Gophers Shutout Penn State Again, 3-0
Minneapolis, MN – Don’t look now, but the Gophers are rolling. Now 9-1-1 in their last 11 games, the Minnesota Gophers (18-7-5 Overall (3-0 OT), 11-5-4 B1G) added another quality defensive performance to their recent pile of them, shutting out the Penn State Nittany Lions (12-13-3 (0-0), 4-11-3) by an identical 3-0 scoreline to Friday night’s shutout victory. Combined with other results from around the country, the wins move Minnesota up to #8 in the Pairwise rankings. Mason Nevers makes it 3-0! Photo by Craig Cotner. Penn State came out with a jump early in the game, putting the first…
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…
Sloppy Gophers Shutout in St. Cloud
Jan 8, 2023St. Cloud, MN – In the first of two heavyweight bouts, St. Cloud delivered a haymaker. The hometown #4 Huskies (14-4-1-0 Overall, 6-3-1-0 NCHC) rode a second period goal all…
Gophers Win 3-2 Exhibition Tilt vs. US U-18s
Dec 30, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota coach Bob Motzko has elected to fill the late December portion of the schedule with exhibition games the last several years, and with four Gophers at…
Gophers Score 6 Goals in 5:53 and Hang On to Sweep Badgers
Dec 10, 2022Minneapolis, MN – For six minutes straddling the first and second periods, the Gophers were unstoppable, scoring six goals between 17:37 of the first and 3:30 of the second to…
Gophers Thrash Badgers 7-1, Keep Pace Atop B1G / PWR Standings
Dec 10, 2022Minneapolis, MN – For the sixth-straight Big Ten game, the Gophers have emerged victorious. The Minnesota Gophers (13-3-1-2 Overall, 9-2-0-0 B1G) scored early and often on the Wisconsin Badgers (6-10-1-0,…
Gophers Complete MSU Sweep with 6-3 Triumph
Dec 3, 2022East Lansing, MI – After a disappointing weekend in the desert against Arizona State, the Minnesota coaching staff probably had a lot of videotape to go over with the players…