University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, January 7
East Lansing, MI
5:30 PM
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Photo by: Russell Hons
Gophers Win Sixth-Straight Over Spartans
1/7/2022 9:24:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The line of Knies/Meyers/Lucius combined for eight points in the win.
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Ben Meyers and Chaz Lucius tallied three points each as the No. 9/11 Gopher men's hockey team secured its sixth-straight win over Michigan State on Friday night, beating the Spartans 4-1 in the series opener at Munn Ice Arena.
Meyers scored twice for the Gophers including the game winner while also adding an assist. Lucius assisted on both of his linemate's goals and scored Minnesota's final goal of the night. Sammy Walker also scored for the Maroon & Gold while Matthew Knies added two assists.
Minnesota (12-8-0 overall, 7-4-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) jumped out to a first period lead when Walker scored at 8:32 of the opening frame after coming out of the penalty box. Blake McLaughlin and Brock Faber picked up assist on the opening goal. Meyers and Lucius connected for the first time to extend the lead at 14:48 before Nash Nienhuis scored for Michigan State (11-9-1, 5-6-0-0-0-0) at 16:07.
Meyers added his second of the night at 16:44 of the second with assists from Knies and Lucius before the trio hooked again at 16:20 of the third on the score from Lucius.
Jack LaFontaine picked up the win for the Gophers to improve to 11-8-0 on the year. The goaltender made 24 saves on 25 shots. Drew DeRidder took the loss for the Spartans with 32 saves.
Minnesota held a 36-25 advantage on shots while both teams failed to score on four power-play chances.
Noteworthy
Lucius recorded a career high with three points in the win while Meyers tied his career high with three points…Walker is now one point away from becoming the 85th member of Minnesota's 100-Point Club.
Coach's Comments
"That was a real good game for us. I loved how we came out – it got all the lines going, it got all our energy going," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "It was a complete game by our entire lineup tonight."
Next Up: MSU Series Finale
Minnesota concludes this weekend's series against the Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. CT (TV: Big Ten Network; Stream: FOX Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK/103.5 FM).
Meyers scored twice for the Gophers including the game winner while also adding an assist. Lucius assisted on both of his linemate's goals and scored Minnesota's final goal of the night. Sammy Walker also scored for the Maroon & Gold while Matthew Knies added two assists.
Minnesota (12-8-0 overall, 7-4-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) jumped out to a first period lead when Walker scored at 8:32 of the opening frame after coming out of the penalty box. Blake McLaughlin and Brock Faber picked up assist on the opening goal. Meyers and Lucius connected for the first time to extend the lead at 14:48 before Nash Nienhuis scored for Michigan State (11-9-1, 5-6-0-0-0-0) at 16:07.
Meyers added his second of the night at 16:44 of the second with assists from Knies and Lucius before the trio hooked again at 16:20 of the third on the score from Lucius.
Jack LaFontaine picked up the win for the Gophers to improve to 11-8-0 on the year. The goaltender made 24 saves on 25 shots. Drew DeRidder took the loss for the Spartans with 32 saves.
Minnesota held a 36-25 advantage on shots while both teams failed to score on four power-play chances.
Noteworthy
Lucius recorded a career high with three points in the win while Meyers tied his career high with three points…Walker is now one point away from becoming the 85th member of Minnesota's 100-Point Club.
Coach's Comments
"That was a real good game for us. I loved how we came out – it got all the lines going, it got all our energy going," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "It was a complete game by our entire lineup tonight."
Next Up: MSU Series Finale
Minnesota concludes this weekend's series against the Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. CT (TV: Big Ten Network; Stream: FOX Sports App; Radio: 1130 KTLK/103.5 FM).
Team Stats
MIN
MSU
Shots
36
25
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
27
40
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
3
Goals
2
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
3
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
Players Mentioned
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