LIVE BROADCAST -- MEN'S HOCKEY: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

welcome ladies and and gentlemen to beautiful 3M Marina at maruchi yet again Jack Bartlett on the call solo here on this beautiful Friday night it's a big 10 tournament and the end of the first postseason game for the Golden Gophers they're facing off tonight against the visiting Penn State nit Lions they have the six seed in the tournament Gophers have the three but a little bit about how we got here the Golden Gophers not very used to playing on this week they haven't played this week in the last two years they were the one seed both of the last two years and had to play the best of three series of course the golden go facing off against the NIT Lions then you've got the two-seated Wisconsin Badgers facing off against the seven seated Ohio State Buckeyes and then the 54 matchup the Michigan Wolverines against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was or excuse me Michigan state gets the buy but for tonight the Golden Gophers go and are facing off against Penn State team that they know very well and I'll give you a bit of a recap on what happened last week um the golden gopher's played host to the Michigan Wolverines as the last Home Series home regular season series of the season and in the first game it was a great one um I was on the call for that the Golden Gophers put up five goals in the first two periods gave the students Culver just at they as they had hoped and then got an extra insurance goal in the last period to make it a 6-2 victory Jackson Nelson scoring a hat-trick in what would be one of the best two game stretches for any one Golden Gopher this season then Michigan came back with a vengeance in the second game Golden Gophers found themselves down three to nothing at the end of two periods I was actually in attendance I was in the stands for the game and it was a very Shell Shocked crowd after going out and frankly dominating the Wolverines for the better part of two periods on the previous night the Golden Gophers found themselves down three after three first period goals from Sheamus Casey Gavin Brindley and Mar estapa they got the scoring started just 32 seconds into the third period Jackson Nelson got the Gophers on the board but then immediately answered by Gavin Brindley second on the night to extend it to a three-goal lead just about seven minutes Gone In the period however the Golden Gophers would rally back with some fortitude Brody lamb and Jackson Nelson scored just about a minute and a half apart to cut it to 4 to3 then Aaron Hugh buries one to make it for all with about seven minutes left Rucker mcgi continues his hot streak against the Golden Gophers scores two and a half minutes later to make it 54 and then Luke middl stat buries an excellent pass from Jackson Nelson his sixth point on the weekend and ties it up at five but just before the end of regulation Rett pitlick takes a boarding penalty right along the golden go for bench it's four on three in overtime backup go Center Nathan Ary who came in in the second in reprieve of Justin close as the game didn't really mean much for the rest of the Big 10 standings made some phenomenal saves in overtime had a a stick save that might have been his best but Michigan just had way too much Zone time wasn't able to block it and they wound up depositing it with Sheamus Casey so Michigan picks up the last win of the regular season however they'll sit as the four seed and play host to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish but here the Golden Gophers playing host to Penn State these two teams have played each other four times this season as is customary in Penn State the Golden Gophers won the first one four to one then lost the second one 3-6 here at home in marii ice arena it was back-to-back shutouts for Justin close I believe he got big 10 first star of the week in two three to nothing victories here on February 9th and 10th so these teams seeing each other for the first time in just about a month we'll have two games scheduled here this one scheduled for six o'clock puck drop will be a a bit later than that the second game on Saturday was scheduled for 3:30 and if needed on Sunday the game is scheduled for 6: p.m. some keys to the game for the Golden Gophers getting past Liam SU a has been a consistent challenge for them whenever they face Penn State he's a goenda season as you would have expected it's 12 12 and one 337 goals allowed average and 875 save percentage but they've certainly got some weapons especially on in the depth really Aiden thinkink he has been an excellent freshman for them leads the team with 33 points split between 15 goals 18 assists and doing some quick math around the lineup they've got four other guys excuse me five other guys that have 20 points or more on the season that being first lers Danny janev Jacques buo Ryan Kerwin Matt demaro and reys laox so they have a lot of depth these Golden Gophers aren't really going to see that that easy third and fourth line Penn State does not let up the