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 (2-0 OT), 3-4-1-2 B1G) found itself on its heels again early, as Penn State (9-5-3 (0-0), 2-3-1) scored twice near the middle of the first period about a minute apart to take a 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lions extended their lead to 3-0 midway through…
Gophers Start Slow, Surge Ahead to Win in State College
State College, PA – If you’re going to wait 15 minutes to register your first shot on goal, you’d better make it a good one. The Gophers did just that Friday night, even going two-for-two for good measure. After going down 1-0 with a 12-0 shot disadvantage 16 minutes into the game, the Minnesota Gophers (8-4-3 Overall (2-0 OT), 3-3-1-2 B1G) scored on their first two shots late in the first, taking the lead and never looking back in a 4-1 road win over the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-5-3 (0-0), 1-3-2-1). It was all Penn State early on in…
Gophers Return to Winning Ways with Sweep at Ohio State
Jan 31, 20215-1, 5-2 Wins keep Minnesota atop Big Ten Standings Columbus, OH – There’s no time like the present to start a new winning streak. After a 10-game jaunt to start…
20-Goal Outburst Vaults Gophers to Weekend Sweep of Sun Devils
Jan 23, 2021Minnesota scored 10 goals in back-to-back games to trounce Arizona State Minneapolis, MN – After last weekend’s disappointing losses to Notre Dame, Minnesota needed a good weekend to get back…
Gophers Swept by Notre Dame
Jan 18, 2021Fighting Irish Stifle Gopher Offense En Route to Mariucci Sweep Minneapolis, MN – For the first time all season, the Gophers lost two games in a row last weekend. Notre…
Gophers Lose Saturday, Come Back Sunday to Earn Split in Madison
Jan 11, 2021Road Split Means Gophers Keep Pace in Big Ten Standings Madison, WI – All good things must come to an end. Not since Cornell in 1970 has an NCAA Men’s…
Unbeaten Gophers Surge to #1 Ranking at the Break
Dec 15, 2020Minnesota’s 8-0 Start is Best Since 87-88 Ann Arbor, MI – Jack LaFontaine started his career wearing Maize and Blue and playing home games at Yost Arena. He leaves Yost…