University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 13
3M Arena at Mariucci
5:00 PM
University of Minnesota
7-5-0, 4-2-0
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Ohio State
7-3-0, 4-2-0
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Ohio St.
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Minnesota
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Photo by: Bjorn Franke
‘U’ Blanks Buckeyes 2-0 in Series Finale
11/13/2021 8:31:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Minnesota's 13 shots against were the lowest by an opponent in nearly three years.
MINNEAPOLIS – Jack LaFontaine's first shutout of the season carried the No. 6/8 Gopher men's hockey to a 2-0 win over No. 18/14 Ohio State on Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
Minnesota (7-5-0 overall, 4-2-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) allowed just 13 shots on goal in the win – the lowest total by an opponent since a 3-0 win over St. Lawrence on Nov. 17, 2018.
A First Team All-American and the 2021 Mike Richter Award winner, LaFontaine (7-5-0) stopped all 13 shots he faced in the series finale for his sixth career shutout and also backstopped a 4-for-4 performance on the penalty kill by the Maroon & Gold. Jakub Dobes (7-2-0) made 20 saves on 22 shots faced for the Buckeyes.
Minnesota jumped out to an early lead when Aaron Huglen fed Jonny Sorenson with four seconds left in the first period for the junior's second goal of the season. The Gophers added to the lead at 7:25 of the third period when Matthew Knies tallied an unassisted power-play goal on the Maroon & Gold's only advantage of the night.
The Gophers held a 22-13 advantage in shots on the night – outshooting the Buckeyes (7-3-0, 4-2-0-0-0-0) in all three periods.
Coach's Comments
"That was a good bounce back night for us. I'll give our guys credit." Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "We needed a complete effort, and we got it from our entire lineup."
Noteworthy
Minnesota is now 7-1-1 in its last nine games against Ohio State…Ben Meyers won nine of his 11 draws as Minnesota's top man in the circle.
Up Next: Penn State at Home
Minnesota closes out a four-game home stretch next weekend when Penn State visits 3M Arena at Mariucci. The conference series starts on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: Bally Sports North; Stream: B1G+/Bally Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK/103.5 FM) before the finale on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p.m. CT (TV: Bally Sports North; Stream: B1G+/Bally Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK/103.5 FM).
Minnesota (7-5-0 overall, 4-2-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) allowed just 13 shots on goal in the win – the lowest total by an opponent since a 3-0 win over St. Lawrence on Nov. 17, 2018.
A First Team All-American and the 2021 Mike Richter Award winner, LaFontaine (7-5-0) stopped all 13 shots he faced in the series finale for his sixth career shutout and also backstopped a 4-for-4 performance on the penalty kill by the Maroon & Gold. Jakub Dobes (7-2-0) made 20 saves on 22 shots faced for the Buckeyes.
Minnesota jumped out to an early lead when Aaron Huglen fed Jonny Sorenson with four seconds left in the first period for the junior's second goal of the season. The Gophers added to the lead at 7:25 of the third period when Matthew Knies tallied an unassisted power-play goal on the Maroon & Gold's only advantage of the night.
The Gophers held a 22-13 advantage in shots on the night – outshooting the Buckeyes (7-3-0, 4-2-0-0-0-0) in all three periods.
Coach's Comments
"That was a good bounce back night for us. I'll give our guys credit." Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "We needed a complete effort, and we got it from our entire lineup."
Noteworthy
Minnesota is now 7-1-1 in its last nine games against Ohio State…Ben Meyers won nine of his 11 draws as Minnesota's top man in the circle.
Up Next: Penn State at Home
Minnesota closes out a four-game home stretch next weekend when Penn State visits 3M Arena at Mariucci. The conference series starts on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. CT (TV: Bally Sports North; Stream: B1G+/Bally Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK/103.5 FM) before the finale on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 8:00 p.m. CT (TV: Bally Sports North; Stream: B1G+/Bally Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK/103.5 FM).
Team Stats
OSU
Min
Shots
13
22
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
1
4
Penalty Mins
2
8
Faceoffs Won
19
26
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
Players Mentioned
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