University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 18
Duluth, MN
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
2-1-0
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at
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Minnesota Duluth
1-3-0
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Minnesota
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Minn. Duluth
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MIN
UMD
Shots
49
22
PPG
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1
SHG
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0
Penalties
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3
Penalty Mins
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6
Faceoffs Won
27
50
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Goals
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Sh
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A
3
+/-
1
Goals
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Sh
5
A
1
+/-
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Goals
1
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
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Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Gophers Hang Seven on Bulldogs in Road Win
10/18/2024 11:00:00 PM | Men's Hockey
14 players record a point in victory
DULUTH, Minn. - A four-goal opening period set the tone for the night and seven different players found the back of the net as No. 6 Minnesota men's hockey secured a 7-5, non-conference road win at Minnesota Duluth Friday night from AMSOIL Arena.
Minnesota (2-1-0 overall) claimed its first win at UMD (1-3-0 overall), a team receiving votes in the national polls, since Oct. 15, 2011, thanks to multi-point efforts by Jimmy Clark, Brody Lamb, Oliver Moore, Cal Thomas, and Matthew Wood. Freshmen Brodie Ziemer and Erik Påhlsson scored their first NCAA goals in the win as 14 players found their name on the scoresheet for the visitors.
The Gophers scored on their first shot of the night, 94 seconds into the contest as Ziemer took a pass from Moore at the blue line and toe-dragged around the UMD defender before ripping a shot past the netminder. Two minutes later, Clark drew an offensive-zone penalty, and the Maroon and Gold capitalized on the man advantage. Lamb fought his way to the goal crease and pounced on a rebound, making it a 2-0 advantage less than five minutes after puck drop.
The strong Minnesota forecheck led to another tally as Clark picked up a loose puck and found Connor Kurth along the goal line. The junior fed a pass to the tape of Wood in front of the net and the newcomer buried a second-chance opportunity. The visitors tacked on the fourth of the frame with 2:15 to play as Wood threaded a pass to the point where Sam Rinzel was waiting. The sophomore walked in a shot to the far post and gave the Gophers a 4-0 cushion through 20 minutes behind a 23-4 edge in shots on target.
Desperately needing a spark in the second stanza, the Bulldogs went to a power play but were denied the chance. The home side used momentum from the man advantage to get on the scoreboard via a scramble in the slot, closing the gap to 4-1. Minnesota went right back to work attacking the UMD net and used extended zone time to force the Bulldogs into calling a timeout after an icing late in the period. The Gophers regained their four-goal margin as a Thomas shot ricocheted out to the high slot with 4:19 remaining in the frame. Aaron Huglen jumped on the puck and found the back of the net, helping the Maroon and Gold take a 5-1 lead into intermission.
In what turned out to be a wild, six-goal third period, the Bulldogs held off an early surge by the Gophers and after a shot bounced off the mask of goaltender Nathan Airey, scored on the rebound to cut the lead to 5-2. Wood nearly helped the visitors stretch the advantage back to four as his attempt on a 3-on-1 break rang off the left post. UMD continued to climb back, scoring a power-play goal that deflected in off a Minnesota player with seven minutes to play as it turned into a two-goal contest.
Less than two minutes after the Bulldogs scored, Moore and Påhlsson put away goals 27 seconds apart late in the period as the margin swelled back to 7-3. UMD scored twice in the final four minutes to make the scoreline closer before the Gophers skated away with a 7-5 victory.
Airey ended the night by turning away 17 shots, earning his second win in as many starts in 2024-25.
Noteworthy
Minnesota's top offensive line of Kurth, Clark, and Wood finished with six points, the second time this year with at least that many points ... Clark put together the first three-point night of his career Friday with three helpers in the first period and now has five assists in three outings ... Ziemer scored his first collegiate goal with the opening tally and Påhlsson capped the night with the first of his career ... For the second time this season, Wood registered a multi-point effort and found the back of the net for the first time with the Maroon and Gold ... Lamb buried his first of the year and sixth career power-play goal and added a helper on the final Gophers' goal for his ninth career multi-point outing ... Rinzel has already matched his goal total from his freshman season with his second of the year and is the lone Gopher to have a point in all three contests this year ... Huglen scored his first goal of the season and 28th of his career ... Moore dished out his second helper before scoring in the third and has a point in two of three games ... It was the second multi-point game of Thomas' career as he picked up his first two points of the season and now has a point in all three career games against UMD ... The Gophers scored seven goals for the second time this year in just three outings ... All nineteen skaters that played Saturday fired a shot on goal for Minnesota in the victory ... The Maroon and Gold won at UMD for the first time since Oct. 15, 2011, snapping a stretch of 0-5-2.