scoring As you move move down the depth chart they're two prospects that they currently have skating labak and thinkink both freshman on the entire freshman third line alongside demaro it's all new guys for Penn State head coach guy gadowski in his 12th season from Colorado College but for the Golden Gophers I think the most important thing is going to be to get that veteran line going again Jackson Nelson with six points over the weekend five goals and an assist puts him up to 25 points on the season with 14 and 15 or 14 and 11 excuse me and then getting Jimmy snug going he's been quiet the back half of this season started off about as hot as anybody could he's at 31 points has been passed by Rett pitlick who is at 33 his line made Al verore also at 31 and then praying good defense in front of Justin close that was really what caused Clos to struggle he misplayed a puck the one knock against him especially in the Michigan game he misplayed a puck pretty poorly and gave Michigan their third goal so for close to avoid those mental errors and for the defenseman to play well in front of him is going to be the keys to this one keeping yourselves out of the Penalty Box is always important Penn State is not nearly as Elite as Michigan was on the power play only 20.3% the Golden Gophers after their three Power Play Goals in four opportunities on Friday against Michigan have their power play up to 23.8% but neither of these teams want to be on the penalty kill where Penn State is just 76% and the Golden Gophers are only 78% significantly thinner crowd student section generously 25% full as most students are still away on spring break I'm assuming that the crowds for tomorrow afternoon's game will be a little bigger as that game will mean something based on who wins this contest as we await the Penn State starting lineups I'll give you a rundown on everybody that you'll see and hear from Danny janev Jack buo and Dylan lugris left to right for the first line that is their oldest line combined Ryan Kerwin Xander Lampa assistant captain and assistant Captain Christian sarlo are on the second line Matt demaro Ree laok and Aiden thinkink the all freshman third line and then Andrew cervano Dane Doak and Tyler pette on the fourth line four defense left to right Carter shade Jimmy Dow on the first line then it's Simon Ma and Dylan Gratton and then Tanner palisi and Jared crel the extra skater is Casey Aman and starting in net for the Penn State nit new Lions will be Liam suier head coach like I said earlier guy gadowski associate head coach Keith Fischer and Juliano pagliero couple scratches of names you may have heard from PR previous pren Penn State broadcast Christian Berger Carson dick Ben Shen Chase mlan and Doug door are the healthy scratches for Penn State on the road this season they're 68 and one Golden Gophers at home are 125 and one Penn State 0 and three in overtime Golden Gophers 41 and five scoring offense scoring defense Penn State does score a good bit 3.2 four goals per game Golden Gophers have 3.53 but Minnesota has a significant advantage on defense 2.56 compared to 3.59 Penn State does take quite a few more shots per game 38 to 33 that's enough for the stats I'll give the lineups for the Golden Gophers Rett pitlick Alver Moore Jimmy snug left to right nothing changed there the second line listed the veteran line has been moved up Mason never Jack Nelson Bryce broad zinski then Connor Kur back and healthy again alongside Aaron hugan and Brody lamb and then the fourth line Garrett panime Jimmy Clark John mlat Charlie Strobel is the extra skater for the Golden Gophers then Carl fish Sam renzel on defense Mikey ker captain and Ryan Chesley on the second line of defense and then Cal Thomas and Luke midat who had his first two goals of the season against Michigan to go along with Jackson Nelson's 2 and as has been customary throughout the majority of the Season Justin close will mind the pipes we'll take a break here from Minneapolis for the national anthem in for phenomenal job as always by the Golden Gopher pep band they're shown up in forced for this game under a minute to go in other news the Golden Gopher women's hockey team is in action right now they're playing against the Wisconsin Badgers and last I checked it was two to one good guys good women I should say golden go for women we're up two to one I'll keep you updated on on how the score of that game goes throughout this one Golden Gophers tonight wearing their home white jerseys maroon Breezers yellow helmets Penn State wearing the visiting navies Navy tops Navy bottoms and white helmets other than the student section which isn't too full the center the center parts of the stadium are about half full and on the opposite end of the student section there are generously about 100 people not as big of a crowd draw is are the quarterfinals I'm sure if the Golden Gophers do wind up hosting a game here in Minneapolis for the semifinals they most likely won't be hosting the finals considering they're the three seed barring a spectacular Collapse by the