Rhett Pitlick celebrates as goal. By Bjorn Franke from GopherSports

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…

Nevers gets his first goal of the season. Photo by Bjorn Franke (Gopher Sports)

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…

Jimmy Snuggerud with 2 goals Friday night. Photo by Brad Rempel, Gopher Sports

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…

Conner Kurth on the bench

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…

Ryan Chesley celebrates a big goal. Photo by Matt Krohn from Gopher Sports

Gophers Surrender Late Lead, Win in OT over Michigan State

Minneapolis, MN – After an overtime affair Friday night, Sunday’s matinee between Minnesota and Michigan State again needed extra time to settle the score. This time, however, no shootout was required (thank goodness). Jimmy Clark scored the game-winning-goal in the 3-on-3 overtime session as the Minnesota Gophers (7-4-3 Overall, 2-3-1-2 B1G) pulled out an overtime…

Brodzinski just missing a rebound

Sluggish Gophers Drop Series Opener 4-2 to Notre Dame

Minneapolis, MN – Behind 33 saves by 1st Team Big Ten goaltender Ryan Bischel alongside a bevy of blocked shots, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish spoiled the homecoming for the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4-1 Overall, 1-3-0-1 B1G), taking the lead in the 3rd and never letting go to win Friday’s contest by a 4-2 margin….

Jimmy Snuggerud celebrates a goal. Photo by Craig Cotner

Late Snuggerud Goal in Ann Arbor Earns Tie for Gophers

Ann Arbor, MI – Jimmy Snuggerud scored with 4:26 left in the third period as the Minnesota Gophers (5-3-2 Overall, 1-2-0-1 B1G) salvaged a tie on the road against the Michigan Wolverines (5-5-2, 0-3-1-0) Saturday evening. Neither team scored in the 3×3 overtime, and while the game goes down as a tie in the Pairwise…