Coach Motzko's Comments
"For 60 minutes there was a whole lot that I liked about our team. But I thought they got a couple bounces that were kind of crazy to get them back in it," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "Every time the momentum changed, we wrestled it back and things just got a little squirrely at the end, but I like what we did tonight."
Next Up: Away at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 19)
The Gophers and Bulldogs close the non-conference series Saturday night with puck drop slated for 6 p.m., televised live on FOX9+ and audio coverage on the Gopher Radio Network.
Minnesota (2-1-0 overall) claimed its first win at UMD (1-3-0 overall), a team receiving votes in the national polls, since Oct. 15, 2011, thanks to multi-point efforts by Jimmy Clark, Brody Lamb, Oliver Moore, Cal Thomas, and Matthew Wood. Freshmen Brodie Ziemer and Erik Påhlsson scored their first NCAA goals in the win as 14 players found their name on the scoresheet for the visitors.
The Gophers scored on their first shot of the night, 94 seconds into the contest as Ziemer took a pass from Moore at the blue line and toe-dragged around the UMD defender before ripping a shot past the netminder. Two minutes later, Clark drew an offensive-zone penalty, and the Maroon and Gold capitalized on the man advantage. Lamb fought his way to the goal crease and pounced on a rebound, making it a 2-0 advantage less than five minutes after puck drop.
The strong Minnesota forecheck led to another tally as Clark picked up a loose puck and found Connor Kurth along the goal line. The junior fed a pass to the tape of Wood in front of the net and the newcomer buried a second-chance opportunity. The visitors tacked on the fourth of the frame with 2:15 to play as Wood threaded a pass to the point where Sam Rinzel was waiting. The sophomore walked in a shot to the far post and gave the Gophers a 4-0 cushion through 20 minutes behind a 23-4 edge in shots on target.
Desperately needing a spark in the second stanza, the Bulldogs went to a power play but were denied the chance. The home side used momentum from the man advantage to get on the scoreboard via a scramble in the slot, closing the gap to 4-1. Minnesota went right back to work attacking the UMD net and used extended zone time to force the Bulldogs into calling a timeout after an icing late in the period. The Gophers regained their four-goal margin as a Thomas shot ricocheted out to the high slot with 4:19 remaining in the frame. Aaron Huglen jumped on the puck and found the back of the net, helping the Maroon and Gold take a 5-1 lead into intermission.
In what turned out to be a wild, six-goal third period, the Bulldogs held off an early surge by the Gophers and after a shot bounced off the mask of goaltender Nathan Airey, scored on the rebound to cut the lead to 5-2. Wood nearly helped the visitors stretch the advantage back to four as his attempt on a 3-on-1 break rang off the left post. UMD continued to climb back, scoring a power-play goal that deflected in off a Minnesota player with seven minutes to play as it turned into a two-goal contest.
Less than two minutes after the Bulldogs scored, Moore and Påhlsson put away goals 27 seconds apart late in the period as the margin swelled back to 7-3. UMD scored twice in the final four minutes to make the scoreline closer before the Gophers skated away with a 7-5 victory.
Airey ended the night by turning away 17 shots, earning his second win in as many starts in 2024-25.
Noteworthy
Minnesota's top offensive line of Kurth, Clark, and Wood finished with six points, the second time this year with at least that many points ... Clark put together the first three-point night of his career Friday with three helpers in the first period and now has five assists in three outings ... Ziemer scored his first collegiate goal with the opening tally and Påhlsson capped the night with the first of his career ... For the second time this season, Wood registered a multi-point effort and found the back of the net for the first time with the Maroon and Gold ... Lamb buried his first of the year and sixth career power-play goal and added a helper on the final Gophers' goal for his ninth career multi-point outing ... Rinzel has already matched his goal total from his freshman season with his second of the year and is the lone Gopher to have a point in all three contests this year ... Huglen scored his first goal of the season and 28th of his career ... Moore dished out his second helper before scoring in the third and has a point in two of three games ... It was the second multi-point game of Thomas' career as he picked up his first two points of the season and now has a point in all three career games against UMD ... The Gophers scored seven goals for the second time this year in just three outings ... All nineteen skaters that played Saturday fired a shot on goal for Minnesota in the victory ... The Maroon and Gold won at UMD for the first time since Oct. 15, 2011, snapping a stretch of 0-5-2.
Coach Motzko's Comments
"For 60 minutes there was a whole lot that I liked about our team. But I thought they got a couple bounces that were kind of crazy to get them back in it," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "Every time the momentum changed, we wrestled it back and things just got a little squirrely at the end, but I like what we did tonight."
Next Up: Away at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 19)
The Gophers and Bulldogs close the non-conference series Saturday night with puck drop slated for 6 p.m., televised live on FOX9+ and audio coverage on the Gopher Radio Network.
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