University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, November 24
3M Arena at Mariucci
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
6-4-3, 2-3-2
3
vs
3
Michigan State
10-3-2, 5-0-2
1
2
3
OT 1
OT 2
F
Michigan St.
0
1
2
0
0
3
Minnesota
1
0
2
0
0
3
Team Stats
MSU
MIN
Shots
28
47
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
4
Penalty Mins
23
8
Faceoffs Won
23
33
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
8
A
1
Players Mentioned
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'U' Tallies Home Tie with No. 7 MSU
11/24/2023 10:15:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Shootout setback for Gophers
MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 8 Minnesota men's hockey team picked up a 3-3 tie with No. 7 Michigan State from 3M Arena at Mariucci Friday night before dropping the shootout.
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The Golden Gophers (6-4-3 overall, 2-3-2 B1G) led three different times over the Spartans (10-3-2 overall, 5-0-2 B1G) but the visitors responded each time to force the tie, which extended Minnesota's unbeaten streak against MSU to 15 games (14-0-1). The Big Ten Conference-leading Spartans closed the night by winning the shootout, 1-0.
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Connor Kurth picked a great time for his first goal of the season as the Maroon and Gold capitalized on an MSU turnover in its own zone just 1:41 into the contest. Aaron Huglen stole the puck and saucered a pass to the tape of Kurth, who finished off the one-timer for an early 1-0 edge. Minnesota put chances on goal during a power play in the middle of the frame before the Spartans erased the man advantage and went to one of their own seconds later. The Gophers shut down the visitors and carried the one-goal lead into intermission.
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Minnesota opened the second stanza with a strong attack, but it was the visitors that struck for what appeared to be the tying goal 5:46 after the puck was dropped. After the Gophers challenged the play, it was determined to be goaltender interference and the goal was wiped away. The home side quickly regained its composure and was on the move offensively, generating another man advantage. The Spartans killed off the penalty and two minutes later converted a power-play chance to pull even. The Maroon and Gold had its third 5-on-4 look late in the period and again was unsuccessful as it was negated by a home penalty after the whistle. The game stayed deadlocked at 1-1 through two full periods following a successful penalty kill from the Gophers.
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Jimmy Snuggerud rang a shot off the crossbar less than a minute into the final frame and three minutes later, MSU was whistled for a five-minute major penalty. Minnesota finally broke through during the extended man advantage as Bryce Brodzinski ripped a shot from the top of the circle over the pad of the Spartans netminder with 27 seconds remaining in the power play. The visitors bounced right back and evened the score 1:22 after the go-ahead tally.
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The Gophers remained focused, and Rhett Pitlick buried a cross-ice feed from Mike Koster with 5:46 to play in regulation, igniting the capacity crowd. MSU again answered the goal and got the equalizer late in the period to send the game into overtime, tied 3-3. Jaxon Nelson found himself alone behind the defense in the extra session only to see his winning bid clang off the left post and neither side found the back of the net, pushing into a shootout. Minnesota was unable to score on its three shots, while MSU scored once to claim the second B1G point.
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Noteworthy
Kurth, the team's leader in assists, finally got his first goal this year and now has seven points across his last seven games ... Huglen recorded his third point over the past six outings and second assist of the season ... Brodzinski remains on an offensive tear as the fifth-year senior net his sixth goal and team-best 12th point, extending his scoring streak to three games ... Snuggerud and Luke Mittelstadt picked up assists on the power-play goal, increasing their point totals to 11 and three, respectively ... It was Mittelstadt's first point since game two of the year back on Oct. 14, while Snuggerud has a point in three of his last four contests ... Pitlick has goals in three-straight games, the longest streak of his career, and pushed his point total to 10 ... Koster picked up his fourth point in four outings ... Oliver Moore recorded his seventh assist of the year, tying Kurth and Sam Rinzel for the team lead ... Minnesota dropped to 0-3 in shootouts this season and 4-17 all-time, including 2-13 in B1G contests ... The Gophers have allowed eight power-play goals in their previous nine games ... The announced attendance of 10,392 was the third shutout this season inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.
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Coach Motzko's Comments
"I liked us tonight, I liked everything about our game tonight, except giving up the two leads we had in the third period," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "We had the right guys with the puck all night long in front of their goalie and he had a pretty good game."
