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 rankings, Michigan won the shootout to earn the extra conference point. Like Friday night’s contest, Michigan got on the board first to grab the first lead of the game. Nick Moldenhauer finished off a flurry of Michigan offensive chances with a goal at 13:40 to…
Gophers Come Back To Beat Michigan 4-3
Ann Arbor, MI – Minnesota’s Jimmy Clark scored in the final second of the second period to spark a rally, as the Gophers (5-3-1 Overall, 1-2-0-0 B1G) scored three unanswered goals in the final 20:01 of the game to down the Michigan Wolverines (5-5-1, 1-3-0-1) by a 4-3 score. Like they are wont to do, Michigan’s offense came out hot, with Frank Nazar scoring on a tip out front just 1:37 into the opening frame. Importantly, Minnesota’s Bryce Brodzinski answered back right away, knocking a one-timed shot from the top of the crease past Michigan goalie Jake Barczewski at 3:31…
Gophers Split with Notre Dame to End Big Ten Schedule
Feb 23, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Coming into the weekend series against Notre Dame, the Gophers knew a few things to be true: 1) They just about needed to win out to have a…
Gophers Sweep Ohio State, Keep NCAA At-Large Hopes Alive
Feb 19, 2019Columbus, OH – For twenty seconds, Ohio State and Minnesota were tied in Saturday’s rubber match in Columbus. One early goal, and the Gophers never looked back. Buoyed by their fastest…
Gophers Chop Down #2 Buckeyes 4-3
Feb 16, 2019Columbus, OH – A week removed from a road sweep at the hands of Penn State, the Gophers faced another steep road test at the #2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.…
Penn State Pounds Gophers 7-2
Feb 8, 2019State College, PA – When Penn State visited Mariucci Arena in early January, the Gophers held the nation’s top offense to just five goals over two games. The Nittany Lions…
Gophers Outclassed at Home by Michigan
Feb 1, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Throughout the season, the Gopher hockey team has leaned heavily on goaltender Mat Robson to keep them in the game long enough to have a chance. Unfortunately,…