University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, November 15
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
4-5-2, 1-2-2-2
2
vs
8
Penn State
8-2-0, 4-1-0-0
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3
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Penn State
0
4
4
8
Minnesota
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1
1
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Gophers Drop Series Opener to PSU
11/15/2019 10:49:00 PM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS – The Gopher men's hockey program surrendered a season-high eight goals to one of the nation's top offenses, falling 8-2 to No. 8 Penn State on Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
After a scoreless first period, the Nittany Lions scored four goals in the second and another four goals in the third while Minnesota found goals from Jaxon Nelson (assisted by Jackson LaCombe) and Sampo Ranta (unassisted).
Minnesota (4-5-2 overall, 1-2-2-2 Big Ten) was outshot 48-27 on the night while going 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-3 on the penalty kill.
Jack LaFontaine (1-3-1) took the loss for Minnesota, making 33 saves on 38 shots over 41:15 of work. Justen Close made his second career appearance, making seven saves on 10 shots.
Notable
Nelson found the back of the net for Minnesota for the second-straight Friday night although only tonight's goal stands as his first official goal with the Maroon & Gold. The freshman forward scored the 3-on-3 overtime goal for Minnesota last Friday at Michigan.
Quotable
"We turned the puck over all night long and put ourselves in a tough spot," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said.
Up Next: Penn State Kicks off Six-Game Home Stand
Minnesota continues its November home stand on Saturday, Nov. 16 against Penn State (7:00 p.m. CT; TV: FSN PLUS; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN.ca/TSN App).
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.
After a scoreless first period, the Nittany Lions scored four goals in the second and another four goals in the third while Minnesota found goals from Jaxon Nelson (assisted by Jackson LaCombe) and Sampo Ranta (unassisted).
Minnesota (4-5-2 overall, 1-2-2-2 Big Ten) was outshot 48-27 on the night while going 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-3 on the penalty kill.
Jack LaFontaine (1-3-1) took the loss for Minnesota, making 33 saves on 38 shots over 41:15 of work. Justen Close made his second career appearance, making seven saves on 10 shots.
Notable
Nelson found the back of the net for Minnesota for the second-straight Friday night although only tonight's goal stands as his first official goal with the Maroon & Gold. The freshman forward scored the 3-on-3 overtime goal for Minnesota last Friday at Michigan.
Quotable
"We turned the puck over all night long and put ourselves in a tough spot," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said.
Up Next: Penn State Kicks off Six-Game Home Stand
Minnesota continues its November home stand on Saturday, Nov. 16 against Penn State (7:00 p.m. CT; TV: FSN PLUS; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM; Stream: FOX Sports Go/TSN.ca/TSN App).
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.
Team Stats
PSU
MINN
Shots
48
27
PPG
2
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
1
3
Penalty Mins
2
6
Faceoffs Won
40
34
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-2
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
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