University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, October 19
7:00 PM
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Minnesota Opens Home Slate with Sweep
10/19/2019 10:41:00 PM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Four different Minnesota skaters found the net as the Gopher men's hockey program picked up a 4-2 win over Niagara on Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci, picking up the program's first sweep of the season in its second series and first on home ice.Â
The Gophers (3-1-0 overall, 0-0-0-0 Big Ten) picked up goals from Sammy Walker, Brannon McManus, Nathan Burke and Scott Reedy while Jared Moe improved to 2-0-0 in goal for the Maroon & Gold, making 20 saves on 22 shots.Â
Walker and McManus had a team-high two points as both forwards also picked up assists on Burke's eventual game-winning goal in the third period after the duo scored just over a minute apart in the second period. Reedy added an unassisted, empty-net tally in the final minute of regulation to seal the sweep for the home squad.Â
Niagara (0-2-0, 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) scored in the opening minute of play from Dylan Mills before evening the game at 2-2 early in the third period with a goal from Reed Robinson.Â
Minnesota, which outshot the Purple Eagles 30-22 on the night, went 2-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. The Maroon & Gold have not allowed a power-play goal in three-straight games since the season opener at Colorado College.Â
Notable
Dating back to the end of the 2018-19 campaign, Minnesota has now won eight of its last 10 games and six of its last seven regular-season contests including a 3-1-0 mark to start the 2019-20 season.Â
Walker, who leads Minnesota with five points and three goals this season, has tallied a goal in three-straight games to set a new career-long streak.Â
Quotable
"It's exciting here in this building when you get going. There's nothing like winning two games in a row," Minnesota Head Coach Bob Motzko said. "It took us the whole season last year to do it. We got it done (this year) on our first series at home. It's great for the guys to feel that energy."Â
Up Next: Home-And-Home with UMD Â
The Gophers continue the 2019-20 non-conference schedule with a home-and-home series next weekend with Minnesota Duluth. The series opens at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Friday, Oct. 25 (TV: FSN+; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go) before heading to Duluth for the series finale on Saturday, Oct. 26 (TV: FOX9+/MY9; 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: NCHC.tv). Both games are slated for 7:00 p.m. CT puck drops.Â
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
The Gophers (3-1-0 overall, 0-0-0-0 Big Ten) picked up goals from Sammy Walker, Brannon McManus, Nathan Burke and Scott Reedy while Jared Moe improved to 2-0-0 in goal for the Maroon & Gold, making 20 saves on 22 shots.Â
Walker and McManus had a team-high two points as both forwards also picked up assists on Burke's eventual game-winning goal in the third period after the duo scored just over a minute apart in the second period. Reedy added an unassisted, empty-net tally in the final minute of regulation to seal the sweep for the home squad.Â
Niagara (0-2-0, 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) scored in the opening minute of play from Dylan Mills before evening the game at 2-2 early in the third period with a goal from Reed Robinson.Â
Minnesota, which outshot the Purple Eagles 30-22 on the night, went 2-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. The Maroon & Gold have not allowed a power-play goal in three-straight games since the season opener at Colorado College.Â
Notable
Dating back to the end of the 2018-19 campaign, Minnesota has now won eight of its last 10 games and six of its last seven regular-season contests including a 3-1-0 mark to start the 2019-20 season.Â
Walker, who leads Minnesota with five points and three goals this season, has tallied a goal in three-straight games to set a new career-long streak.Â
Quotable
"It's exciting here in this building when you get going. There's nothing like winning two games in a row," Minnesota Head Coach Bob Motzko said. "It took us the whole season last year to do it. We got it done (this year) on our first series at home. It's great for the guys to feel that energy."Â
Up Next: Home-And-Home with UMD Â
The Gophers continue the 2019-20 non-conference schedule with a home-and-home series next weekend with Minnesota Duluth. The series opens at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Friday, Oct. 25 (TV: FSN+; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go) before heading to Duluth for the series finale on Saturday, Oct. 26 (TV: FOX9+/MY9; 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: NCHC.tv). Both games are slated for 7:00 p.m. CT puck drops.Â
All tickets for the 2019-20 Gopher Hockey season – the 99th campaign in program history – are now on sale through GopherSports.com. Season tickets start at $500 – the lowest price point for season tickets at the University of Minnesota since 1999-2000. Highlighting the 2019-20 slate is one of the strongest home schedules in program history with Minnesota hosting all six Big Ten opponents (Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin) along with nonconference foes in North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Niagara.
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6
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