Badgers and the Michigan State Spartans this may be the last home series The Golden Gophers have with the exception of the Frozen four if they make it there which will be a deao Home Series at Excel Energy Center here's the faceoff won by Alver Moore back to Cal Thomas who gets it from Luke midat pitlick give go tried to find Oliver Moore gave it to him Moore tried to slide it around the defenseman that was Carter shade had to lay out to make a stop suier almost had to make his first stop of the year on Rett pitlick if not for Penn State's Dylan lugris close gloves one down on a long shot in from Jack buo and both teams have an early shot Simon Mack working up for Penn State over to sarlo who dumps it in close settles it down but it goes to Penn State first Kerwin tried to go through the legs back towards the center pass didn't connect Cal Thomas across the Cub logo in the neutral zone Rings it all the way around the boards just past Connor Curry looks like he wanted to leave that for Brody lamb didn't communicate but kept in at the point here Chesley fires a shot that goes wide of suer nobody screen in front hugan pestering starlo but Penn State works it free with Gratton and he slides it back to Mack Gratton up the boards and now into the Golden Gopher offensive zone quickly in his Aiden oh front good opportunity there for demaro sticked Away by ker back into the neutral zone creso long dump in close blockers it away Ryan Chesley in the far Corner tried to dump it out of the zone and now does so thinkink Calgary Alberta native turns it over to his number mate Mason never who gets it to Jackson Nelson and dumps it in down low to Maro turnover Jackson Nelson tried to work it out front was blocked off there by demaro he creates another turnover at the line but can't get it past the body of Tanner palisi now Penn State works it out it's cervano cervano dumps it in as Penn State gets their fourth line out Carl fish over to Sam renzel renzel Rings it around the boards Jimmy Clark and pinane converge there for the Golden Gophers pette gets it past to pinching Carl F and John midat wins the battle pinane and Clark coming the other direction Clark to pin on a short wall sticked away there by Penn State's Carter shade another turnover in the neutral zone goes to the sick of Carl fish dumps it all the way in there's a broken stick on the close boards shade pinches off Jimmy Clark but pitlick is able to keep it in the zone shade plays back to Gratton and grouten just out of out of the Zone goes lugris lugris now into the offensive zone across the 3M marinia and Mar Tre fires just wide to the right post of Justin close again fired shot in looks like just fluttered in on close and he is able to cover pretty sloppy start from both teams mostly just dumpin thus far lugris with probably the best chance of the game fired it just about two in wide of the right post of Justin close most teams look for close's shoulders if they're going to beat him because he's a shorter goal tender kind of has to throw the shoulder up at the puck that's how he was beaten a couple times in the Michigan series Moore wins the faceoff draw but Luke midat turns it over behind the net close down and it's a save kicked out by close and a handful of defensemen good wraparound opportunity for Penn State snug was into the offense Zone but he turned it over after the pass from Oliver Moore a man Dums it dumps it in to himself now at the point Simon Mack back down low for demaro demaro fighting with Cal Thomas below the net Oliver Moore pinches him off a man holds it in at the point long shot in off the chest of Justin close who covers it and gets it out referee says face off outside of the Zone not sure if that was a hand pass or off I believe that was off sides Penn State wins the draw palis all the way into the Zone Mike ker along the close boards tried to wrap it around for Chesley blocked off there by do AK Doak again in the short Corner being pestered by Kester ker wins a puck battle gets it along the wall to Kur not out and another shot in on Justin close he has to make a save on Doak Doak another turnover Force he's working hard on this shift Puck centered and Penn State can't whack at it pette had a chance if not for Brody lamb pette down low off the back of the net tried to pass it to himself but Aaron hugan was having none of it Chesley sand wedges it into the close corner and Penn State will start another offensive possession lugris over to Buco buo with a shot deflected off renel stick and again off closest stick into the net very slow start here for the Golden Gophers almost five minutes gone and not a shot on goal registered I was mistaken earlier and Penn States already got five Penn State's got nothing to prove and or everything to prove and nothing to lose Golden Gophers have not much to prove and everything to lose considering they're the higher seed and were much expected to win this contest renzel into the offensive zone fired across for fish blocker safe suier Puck was loose Jackson Nelson wasn't quite fast enough on it he didn't really