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Gophers sweep Ohio State for fifth straight victory

Six different skaters scored for Minnesota on Saturday.
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Gophers sweep Ohio State for fifth straight victory
Gophers sweep Ohio State for fifth straight victory

The 10th-ranked Gophers men’s hockey team got goals from six different skaters as it completed a sweep of Ohio State with a 6-3 victory Saturday night in Minneapolis.

The win was the Gophers’ fifth straight.

Garrett Pinoniemi, Bryce Brodzinski and Rhett Pitlick all scored in the second period as the Gophers (14-6-4, 7-4-3 Big Ten) built a 3-1 lead. Then the U got goals from Aaron Huglen, Jaxon Nelson and Brody Lamb, who scored on the power play, in the third period to close out the victory over the Buckeyes (9-11-4, 1-11-2.

Joe Dunlap, Jake Dunlap and Caden Brown scored goals for Ohio State.

“I like us the last three weeks and I liked us all weekend,” Gophers coach Bob Motzko said in a statement. “It was a little squirrely there at the end at 5-1, but they push out and we made a couple mistakes. Overall, I couldn’t be more pleased with our effort throughout our entire lineup.”

Justen Close stopped 24 of 27 shots in net for the U.

The Gophers return to action next weekend for a series against Big Ten-leading Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. 

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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.

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