University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, January 31
Madison, WI
7:00 PM
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Wisconsin
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Gophers Take Down UW 6-2 for Fourth-Straight Win
1/31/2020 10:41:00 PM | Men's Hockey
MADISON, Wis. – Gopher Hockey scored five-unanswered goals to open this weekend's Border Battle series with a 6-2 win over Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on Friday night.
Eleven Minnesota skaters tallied points including two-goal performances from Brannon McManus and Bryce Brodzinski as the Maroon & Gold have won four-straight games and six of the last seven contests.
Jonny Sorenson opened the night as Minnesota (11-10-4 overall, 6-5-4-1 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (10-14-1, 5-11-1-1) split a pair of goals in the first period before the Badgers briefly claimed the lead for the first and only time early in the second period.
But five-straight goals from the Maroon & Gold helped the visitors pull away as McManus and Brodzinski each scored goals in the second and third period while Sammy Walker picked up the eventual game winner. The Gophers scored three goals in 4:41 in the second half of the second period with tallies from McManus, Walker and Brodzinski.
Jared Moe picked up the win for the Gophers, improving to 5-4-1 on the year with 18 saves on 18 shots after playing the final 33:28. Jack LaFontaine made 11 saves on 13 shots to start the game. Daniel Lebedeff took the loss with an 18-save performance, falling to 8-11-0 on the year. Jack Berry played the final 23:14, making three saves on five shots.
Wisconsin outshot the Gophers 31-27…Minnesota went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play.
Notable
The Gophers are now 8-2-1 in the last 11 games at the Kohl Center…Sorenson and Brodzinski recorded their first career multi-point performances for the Maroon & Gold…Minnesota scored on two of its three shots on goal in the third period.
Quotable
We were opportunistic tonight," Bob Motzko said. "Every once and a while you have to have a game where your skill guys make some plays and build a lead for you…We'll take the win for sure.
Up Next: Border Battle Road Trip
Minnesota closes out this weekend's Border Battle series on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 8:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North PLUS/FOX Sports Wisconsin; Stream: FOX Sports Go; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM).
Eleven Minnesota skaters tallied points including two-goal performances from Brannon McManus and Bryce Brodzinski as the Maroon & Gold have won four-straight games and six of the last seven contests.
Jonny Sorenson opened the night as Minnesota (11-10-4 overall, 6-5-4-1 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (10-14-1, 5-11-1-1) split a pair of goals in the first period before the Badgers briefly claimed the lead for the first and only time early in the second period.
But five-straight goals from the Maroon & Gold helped the visitors pull away as McManus and Brodzinski each scored goals in the second and third period while Sammy Walker picked up the eventual game winner. The Gophers scored three goals in 4:41 in the second half of the second period with tallies from McManus, Walker and Brodzinski.
All 6️⃣ goals from @GopherHockey's win over Wisconsin 🔥#BorderBattle pic.twitter.com/hZ4yE3O9oA
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) February 1, 2020
Jared Moe picked up the win for the Gophers, improving to 5-4-1 on the year with 18 saves on 18 shots after playing the final 33:28. Jack LaFontaine made 11 saves on 13 shots to start the game. Daniel Lebedeff took the loss with an 18-save performance, falling to 8-11-0 on the year. Jack Berry played the final 23:14, making three saves on five shots.
Wisconsin outshot the Gophers 31-27…Minnesota went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play.
Notable
The Gophers are now 8-2-1 in the last 11 games at the Kohl Center…Sorenson and Brodzinski recorded their first career multi-point performances for the Maroon & Gold…Minnesota scored on two of its three shots on goal in the third period.
Quotable
We were opportunistic tonight," Bob Motzko said. "Every once and a while you have to have a game where your skill guys make some plays and build a lead for you…We'll take the win for sure.
Up Next: Border Battle Road Trip
Minnesota closes out this weekend's Border Battle series on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 8:00 p.m. CT (TV: FOX Sports North PLUS/FOX Sports Wisconsin; Stream: FOX Sports Go; Radio: 1130 KTLK-AM/103.5 FM).
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Team Stats
MINN
UW
Shots
27
31
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
34
25
Game Leaders
Skaters
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+3
Goals
2
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4
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
+4
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
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