have much of a chance and Penn State dumps it out best chance of the night though far for the Gophers back ended into the Zone by lugris Penn State's first line will head off on a change Sam renzel over to The Far Side for Nelson into the close corner he dumps it in Mack absorbs a hit from Nelson Mason Nevers tried to play it back to a defenseman who wasn't there and pens take the other direction sarlo fired shot in off the side of the cage and into the net off the Stick of Kerwin large assortment of players and locations here their fourth line is made up entirely of pennsylvanians they're they've got a couple of New Yorkers Kerwin sarlo janev are all from New York as well as lugris then one Minnesotan Xander Lampa from Rochester Minnesota couple guys from Pennsylvania on defense as well middle stat got the faceoff win but didn't get it out and need some assist from Cal Thomas Jimmy Clark will dump it in suier settles it down behind the net Dylan Gratton not out of the Zone good gloven dropped there by Luke midat to keep it in stroble buns bumps off Simon Mack kept in at the point by midd stat again he has to work his way all the way into the offensive zone and now flipped up and out by Christian sarlo Cal Thomas tried to bank pass to John mstat passed in Connect Mack to thinkink who dumps it into the far corner for lawback Cal Thomas in the near Corner thinkink can't quite handle a pass there and John midd stat works it out midd stat working three-on-one against Penn State he's bodied off the puck effectively by demaro laback dumps it into the Zone yet again might ker around the boards for Rett pitlick now the first line looking to get some momentum going for the Golden Gophers but a snug rud pass to Al more doesn't connect Chesley with a couple whacks at Aiden thinkink he was able to disrupt him enough long long enough to dump it into the zone pitlick out only briefly for fin to volley it back in ker now works up to alore on the close side tried to dump it in past Dow Dow was able to keep it in snug rude along the close boards whiffed at it a couple times and now it comes back to renzel renzel to pitlick a little shovel pass ahead to Oliver Moore trying to stick it ahead past Dow Dow in the center renzel fires he scores Sam renzel cleans up the Loose Change and the Golden Gophers are up one to nothing Sam renzel with a heads up play from the defense Penn State just kind of lazily poked it away from Oliver more basic renzel stepped into a one-timer fired it barred down over the glove shoulder of Liam suier Liam suier goes over to check with the coaches about something but Sam renzel just about as unlikely of a goal scorer as you could get from the Golden Gophers just his second on the season gets the scoring started unassisted for the home team into the offensive zone go the Golden Gophers Penn State creates a turn over and dumps it into their zone so an unassisted Sam renzel goal his 27th point on the season that leads all defensemen by a considerable margin Luke middlest the next closest at 16 as the aformentioned middle stat dumps it in great shot by Sam renzel who like I said the Golden Gophers have not been known for their offense from the defensive side of things especially in the goal scoring category as Buco has the Puck poked off of his stick by Carl fish and into the Golden Gopher bench between all of the Golden Gopher defenseman just eight goals coming into the contest Sam renzel Nets the ninth that ties him with ker Chesley and middle stat with two Cal Thomas has one renzel after the faceoff win can't get it to brodzinski along the farbo Wards and Penn State keeps it in Kerwin down low battling there with fish Kerwin plays it up to the point for creso creso across for palis palis tried to bank it off the boards for Kerwin and that didn't connect now Bryce brodzinski out of the Zone tried to dump it in past palasik it actually hit palasik in the shoulder and the Golden Gophers have to check up and dump it in once again Xander Lampa around the boards for Kerwin Kerwin sling p gloved and dropped by creso crbo fires that's well wide of the blocker side of Justin close Nelson little drop pass to Bryce brzinsky brodzinski into the zone to never and back down low for brodzinski absorbs an awkward Collision there and he actually took out lawback behind the net lawback winds up with it de Maro over to The Far Side for Aiden thinkink thinkink backand pass to that was laak worked in for a shot wide of the glove side pass behind the boards demaro back to the point for shade shade long shot in hits off the boards and off the back of Justin close's net middle stat pinches it ahead and now Ryan Chesley with a couple fresh skaters Chesley fires that's deflected by a Penn State stick out front peni pinned up against the boards Jimmy Clark trying to help him to work it free demaro wins it and Carter shade tried to flip it out John middl stat didn't get too much Steam on the flip out peninim keeps it in John midd or Luke midat with a long shot in easily gloved and held by sulier 1010 remaining in the first period