University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, November 12
3M Arena at Mariucci
6:30 PM
University of Minnesota
6-5-0, 3-2-0
3
vs
4
Ohio State
7-2-0, 4-1-0
1
2
3
F
Ohio St.
0
2
2
4
Minnesota
3
0
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Photo by: Matt Krohn
Gophers Fall 4-3 to Ohio State in Opener
11/12/2021 10:28:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Ben Meyers matched his career high with a pair of goals for Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 6/8 Gopher men's hockey team dropped a 4-3 Big Ten contest to No. 18/14 Ohio State on Friday night as the two conference rivals opened this weekend's series at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The loss snaps a six-game winning streak and a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Buckeyes for Minnesota (6-5-0 overall, 3-2-0-0-1-0 Big Ten).
The Maroon & Gold scored three times in the opening period as Jack Perbix scored his first of the season 2:42 into the game and Ben Meyers scored twice in the final minute of the first period. Rhett Pitlick added two assists for his first career multi-point game while the pair of goals from Meyers matched the forward's career high.
The lead wouldn't last, however, as Ohio State (7-2-0, 4-1-0-0-0-0) scored twice in the second and twice in the third to claim the opening game of the series. Jake Wise, Patrick Guzzo, Gustaf Westlund, Joe Dunlap scored for the Buckeyes.
Jack LaFontaine (6-5-0) made 16 saves while Jakub Dobes (7-1-0) made 23 saves.
Minnesota held a 26-20 advantage on shots, going 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play with the final advantage coming with just 13 seconds left in the game.
Up Next: OSU Finale
Minnesota and Ohio State close out this weekend's series on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 5:00 p.m. CT (TV: Bally Sports North; Stream: B1G+/Bally Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM).
The loss snaps a six-game winning streak and a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Buckeyes for Minnesota (6-5-0 overall, 3-2-0-0-1-0 Big Ten).
The Maroon & Gold scored three times in the opening period as Jack Perbix scored his first of the season 2:42 into the game and Ben Meyers scored twice in the final minute of the first period. Rhett Pitlick added two assists for his first career multi-point game while the pair of goals from Meyers matched the forward's career high.
The lead wouldn't last, however, as Ohio State (7-2-0, 4-1-0-0-0-0) scored twice in the second and twice in the third to claim the opening game of the series. Jake Wise, Patrick Guzzo, Gustaf Westlund, Joe Dunlap scored for the Buckeyes.
Jack LaFontaine (6-5-0) made 16 saves while Jakub Dobes (7-1-0) made 23 saves.
Minnesota held a 26-20 advantage on shots, going 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play with the final advantage coming with just 13 seconds left in the game.
Up Next: OSU Finale
Minnesota and Ohio State close out this weekend's series on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 5:00 p.m. CT (TV: Bally Sports North; Stream: B1G+/Bally Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM).
Team Stats
OSU
MIN
Shots
20
26
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
3
Penalty Mins
10
6
Faceoffs Won
23
26
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-1
Goals
2
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
Players Mentioned
Goaltender
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