University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, November 8
Madison, WI
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
8-1-0, 3-0-0
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Wisconsin
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WIS
Shots
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PPG
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SHG
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Penalties
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5
Penalty Mins
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10
Faceoffs Won
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Goals
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Goals
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Players Mentioned
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'U' Rallies for 3-2 Border Battle Win Friday
11/8/2024 10:00:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Snuggerud scores twice, including game winner
MADISON, Wis. - The No. 3 Minnesota men's hockey team erased a two-goal deficit and powered by Jimmy Snuggerud's two goals, skated to a 3-2 victory on the road at Wisconsin Friday night from Kohl Center.
After falling behind by two goals early in the second period, the Golden Gophers (8-1-0 overall, 3-0-0 B1G) stormed back for the come-from-behind win over their rival Badgers (2-7-0 overall, 1-4-0 B1G). Minnesota scored the final three goals in three different facets of the game: shorthanded, on the power play and even strength. Goaltender Nathan Airey was pivotal down the stretch, helping the Maroon and Gold to their seventh-straight win.
Wisconsin delivered a pair of early hits that set the tone for the night, leading to a scoring chance in front of Airey three minutes into the contest. The sophomore made the pad save to keep the home side off the scoreboard and came up with two more critical stops as the Badgers were alone in the crease. After icing the puck twice, the Gophers were finally able to generate pressure in the offensive zone. A careless penalty after the whistle from the visitors gave Wisconsin a power play and the home side took advantage for a 1-0 lead with 6:16 remaining in the first frame. Brodie Ziemer collected a Sam Rinzel pass and streaked up the ice for a partial breakaway as the clock wound down to 25 seconds, but his attempt was denied and Minnesota trailed 1-0 through 20 minutes.
Eighty-one seconds into the middle stanza, the Badgers capitalized on a neutral zone turnover and doubled their lead on a breakaway. The Gophers earned the first of three-straight man advantages 30 seconds later and were unable to convert on any of the chances. Wisconsin's run to the penalty box ended via a penalty from Minnesota but it was the Maroon and Gold that struck for a shorthanded tally.
Aaron Huglen picked up a loose puck at his own blue line and pushed ahead to Ziemer for a 3-on-1. Ryan Chesley joined the rush and finished off a give-and-go with Ziemer to cut the margin to 2-1 at the 9:46 mark. The game turned chippy with post-whistle scrums, ultimately giving the Gophers another crack at a power play. Snuggerud left no doubt on his chance from the left faceoff dot, burying the tying goal via a one-timer with 6:00 to play in the second period.
Airey delivered clutch saves to begin the final frame, while the skaters in front of him got in shooting lanes to block Wisconsin chances. John Mittelstadt intercepted an errant pass and fired a low-angle shot on target as both sides pushed for the go-ahead tally. The Gophers continued to press their attack and Matthew Wood's bid from the slot was robbed by a glove save from the Badgers' netminder. The Maroon and Gold finally broke the deadlock with 7:15 to play in regulation thanks to a brilliant effort up the ice from Erik Påhlsson. With Brody Lamb driving the net, the freshman cut to the middle of the ice inside the blue line and put a pass through traffic onto Snuggerud's stick where he directed home the eventual winning goal. Minnesota held off a final surge from the Badgers, who pulled the goalie for an extra attacker, to earn the Big Ten Conference win, 3-2.
Airey turned away the final 15 shots he faced Friday, a career-high 28 in total, and recorded his fifth win of the year to remain unbeaten at 5-0-0.
Noteworthy
Snuggerud has now scored each of the last two Minnesota goals on the man advantage and pushed his point total to 11 behind his fourth and fifth goals this year ... The junior now has 47 goals and 95 points in his career following his 11th all-time multi-goal performance and his 11th game-winning goal ... Chesley's goal was his fifth of the year and the first time scoring shorthanded in his career ... It was the Gophers' first shorthanded marker since Rhett Pitlick's goal at Penn State on Dec. 2, 2023 ... Ziemer collected his first collegiate assist and third point this season, breaking a four-game scoring drought ... For the fourth time in five Friday night outings, Huglen recorded a point, this time with his third assist and the senior has five total points ... After his point streak was snapped at eight last Saturday, Rinzel tallied the primary assist on the power-play goal, giving the sophomore six helpers and 10 points on the year ... Lamb also reached double-figure scoring this season with his fifth assist and has a point in seven of nine games played in 2024-25 ... Påhlsson has an assist in three of his past four outings and five points for the year ... The Gophers streak of erasing 13-straight penalties across the last six outings was snapped in the first period Friday ... After scoring first in five of the season's first six games, Minnesota allowed its opposition to score the opening tally for the third-consecutive outing.
Coach Motzko's Comments
"We got the win tonight, but we did a lot of things in the game that were self-inflicted wounds and put ourselves on defense far too many times," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "We have to be comfortable playing uncomfortable and we're not right now, but we got a win out of it and that's the darn positive thing out of it."