shots read 5-2 in favor of the Golden Gophers it'll be the first line against the fourth line Doak gets the better of all verore however and pette gets it up to cervano Doak into the offensive zone boxed out behind the net by Alver Moore and Luke midd stat now ahead to R pitlick give go with olver Moore and pitlick winds up with it and has to retreat all the way to the other end and for Cal Thomas suer behind his net plays it to a friendly stick now it's lugris across the block M passes it back looked like lugris may have been offside and lugris tips it in for a goal great play by Dylan rug lugris after the shot from janev will have to double check if the play was on sides or not referees may be taking a look at it Minnesota has challenged it looked like Dylan lugris got in early or got in before cervano who had the shot and the crowd reacts very quickly as if to say that was clearly off sides and it looks like this one should be a relatively quick review and the referees have already come out with the decision the play was off sides and the referees do their job and do it quickly so Minnesota retains the one to nothing lead as what would have been Dylan lugris is ninth on the season is eliminated that was pretty clearly off sides I don't know how the linesmen didn't whistle that down and we'll head to the mid period breaks 932 remaining in the first after Penn State's overturned goal the Golden Gophers still have a one to nothing lead here on Radio K Sports Real Sports Radio e they've reset the clock to 9 minutes 35 seconds added just 3 seconds and we're ready to go for the second half of the first period Penn State off the faceof wi creso dumps it in right at Justin close who gloves and drops looked like he wanted to play it as buo gives him a little snow and we'll have a Faceoff not nearly as much offense as the Golden Gophers have seen in the last two games against Michigan it was a score Fest 11 goals in the second game eight in the first for a combined 19 over two games that's not great defensive strategy from either teams CR pinches in to hold it in after the Golden Gophers win the face off but now Rett pit lck across the block end with snuggerud snuggerud dumps it in pass to a pitlick found his chance out front actually that was snug rude that wound up on a loose Puck but it was just behind him janev into the Zone fires towards the center and Penn State scores for real this time jacqu buo on the backside no golden go for stealing the backside pass and Penn State first line makes it even at one for good great play by janv waited for Ryan Chesley to take his eyes off the puck Chesley stayed with janev for a bit then janev just slid it right across to buo who Chesley had no idea was right in front of Justin close and essentially no chance out front tie ball game Aaron hugan wins the face off and he'll carry it into the offensive zone he's checked down renzel is able to keep it in tried to volley it towards the net but Brody lamb was tied up out front by Simon Mack excuse me that's Aman it's buo from janev bu's 12th on the season in the golden go for defensive Zone Brody lamb winds up with it along the far boards chips it around Dow to Aaron hugan lamb has to help out but he turns it over to Penn State Xander Lampa gave it to Kerwin along the close boards who couldn't handle a pass and the Golden Gophers dumping in once again back and forth Affair here from Minneapolis Golden Gopher got the first one Penn State gets the second Cal Thomas off Nelson's stick now over to thinkink think tow drag shot fired wide of Justin close Mack pinches to keep it in gloved and dropped by demaro middle stat had the shot hit him out front luckily lobok didn't find anything BR zinsky in one-on-one he fires blocker save suier zier's best save of the night on Broad zinski on a one-on-one against Mack never keeps it in Cal Thomas with a long shot in again blocker to side that was going to be well high and wide Nelson almost able to pick Ma Max pocket then we have a delay here from the referees as I believe that play was off sides there may have hit somebody in the Penn State bench face off will come at Center Ice it's Jimmy Clark against Dane Doak fourth Line's face off Doak wins it but stroble has good positioning and is able to play it back to Chesley Chesley fires it all the way in on suier who ramps his blocker and launches it into the netting we'll do it again same thing Clark against Doak Clark wins this one Doak is on the ground and is able to stop the Golden Gophers from playing it back to their defenseman and Doak gets it out himself pette chips it around Ryan Chesley but Mike ker is able to help loses it just briefly along the close boards and the Golden Gophers will reset Ker the way ahead for pinan dumps it into the Zone past pette janev back on the ice again plays it around now lugris back ahead for janev janev tries to work his way around renzel renzel bodies him into the boards in the far Corner Clark over for pinane pinane plays catch behind the net with Carl fish and fish is able to get it out with some help