Well...the first sweep for ND when visiting the Minnesota Gophers. I got to the game late with 10:34 left in the first and it was 2-0 NoDak. My teeth nearly fell out. I couldn't believe it. Then, in the next 10 minutes, the Gophers scored three, unanswered power play goals. The crowd was crazy, the Gophers looked great and then...Frazee let a bouncing puck get past him. It was a clearing attempt from the Sioux (shorthanded) and it came from the other end of the ice.
This goal spelled doom for the Gophers. Frazee was pulled and Briggs took his place in the net. The Sioux routed the Gophers with 5 unanswered goals to win the game, 7-3. The thing that chaps me is that the Sioux played good hockey but not great. They bogged themselves down with penalty after penalty and the Gophers could not capitalize. Yes, the Gophers scored three powerplay goals on the evening, but there must have been a dozen or more penalties on the Sioux.
Overall, the weekend was a poor effort at best. Now the Gophers head to Alaska for a couple of games and they are on the road for a total of seven in a row before meeting at home with St. Cloud. Hopefully they can find their winning ways...
Oh and NoDak, when you yell "OVERRATED" at Mariucci, just remember the current win/loss record. Gophers are 21-5-3, North Dakota is 15-11-2. They may change as the season closes out, but right now, the Gophers are rated what they should be....#1 BABY!!
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