University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 9
Madison, WI
6:00 PM
University of Minnesota
9-1-0, 4-0-0
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at
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Wisconsin
2-8-0, 1-5-0
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OT 1
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Minnesota
0
1
1
1
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Wisconsin
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Team Stats
MIN
WIS
Shots
42
33
PPG
2
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
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3
Penalty Mins
6
6
Faceoffs Won
30
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
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Sh
3
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Ziemer's Overtime Winner Finishes Border Battle Sweep
11/9/2024 9:30:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Gophers rally late for eighth-straight win
MADISON, Wis. - Brodie Ziemer batted the puck out of midair for the overtime game winner Saturday as the third-ranked Golden Gophers finished off a Big Ten Conference sweep at Wisconsin in men's hockey action from Kohl Center.
Ziemer skated alone at the net and finished off a backhand saucer pass from Jimmy Snuggerud as Minnesota (9-1-0 overall, 4-0-0 B1G) erased a one-goal deficit in the third period to sweep the Badgers (2-8-0 overall, 1-5-0 B1G). Connor Kurth scored the second power-play goal of the night for the Gophers that pulled the visitors even with 6:04 to play in regulation, leading to the overtime heroics from the freshman that earned the team's eighth-consecutive victory.
It was a better start to the night for the Maroon and Gold as it had early pressure on the Wisconsin net before its goaltender Liam Souliere needed to produce a pair of saves at the other end of the ice. The visitors continued to attack and had chances in the crease before a breakaway by Oliver Moore was denied in the middle of the opening period. The Badgers generated an offensive chance following a faceoff win only to see the shot ring off the right post as the teams skated even for the first 20 minutes of action, tied 0-0.
Three minutes into the second period, the home side went to a man advantage, but it was Souliere that stood calm and delivered a flurry of saves to keep the game scoreless. After killing off the penalty, Minnesota immediately moved to a power play of its own and jumped to a 1-0 advantage at the 7:42 mark. The Gophers spent extended time of the 5-on-4 in Wisconsin's end where Brody Lamb was on the doorstep to pounce on a rebound off a Jimmy Snuggerud shot, a play kept alive in the blue paint by Erik Påhlsson.
The visitors were assessed another minor penalty late in the stanza and seconds after it was erased, the Badgers snuck a puck through for the equalizer with 4:12 to play in the period. The tie was short lived as Wisconsin struck again in the final 33 seconds for a 2-1 edge at the second intermission.
Souliere stopped an odd-man rush in the first minute of the final frame to preserve the one-goal deficit. The graduate transfer was asked to keep the Gophers in the game as the ice tilted in favor of the home side with heavy hits and a consistent forecheck. Minnesota was finally able to break the pressure, but a shot from the right circle by Kurth was snatched out of the air by the goalie's glove before he made another save on a rush from Moore. On the next shift, Ryan Chesley's bid to pull even beat the netminder only to clang off the right post.
With less than eight minutes to play in regulation, Matthew Wood drew an offensive-zone penalty, and the Gophers had their second chance at a man advantage. The Maroon and Gold made the Badgers pay again as Kurth collected a rebound with his skate and moved to his forehand for the tying tally at the 13:56 mark of the third period. Neither time could break the tie and forced the five-minute overtime session.
Minnesota capitalized on a slow line change by the Badgers as Luke Mittelstadt fired the puck off the boards to a waiting Snuggerud, creating a 2-on-1. The junior flipped a backhand pass towards the crease where Ziemer swatted home the game winner 3:21 into the extra session.
Noteworthy
Ziemer made it two-straight nights with points this weekend with a third-period assist before his first collegiate game winner in overtime ... The freshman tallied multiple points for the first time in his career and now has five points this season, all of which have come while on the road ... Lamb buried his fifth power-play goal and sixth overall during the campaign as the junior has 11 points, six of which have come while on a man advantage ... After going a season-long three games without a goal, Kurth broke that streak on the power play Saturday, his team-leading seventh goal this season to tie his single-season career high ... For the fourth time over his past five outings, Påhlsson registered an assist, and the freshman is up to five points ... Snuggerud continues to pile on points during B1G play with six in four games, totaling 13 on the year with his second multi-point effort of the weekend ... His assist on the game winner was his 50th with the Maroon and Gold ... Jimmy Clark pushed his point total to 11 in 10 games, matching his entire point total from his freshman campaign ... Mittelstadt collected an assist for the third-consecutive Saturday ... Souliere had his shutout streak snapped at 111 minutes and six seconds, allowing his first goal since the third period against St. Thomas (Oct. 26), but made a season-high 31 saves to secure his fourth win ... The Montreal, Quebec, native has not allowed more than two goals in any of his five starts for a 1.38 goals-against average ... Defenseman Mike Koster skated in the 150th game of his career Saturday ... The Gophers were 2-for-2 on the power play Saturday and have at least one goal on the man advantage in six of their last eight outings ... Minnesota won a game when trailing to begin the third period for the first time since Nov. 10, 2023, at No. 8 Michigan.
Coach Motzko's Comments
"Most important tonight, it was how we responded," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "I thought it was just a great effort by our guys from start to finish. That's a gutsy effort; we needed to rebound from what we did yesterday, and we came up with a big power play goal to tie it. I thought we played well enough to win this hockey game, but it took until the last minutes of overtime and a backhand saucer pass and a guy gets it out of midair. A great goal for us and something we can continue to build on."