from stroble fight forward along the golden go for bench one by Penn State but they give it right back to Carl fish renzel misses a dump in and on the second opportunity spin around he's able to get it in Jimmy Dow over for sarlo sarlo fires pad save close sarlo in the corner tried to find Lampa out front now a shot by Kerwin goes high and wide Mack fires a shot in deflected in traffic I think that might have hit renzel skate didn't find its way to just and close renzel the other way to Oliver Moore Moore is pinched off the puck there by Dylan Gratton Gratton got it ahead to Lampa and it switchers possession yet again for Luke mdstat midat working his way defense to offense all the way into the Zone around graten and now Around the Net spins it behind the net for snuggerud snuggerud there plays it for all ver Mo and him and pitlick try to play a little catch a little miscommunication and Mac dumps it out Luke midat tries to body up Dem Maro in the far Corner alore gives him some support they play a little catch and now snuggerud is able to get it to pitlick and they exit the Zone pitlick dumps it in first line will head off all five skaters in fact go off for the Golden Gophers ramped off the Stick of demaro referees looked like they may have have thought an icing was coming none come Brody lamb dumps it in to Connor Kur first action since missing the last two games Puck battle along the boards won by palisi Penn State again behind the net turnover Connor Kur in the center works his way around a man penalty coming here against Penn State and the Golden Gophers will get their first look at a power play that's going to be a hooking call against Penn State's number 19 Dane Doak golden goph for penal power play which has seen some recent success we'll have two minutes or less to operate it'll be Nelson pitlick snugger lamb and renzel against Buco pette and two other Penn State skaters but we're under action Mack as well renzel at the point over to Snug who fires that's deflected by Mack Brody lamb settles it down dumps it back into the short Corner gets it back at the point does lamb across for snug rude now for renzel renzel looking for an opening can't find it pitlick back up to the point for snuggerud snuggerud back down low for pitlick renzel at The Point again Lamb on the right on the left side lamb fires look for a deflection there from pitl good stick by Penn State and Mack is able to clear close slings it ahead quickly as they're trying to catch Penn State in a change but the pass hits snug skate he's able to work it around now Aaron hugan into the offensive zone and and the Golden Gophers have to exit after a good poke check by Jared Crespo pitlick tried to find Luke midat who get gets the puck below the net Aaron hugan winds up with it now up to the point for renzel renzel over to the right side for pitlick and a tap pass to snuggerud snuggerud looking for an angle no good stick deflection there by Carter shade ties up Pit Lake along the boards and Penn State gets another clear 40 seconds remaining in the first Power Play of the game for the Golden Gophers no shot yet registered ker back for Aaron hugan hugan over for Moore on the left side and into Luke middl stat middl stat turns it over now laok is able to dump it into the golden go for defensive Zone again just 20 seconds left on the hooking minor penalty against Dane Doak ker into the offensive zone BR bradinsky fight fires pad save suier Buco is able to come up with it for Penn State who flings it all the way down to the other end of the ice and golden goph for power play comes up fruitless just one shot ker behind the net on the Block Big 10 logo with under 230 remaining in the first Jimmy Clark up the bench side and is able to pinch in to keep it in the zone John middle stat down low in the close Corner up to the point for Cal Thomas who immediately Eves it back in but Penn State's able to keep it in palasik tried to glove and drop he was watched there by John middle middle stat now Clark back to Middle stat at the top of the circles Works down low and now low to high to Chesley over to Thomas Thomas fires a shot that went through the L legs of Doak but not out Cal Thomas another shot that deflected off of John middle stats midsection palasik over for Aman am man excuse me he turns it over now Jimmy snuggerud coming the other direction with the first line snuggerud pass into renzel he's pinching in he fires almost through the five hole of su a he's just able to shut it down in time renzel with a smart play and a great pass there from Jimmy snuggerud Penn State chipped it out of bounds did Dane or excuse me that's not Dane Doak that might have been Aiden oh that was Doak excuse me so Faceoff will come in the Golden Gopher offensive zone with a minute 16 more against Doak Doak wins it cleanly Carter shade behind the net the Mars Pennsylvania native turned over Oliver Moore Jimmy snug out front looking for a pass waited too long pitlick was open and almost skated him not to be open long shot in from Luke middl stat easily held by suier as far