Gophers men’s hockey blanked by Minnesota Duluth for first shutout loss since January 2023
Daniel Shlaine and Zam Plante scored 2:44 apart in the first period, Grayden Siepmann added a goal early in the third and 18th-ranked Minnesota Duluth beat the 12th-ranked Gophers men’s hockey team 3-0 Friday night at 3M Arena in Mariucci.
Adam Gajan made 17 saves for UMD, which topped the Gophers 24-17. Luca Di Pasquo stopped 21 shots for the Gophers, who fell to 2-4-1 on the season.
“We played a really good first four minutes, but the next 56 were not very good for us,” Gophers coach Bob Motzko told reporters. “We weren’t able to score a goal and make the effort to make things more exciting for the fans and get things going.”
The Gophers were shut out for the first time since January 7, 2023 at St. Cloud State, a span of 104 consecutive games with at least one goal, and suffered their first home shutout since March 6, 2020 against Notre Dame in Game 1 of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
The teams play again Saturday evening.
Ava Lindsey scored two second-period goals to lift the No. 3 Gophers women’s hockey team to a 4-0 victory over No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on Friday.
Lindsey, who entered the game with a goal and a Division I-leading 12 assists, helped the Gophers (8-1, 4-1 WCHA) extend their unbeaten streak against the Bulldogs (6-3, 2-3) to 14 games. The Gophers are 13-0-1 against the Bulldogs since the end of the 2021-22 season.
“She had her first [goal] last weekend and now they’re starting to come in,” Gophers coach Brad Frost told reporters about Lindsey. “She continues to play the right way and I’m happy to see her rewarded.”