Next Up: Home vs. Bemidji State (Nov. 14)
The Gophers take a break from conference play when they face another in-state foe for a home-and-home series, this time against the Beavers of Bemidji State. The teams begin the action Thursday, Nov. 14 at 3M Arena at Mariucci at 7 p.m. live on FOX9+ and streaming on B1G+ with audio coverage on the Gopher Radio Network 103.5 FM/AM-1130 KTLK.
Ziemer skated alone at the net and finished off a backhand saucer pass from Jimmy Snuggerud as Minnesota (9-1-0 overall, 4-0-0 B1G) erased a one-goal deficit in the third period to sweep the Badgers (2-8-0 overall, 1-5-0 B1G). Connor Kurth scored the second power-play goal of the night for the Gophers that pulled the visitors even with 6:04 to play in regulation, leading to the overtime heroics from the freshman that earned the team's eighth-consecutive victory.
It was a better start to the night for the Maroon and Gold as it had early pressure on the Wisconsin net before its goaltender Liam Souliere needed to produce a pair of saves at the other end of the ice. The visitors continued to attack and had chances in the crease before a breakaway by Oliver Moore was denied in the middle of the opening period. The Badgers generated an offensive chance following a faceoff win only to see the shot ring off the right post as the teams skated even for the first 20 minutes of action, tied 0-0.
Three minutes into the second period, the home side went to a man advantage, but it was Souliere that stood calm and delivered a flurry of saves to keep the game scoreless. After killing off the penalty, Minnesota immediately moved to a power play of its own and jumped to a 1-0 advantage at the 7:42 mark. The Gophers spent extended time of the 5-on-4 in Wisconsin's end where Brody Lamb was on the doorstep to pounce on a rebound off a Jimmy Snuggerud shot, a play kept alive in the blue paint by Erik Påhlsson.
The visitors were assessed another minor penalty late in the stanza and seconds after it was erased, the Badgers snuck a puck through for the equalizer with 4:12 to play in the period. The tie was short lived as Wisconsin struck again in the final 33 seconds for a 2-1 edge at the second intermission.
Souliere stopped an odd-man rush in the first minute of the final frame to preserve the one-goal deficit. The graduate transfer was asked to keep the Gophers in the game as the ice tilted in favor of the home side with heavy hits and a consistent forecheck. Minnesota was finally able to break the pressure, but a shot from the right circle by Kurth was snatched out of the air by the goalie's glove before he made another save on a rush from Moore. On the next shift, Ryan Chesley's bid to pull even beat the netminder only to clang off the right post.
With less than eight minutes to play in regulation, Matthew Wood drew an offensive-zone penalty, and the Gophers had their second chance at a man advantage. The Maroon and Gold made the Badgers pay again as Kurth collected a rebound with his skate and moved to his forehand for the tying tally at the 13:56 mark of the third period. Neither time could break the tie and forced the five-minute overtime session.
Minnesota capitalized on a slow line change by the Badgers as Luke Mittelstadt fired the puck off the boards to a waiting Snuggerud, creating a 2-on-1. The junior flipped a backhand pass towards the crease where Ziemer swatted home the game winner 3:21 into the extra session.
Noteworthy
Ziemer made it two-straight nights with points this weekend with a third-period assist before his first collegiate game winner in overtime ... The freshman tallied multiple points for the first time in his career and now has five points this season, all of which have come while on the road ... Lamb buried his fifth power-play goal and sixth overall during the campaign as the junior has 11 points, six of which have come while on a man advantage ... After going a season-long three games without a goal, Kurth broke that streak on the power play Saturday, his team-leading seventh goal this season to tie his single-season career high ... For the fourth time over his past five outings, Påhlsson registered an assist, and the freshman is up to five points ... Snuggerud continues to pile on points during B1G play with six in four games, totaling 13 on the year with his second multi-point effort of the weekend ... His assist on the game winner was his 50th with the Maroon and Gold ... Jimmy Clark pushed his point total to 11 in 10 games, matching his entire point total from his freshman campaign ... Mittelstadt collected an assist for the third-consecutive Saturday ... Souliere had his shutout streak snapped at 111 minutes and six seconds, allowing his first goal since the third period against St. Thomas (Oct. 26), but made a season-high 31 saves to secure his fourth win ... The Montreal, Quebec, native has not allowed more than two goals in any of his five starts for a 1.38 goals-against average ... Defenseman Mike Koster skated in the 150th game of his career Saturday ... The Gophers were 2-for-2 on the power play Saturday and have at least one goal on the man advantage in six of their last eight outings ... Minnesota won a game when trailing to begin the third period for the first time since Nov. 10, 2023, at No. 8 Michigan.
Coach Motzko's Comments
"Most important tonight, it was how we responded," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "I thought it was just a great effort by our guys from start to finish. That's a gutsy effort; we needed to rebound from what we did yesterday, and we came up with a big power play goal to tie it. I thought we played well enough to win this hockey game, but it took until the last minutes of overtime and a backhand saucer pass and a guy gets it out of midair. A great goal for us and something we can continue to build on."
Next Up: Home vs. Bemidji State (Nov. 14)
The Gophers take a break from conference play when they face another in-state foe for a home-and-home series, this time against the Beavers of Bemidji State. The teams begin the action Thursday, Nov. 14 at 3M Arena at Mariucci at 7 p.m. live on FOX9+ and streaming on B1G+ with audio coverage on the Gopher Radio Network 103.5 FM/AM-1130 KTLK.
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