it's just been a lack of energy for the golden goerss not a whole lot of pep in their step passes just aren't really connecting at the places that they want to and that's the reason they find themselves tied with Penn State in the dying seconds of the first Luke midat can't keep it in now Penn State coming the other direction with demaro Aaron hugan two onone Brody lamb he fires glove save suier another follow-up opportunity saved by suier off the Stick of Kur Mack across the middle couple Defenders run into each other middle stat and renzel did bodies flying just just about everywhere pass ahead from Aaron hugan to Brody lamb lamb deflects it in he has to fight there with Lok to keep it in 23 seconds and counting they are pinched against the boards hugan tried to work it free but it was pinched Back Down Low by Kerwin Kerwin gets it back along the far boards trying to work in past Chesley his shot in deflected by Chesley and saved by Justin close lamb coming the other direction spins around as the clock expires on the first period shots read nine a piece Golden Gophers and Penn State tied at one after one I'll be back couple minutes before the start of the second for a first period recap and what to look forward to in the second here on Radio K Sports e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e welcome back ladies and gentlemen to Minneapolis Minnesota where the golden go for men's hockey team is tied at one after one period against the visiting Penn State nit KNE Lions I specify the men's team because the women's team in the dying minutes of the third period get a power play against the Wisconsin Badgers and as has been so customary for them this season Payton hemp buries one with 1616 into the third period so Wisconsin's got a shade over three minutes to tie it up if this holds the Golden Gophers will take the contest 3-2 just next door in the women's Arena of course Ritter is always a great place to be but right now we're at 3 Marina at maruchi hopefully some of the fans from that game decide they want to stick around for a bit longer and maybe who knows they had tickets to both games and want to come see the last period and a half or so here from the men's side for the men it's tied N9 to9 in shots on goal one to one in the game as well like I mentioned earlier Sam renzel unassisted got his second on the season at 12 with 1239 left in the first and then jacqu buo answered back a just after Penn State had a goal overturned from Danny janev and Dylan lugris was added as an extra assist on the goal as well like I said the Golden Gophers if they want to win this game they're going to have to play well in front of Justin close and that was one of the one of the trademark things you do not want to give up is a pass across to a wide open man on the other side close had essentially no chance on the save as well but we're dropped and ready here for the second period for Minneapolis off the faceof win by Oliver Moore Rett pitlick winds up with it along the far boards and dumps it in suier plays it there snug rude back down low for Alver Moore who is bumped down there by Carter shade out go the nitty Lions Dow is able to help janev dump it into the Zone middle stat waits for it along the boards gives it to Cal Thomas Thomas spins back for middl stat more fans on the pass Kerwin creates a turnover Kerwin back down low for Christian sarlo Rett pitlick along the far boards dumps it back down below the net and to the close side of the boards for Luke middle stat passed in Connect Now snuggerud winds up with it over to alore and out of the Zone just briefly as Simon Mack gets it right back in Cal Thomas ahead for Aaron hugan who pokes it out of the way two on two the other direction pitlake slides it back for hugan he fires shots deflected out front by Gratton lawback long pass up ahead for Aiden thinkink watched there by Mike ker has to work his way dumps it into himself around ker Chesley is able to get a skate in front of it and stop his momentum Conor Kurt up ahead for Brody lamb along the close boards he is dumped into the boards by palasik sharp angle shot by Kurth went nowhere ker keeps it into the Zone but the puck rode the boards past Aaron hugan and winds up on Penn State stick Jared Crespo stick down well there by Bryce brzinsky he winds up with it at the Block M and hugan dumps it in soier settles it down there for creso as Nelson hops on to complete the line change Nelson just isn't aable to keep a hot pass in off the Stick of Tanner palis and it winds up in the golden go for defensive Zone with Carl fish rodzinski into the neutral zone and at the offensive zone fires a shot that's deflected off the Stick of Dow cervano up ahead for Doak looks like like fans wanted a penalty there on Doak after he tried to hook Carl fish off the puck renzel tried to dump and clear but Doak winds up with it renzel once again off the boards and this time out lands right in front of brodzinski brodzinski tried to play it back for never Nelson just keeps it in Puck was resting on the blue line in the center for