Gophers stay unbeaten with 3-1 win over Michigan State
The Minnesota Golden Gophers just keep on rolling.
A 3-1 victory over the Michigan State Spartans moved Minnesota to 5-0 after it swept its first two opponents of the season.
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The Gophers got started early. Ben Meyers scored first for the Gophers with a strike into the net with 12:39 left in the first period.
With 11:02 to go in the same period, Sampo Ranta worked the puck into the net with a behind-the-back shot and Minnesota went up 2-0.
#Gophers up 2-0 just like that!
Sampo Ranta with the nifty finish in front of the net for @GopherHockey pic.twitter.com/tVgjg699Hh
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) December 4, 2020
The Gophers scored again in the second, with a power-play goal from Scott Reedy with 15:51 remaining in the period. That shot was Reedy’s fourth goal of the season, which is tops on the team
Are you ready for some Reedy?!?!@scottreedy19 scores his team-leading fourth goal of the season!#SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/qHIl7oLKrt
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) December 4, 2020
Michigan State scored its only goal of the game in the third period which broke up Minnesota goalie Jack LaFontaine’s shutout streak at 143:19 minutes.
The Gophers will be back in action on Friday at 7 p.m. for the second game of their road series against the Spartans.
