University of Minnesota Athletics
Thursday, November 28
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
5-7-3, 2-3-3-2
3
vs
9
North Dakota
11-1-2, 5-0-1-1
1
2
3
F
North Dakota
3
4
2
9
Minnesota
1
2
0
3
‘U’ Falls to No. 3 UND in Opener
11/28/2019 10:14:00 PM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS – The Gopher men's hockey program surrendered its first loss on home ice to North Dakota in over a decade on Thursday night, falling 9-3 at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The Gophers (5-7-3 overall, 2-3-3-2 Big Ten) had previously gone nine games at home (5-0-4) without a loss to the Fighting Hawks, dating back to a 2-1 overtime loss on Feb. 1, 2008.
Ben Meyers, Jack Perbix and Sampo Ranta scored for the Maroon & Gold while a total of nine Gophers tallied points in the loss.
North Dakota (11-1-2, 5-0-1-1 NCHC) outshot Minnesota 36-21 on the night while both teams went 1-for-4 on the power play. All three Minnesota goalies saw action with Jack LaFontaine suffering the loss.
Notable
Sampo Ranta now has eight points (four goals, four assists) in the last eight games for the Maroon & Gold while he matched his freshman goal total with his sixth of the year on Thursday night. Tonight's game marked the first official college hockey game held on Thanksgiving since Michigan and Wisconsin played in 2000.
Up Next: North Dakota Comes to Town
Minnesota closes out its six-game, November home stand on Friday, Nov. 29 against North Dakota at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN).
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
The Gophers (5-7-3 overall, 2-3-3-2 Big Ten) had previously gone nine games at home (5-0-4) without a loss to the Fighting Hawks, dating back to a 2-1 overtime loss on Feb. 1, 2008.
Ben Meyers, Jack Perbix and Sampo Ranta scored for the Maroon & Gold while a total of nine Gophers tallied points in the loss.
North Dakota (11-1-2, 5-0-1-1 NCHC) outshot Minnesota 36-21 on the night while both teams went 1-for-4 on the power play. All three Minnesota goalies saw action with Jack LaFontaine suffering the loss.
Notable
Sampo Ranta now has eight points (four goals, four assists) in the last eight games for the Maroon & Gold while he matched his freshman goal total with his sixth of the year on Thursday night. Tonight's game marked the first official college hockey game held on Thanksgiving since Michigan and Wisconsin played in 2000.
Up Next: North Dakota Comes to Town
Minnesota closes out its six-game, November home stand on Friday, Nov. 29 against North Dakota at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN).
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
Team Stats
UND
MINN
Shots
36
21
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
27
21
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
Players Mentioned
Goaltender
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