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Next Up: Home vs. Michigan State (Nov. 26)
Minnesota plays its final home game of the 2023 calendar year with a Sunday afternoon matinee at 1 p.m. on Big Ten Network against the seventh-ranked Spartans. Fans can also tune in for a free audio broadcast on the Gopher Radio Network 103.5 FM/AM-1130 KTLK with Wally Shaver and Frank Mazzocco.
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The Golden Gophers (6-4-3 overall, 2-3-2 B1G) led three different times over the Spartans (10-3-2 overall, 5-0-2 B1G) but the visitors responded each time to force the tie, which extended Minnesota's unbeaten streak against MSU to 15 games (14-0-1). The Big Ten Conference-leading Spartans closed the night by winning the shootout, 1-0.
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Connor Kurth picked a great time for his first goal of the season as the Maroon and Gold capitalized on an MSU turnover in its own zone just 1:41 into the contest. Aaron Huglen stole the puck and saucered a pass to the tape of Kurth, who finished off the one-timer for an early 1-0 edge. Minnesota put chances on goal during a power play in the middle of the frame before the Spartans erased the man advantage and went to one of their own seconds later. The Gophers shut down the visitors and carried the one-goal lead into intermission.
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Minnesota opened the second stanza with a strong attack, but it was the visitors that struck for what appeared to be the tying goal 5:46 after the puck was dropped. After the Gophers challenged the play, it was determined to be goaltender interference and the goal was wiped away. The home side quickly regained its composure and was on the move offensively, generating another man advantage. The Spartans killed off the penalty and two minutes later converted a power-play chance to pull even. The Maroon and Gold had its third 5-on-4 look late in the period and again was unsuccessful as it was negated by a home penalty after the whistle. The game stayed deadlocked at 1-1 through two full periods following a successful penalty kill from the Gophers.
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Jimmy Snuggerud rang a shot off the crossbar less than a minute into the final frame and three minutes later, MSU was whistled for a five-minute major penalty. Minnesota finally broke through during the extended man advantage as Bryce Brodzinski ripped a shot from the top of the circle over the pad of the Spartans netminder with 27 seconds remaining in the power play. The visitors bounced right back and evened the score 1:22 after the go-ahead tally.
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The Gophers remained focused, and Rhett Pitlick buried a cross-ice feed from Mike Koster with 5:46 to play in regulation, igniting the capacity crowd. MSU again answered the goal and got the equalizer late in the period to send the game into overtime, tied 3-3. Jaxon Nelson found himself alone behind the defense in the extra session only to see his winning bid clang off the left post and neither side found the back of the net, pushing into a shootout. Minnesota was unable to score on its three shots, while MSU scored once to claim the second B1G point.
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Noteworthy
Kurth, the team's leader in assists, finally got his first goal this year and now has seven points across his last seven games ... Huglen recorded his third point over the past six outings and second assist of the season ... Brodzinski remains on an offensive tear as the fifth-year senior net his sixth goal and team-best 12th point, extending his scoring streak to three games ... Snuggerud and Luke Mittelstadt picked up assists on the power-play goal, increasing their point totals to 11 and three, respectively ... It was Mittelstadt's first point since game two of the year back on Oct. 14, while Snuggerud has a point in three of his last four contests ... Pitlick has goals in three-straight games, the longest streak of his career, and pushed his point total to 10 ... Koster picked up his fourth point in four outings ... Oliver Moore recorded his seventh assist of the year, tying Kurth and Sam Rinzel for the team lead ... Minnesota dropped to 0-3 in shootouts this season and 4-17 all-time, including 2-13 in B1G contests ... The Gophers have allowed eight power-play goals in their previous nine games ... The announced attendance of 10,392 was the third shutout this season inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.
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Coach Motzko's Comments
"I liked us tonight, I liked everything about our game tonight, except giving up the two leads we had in the third period," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "We had the right guys with the puck all night long in front of their goalie and he had a pretty good game."
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Next Up: Home vs. Michigan State (Nov. 26)
Minnesota plays its final home game of the 2023 calendar year with a Sunday afternoon matinee at 1 p.m. on Big Ten Network against the seventh-ranked Spartans. Fans can also tune in for a free audio broadcast on the Gopher Radio Network 103.5 FM/AM-1130 KTLK with Wally Shaver and Frank Mazzocco.
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