Next Up: Away at Wisconsin (Nov. 9)
Minnesota closes its first taste of the Border Battle with Wisconsin Saturday night in game two of the weekend series. Puck drop is slated for 6 p.m. streaming live on B1G+ and the Gopher Radio Network 103.5 FM/AM-1130 KTLK.
After falling behind by two goals early in the second period, the Golden Gophers (8-1-0 overall, 3-0-0 B1G) stormed back for the come-from-behind win over their rival Badgers (2-7-0 overall, 1-4-0 B1G). Minnesota scored the final three goals in three different facets of the game: shorthanded, on the power play and even strength. Goaltender Nathan Airey was pivotal down the stretch, helping the Maroon and Gold to their seventh-straight win.
Wisconsin delivered a pair of early hits that set the tone for the night, leading to a scoring chance in front of Airey three minutes into the contest. The sophomore made the pad save to keep the home side off the scoreboard and came up with two more critical stops as the Badgers were alone in the crease. After icing the puck twice, the Gophers were finally able to generate pressure in the offensive zone. A careless penalty after the whistle from the visitors gave Wisconsin a power play and the home side took advantage for a 1-0 lead with 6:16 remaining in the first frame. Brodie Ziemer collected a Sam Rinzel pass and streaked up the ice for a partial breakaway as the clock wound down to 25 seconds, but his attempt was denied and Minnesota trailed 1-0 through 20 minutes.
Eighty-one seconds into the middle stanza, the Badgers capitalized on a neutral zone turnover and doubled their lead on a breakaway. The Gophers earned the first of three-straight man advantages 30 seconds later and were unable to convert on any of the chances. Wisconsin's run to the penalty box ended via a penalty from Minnesota but it was the Maroon and Gold that struck for a shorthanded tally.
Aaron Huglen picked up a loose puck at his own blue line and pushed ahead to Ziemer for a 3-on-1. Ryan Chesley joined the rush and finished off a give-and-go with Ziemer to cut the margin to 2-1 at the 9:46 mark. The game turned chippy with post-whistle scrums, ultimately giving the Gophers another crack at a power play. Snuggerud left no doubt on his chance from the left faceoff dot, burying the tying goal via a one-timer with 6:00 to play in the second period.
Airey delivered clutch saves to begin the final frame, while the skaters in front of him got in shooting lanes to block Wisconsin chances. John Mittelstadt intercepted an errant pass and fired a low-angle shot on target as both sides pushed for the go-ahead tally. The Gophers continued to press their attack and Matthew Wood's bid from the slot was robbed by a glove save from the Badgers' netminder. The Maroon and Gold finally broke the deadlock with 7:15 to play in regulation thanks to a brilliant effort up the ice from Erik Påhlsson. With Brody Lamb driving the net, the freshman cut to the middle of the ice inside the blue line and put a pass through traffic onto Snuggerud's stick where he directed home the eventual winning goal. Minnesota held off a final surge from the Badgers, who pulled the goalie for an extra attacker, to earn the Big Ten Conference win, 3-2.
Airey turned away the final 15 shots he faced Friday, a career-high 28 in total, and recorded his fifth win of the year to remain unbeaten at 5-0-0.
Noteworthy
Snuggerud has now scored each of the last two Minnesota goals on the man advantage and pushed his point total to 11 behind his fourth and fifth goals this year ... The junior now has 47 goals and 95 points in his career following his 11th all-time multi-goal performance and his 11th game-winning goal ... Chesley's goal was his fifth of the year and the first time scoring shorthanded in his career ... It was the Gophers' first shorthanded marker since Rhett Pitlick's goal at Penn State on Dec. 2, 2023 ... Ziemer collected his first collegiate assist and third point this season, breaking a four-game scoring drought ... For the fourth time in five Friday night outings, Huglen recorded a point, this time with his third assist and the senior has five total points ... After his point streak was snapped at eight last Saturday, Rinzel tallied the primary assist on the power-play goal, giving the sophomore six helpers and 10 points on the year ... Lamb also reached double-figure scoring this season with his fifth assist and has a point in seven of nine games played in 2024-25 ... Påhlsson has an assist in three of his past four outings and five points for the year ... The Gophers streak of erasing 13-straight penalties across the last six outings was snapped in the first period Friday ... After scoring first in five of the season's first six games, Minnesota allowed its opposition to score the opening tally for the third-consecutive outing.
Coach Motzko's Comments
"We got the win tonight, but we did a lot of things in the game that were self-inflicted wounds and put ourselves on defense far too many times," Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said. "We have to be comfortable playing uncomfortable and we're not right now, but we got a win out of it and that's the darn positive thing out of it."
Next Up: Away at Wisconsin (Nov. 9)
Minnesota closes its first taste of the Border Battle with Wisconsin Saturday night in game two of the weekend series. Puck drop is slated for 6 p.m. streaming live on B1G+ and the Gopher Radio Network 103.5 FM/AM-1130 KTLK.
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