gopher effort was any indication, the…
Gophers Win Friday, Lose in OT Saturday in Tempe
Nov 27, 2022Tempe, AZ – For the first time in program history, the Gophers traveled to the desert to take on Arizona State in a two-game series. Unfortunately, Minnesota seemed to experience…
Shorthanded Gophers Sweep Wolverines
Nov 19, 2022Ann Arbor, MI – The Gophers are back on top of the Big Ten standings. After a Thursday thriller which saw the visiting Maroon & Gold pull away in the…
Gophers Take Thursday Tilt 5-2 in Ann Arbor
Nov 18, 2022Ann Arbor, MI – It’s always nice to start a long road trip with a win. Especially when it comes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Behind a solid 60-minute effort, the…
Brodzinski’s 3rd Period Brace Nets Gophers Weekend Split
Nov 13, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Coming into this weekend’s series, the big question was “is Penn State for real?” The Nittany Lions were 9-1-0 entering Thursday’s game, with only one “quality” win…