Gophers Get First Conference Sweep of Season with 6-3 Win Over Buckeyes
Minneapolis, Minn. — The expectation for Minnesota from the start of this season was to finish the year across town playing at the Frozen Four. Numerous dropped points throughout the first half served as a reminder just how difficult replacing a bunch of NHL regulars was going to be for the Gophers, but No. 10 Minnesota’s (14-6-4, 7-4-3) sweep over Ohio State (9-11-4, 1-11-2) kicked off the second half of the Big Ten conference schedule with a promising showing. The Gophers got goals throughout their lineup Saturday in a 6-3 win as all four lines chipped in with scoring from…
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 and 3 goals on the Buckeyes in the first 20 minutes of action. Pitlick scored the first goal of the game at 11:32 of the period, with Oliver Moore picking up his first assist of the game. Moore also assisted on Connor Kurth’s goal at…
Fri Results: Gophers Win, Michigan Loses
Feb 26, 2022Minneapolis, MN – About halfway through the Gophers-Badgers game, Notre Dame was polishing off a 4-1 victory over Big Ten leading Michigan. After that, Minnesota took care of business. Behind…
How Sweep It Is: Gophers Win x2 in State College; Extend Streak to 6
Feb 19, 2022State College, PA – After a season of splits, the Gophers finally seem to be letting the good times roll. Following perhaps their most complete weekend of the season, capped…
Gophers Sweep Buckeyes, 5th in PWR
Feb 12, 2022Columbus, OH – Three weeks ago, the sky started to fall. Gopher captain and Mike Richter-winning goalie Jack LaFontaine signed with the Carolina Hurricanes, and with the NHL pulling out…
Shorthanded Gophers Sweep Spartans
Feb 6, 2022Minneapolis, MN – Perhaps more than any weekend this year, question marks abounded for the Minnesota Gophers heading into their series against the Michigan State Spartans. Coming off a disappointing…
Gophers Look to Break Split Streak vs. Spartans
Feb 4, 2022Minneapolis, MN – It’s been two steps forward, one step back for this Gopher team since the Christmas break. Minnesota played some great games in January, racking up four regulation…