University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, March 19
3M Arena at Mariucci
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
24-12-0
3
vs
4
Michigan
29-9-1
1
2
3
F
Michigan
2
2
0
4
Minnesota
1
0
2
3
Gophers Fall to Michigan in B1G Title Game
3/19/2022 11:16:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The NCAA Selection Show airs Sunday at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
MINNEAPOLIS – An early goal and pair of late tallies couldn't bring the Gopher men's hockey team's winning streak to double digits on Saturday night as No. 2/3 Minnesota fell 4-3 to No. 4 Michigan in the Big Ten tournament championship game at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
In front of a tournament and 3M Arena at Mariucci record crowd of 10,774, Minnesota (24-12-0) scored once in the opening minute of play and twice in the final minute of play as the program's nine-game winning streak was snapped by the Wolverines (29-9-1), who scored four goals in between the Minnesota tallies.
Jaxon Nelson opened the game with a goal 32 seconds into the first period for his sixth of the year while Matthew Knies scored his 11th and 12th goals of the year at 19:03 and 19:55 of the third period, respectively. Both tallies from Knies came on power-play strikes with an extra attacker on for the Gophers. Jackson LaCombe led the Maroon & Gold with a pair of assists. Michigan featured four different goal scorers.
Minnesota was outshot 31-28 in the conference championship game with Justen Close making 27 saves to move to 12-4-0 on the year. Erik Portillo made 25 saves for Michigan to move to 29-9-1.
Noteworthy
Minnesota made its fourth Big Ten title game appearance on Saturday and moved to 2-2 in the game…the Gophers are 11-8 all-time in the Big Ten tournament and 4-2 against Michigan in the tournament.
Next Up: Selection Sunday
The Gophers will learn where they are headed for the NCAA tournament on Sunday, March 20 as the NCAA Selection Show airs on ESPNU at 5:30 p.m. CT.
In front of a tournament and 3M Arena at Mariucci record crowd of 10,774, Minnesota (24-12-0) scored once in the opening minute of play and twice in the final minute of play as the program's nine-game winning streak was snapped by the Wolverines (29-9-1), who scored four goals in between the Minnesota tallies.
Jaxon Nelson opened the game with a goal 32 seconds into the first period for his sixth of the year while Matthew Knies scored his 11th and 12th goals of the year at 19:03 and 19:55 of the third period, respectively. Both tallies from Knies came on power-play strikes with an extra attacker on for the Gophers. Jackson LaCombe led the Maroon & Gold with a pair of assists. Michigan featured four different goal scorers.
Minnesota was outshot 31-28 in the conference championship game with Justen Close making 27 saves to move to 12-4-0 on the year. Erik Portillo made 25 saves for Michigan to move to 29-9-1.
Noteworthy
Minnesota made its fourth Big Ten title game appearance on Saturday and moved to 2-2 in the game…the Gophers are 11-8 all-time in the Big Ten tournament and 4-2 against Michigan in the tournament.
Next Up: Selection Sunday
The Gophers will learn where they are headed for the NCAA tournament on Sunday, March 20 as the NCAA Selection Show airs on ESPNU at 5:30 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
MIC
UMN
Shots
31
28
PPG
1
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
5
Penalty Mins
6
21
Faceoffs Won
24
43
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
2
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
1
Players Mentioned
Goaltender
/ Men's HockeyForward
/ Men's HockeyDefense
/ Men's HockeyForward
/ Men's Hockey2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule
Monday, August 11
Herb Brooks Statue
Wednesday, August 06
Meet the Newcomers: Teddy Townsend
Friday, July 18
Meet The Newcomers: Jacob Rombach
Friday, July 11