Gophers skate past Michigan State 4-0
Freshman phenom Casey Mittelstadt extended his scoring streak to four games, goaltender Eric Schierh..
Freshman phenom Casey Mittelstadt extended his scoring streak to four games, goaltender Eric Schierhorn stopped 21 shots and the Minnesota Gophers skated by Michigan State, 4-0.
Captain Tyler Sheehy didn’t mess around early, lighting the lamp just 51 seconds after the puck dropped to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead.
GOAL!! Captain @TSheehy22 scores in the opening minute!
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Mittelstadt recorded his third goal of the season later in the first period, thanks to a nifty pass from Rem Pitlick in front of the net.
.@CMittelstadt notches his 3rd goal of the year!
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Tyler Nanne sent a rocket past Spartans goaltender John Lethemon for his first career goal in a Gopher uniform. The goal sent Lethemon to the showers, as Michigan State head coach Danton Cole decided he’d seen enough of his sophomore netminder.
Nanne from the blue line!
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Leon Bristedt added a third-period goal to cap off the night’s scoring and clinch a 4-0 win for Minnesota.
The Gophers have now won four straight games and six of their last seven.
Next up: Minnesota visits the Michigan Wolverines Nov. 10-11 for another pair of Big Ten hockey matchups.