brodzinski passed in Connect as was deflected by a couple Penn State skaters Mason never is now down low in the close Corner watch there by sh and Doak Nelson joins the fight Penn State is able to retain possession with cervano fans on the dump in pass and Charlie stroble winds up with it stroble again dumps it in no shots three minutes and Counting into the second frame stroble is just able to keep it into the Zone good play by Jimmy Clark to keep it there as well Clark down low for Middle stat who one times it off of his stick and off the boards to C thas he joins a fight along the far boards won by Penn State lugris off the boards middle stat is able to deflect jv's stick and looks like we'll have a face off at Center ice it may have hit somebody in the Penn State bench three and a half minutes gone no shots for either team both teams looking uncomfortable in the offensive zone and much much more confident in the defensive Zone Moore against Lampa Moore wins that one back to Cal Thomas Luke midat flip pass ahead good stick there by snug rud to stop Gratton from swiping the puck Kerwin is able to hold it in for Penn State and they dump it in yet again Luke midad after the settle down from Justin close deflects It Off The Stick of Lampa and into the crowd referee gets a fresh Puck from the Penalty Box and it'll be a Faceoff in the Golden Gopher defensive Zone Alver Moore against Xander Lampa Lampa the lone Minnesota native like I said earlier senior from Rochester Minnesota played for the water loop Blackhawks in the USHL Lampa wins the faceoff draw but after a pass back from Kerwin winds up out of the offensive zone for Penn State Cal Thomas in the golden go for defensive Zone tried to find pitlick no ice say the referees in suier has to settle it down behind the net for Gratton Gratton around the boards for Mack and snugger is able to pinch and keep it in Oliver Mo along the far Corner tried to find Pit Lake down low and that didn't connect Lampa up ahead for sarlo sarlo slings it across to the other end for Mack who voles it just a bit farther into the offensive zone Mike ker on it for the Golden Gophers tried to give it a head to Chesley for a dump in hit his stick a little too hard and it winds up again in the golden go for defensive Zone Chesley turns it over behind the net to demaro demaro tried to find lawback out front P but Penn State keeps it in palis working in tries to find his way around ker spin around shot opportunity for Penn State saved by Justin close Smart play as a board battle ensues along the close boards kept in by Penn State now lawback spins behind for a shot attempted by aen thinkink fanned on it after a deflection by Mike ker good play by the golden goer defense but still nothing going on offense for Minnesota Jimmy Clark tries or pinane tries to start something as he deflects a Penn State exit pass nothing coming crbo dumps it out of the defensive Zone over the Stick of renzel now he does get it and slaps it over to Carl fish fish has it tied up in his skates it's in the offensive zone just briefly as Penn State gains control again renzel pokes it off of cervano stick and that's offside cervano winds up just across the blue stripe and will'll do it again as a Faceoff draw ensues on the close dot still no shots registered in the second period by either team looks like the wraparound shot was deflected by a Golden Gopher out front Jackson Nelson wins the draw renzel being pestered there by suro cervano lays out renzel and Penn State winds up with it but Dow gave it right back to renzel who dumps it in suier behind his net trying to find an open pass dangerous there as he slides it to Doak no harm coming janev back to Doak Doak fires it in gloved and held by Justin close and he will not drop it B Out Boys light them up being actually My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark how that is probably the most famous part of the song being played by the golden go for pet band that's a common show tune that I that I'll hear them play brings me back to my days in pet band in high school didn't play that one pass ahead for brozinsky and Nevers Cal Thomas threw his hands up because both of them seemed like the other one wanted to get it and that'll be an icing fans have steadily if marginally increased throughout the game as Wisconsin has tied it up Casey O'Brien with just 8 seconds left ties it up and we're headed to overtime across the block sarlo into the offensive zone sticked Away by Justin close and pass up to the point did not find anybody Gratton has to retreat into the neutral zone to get it Xander Lampa dumps it in Middle stat fights for it along the boards and it's one back with some help from Mason never brazinski gives it back to never across the block M who dumps it in hustles his way around a couple pen State Defenders now pass up to the point Chesley is able to just pinch it in almost had a rush there for Kerwin middle stat bodies ma into the boards now a shot out front by Strobel deflected off a Penn State stick just wide of suier Chesley tried a sharp angle shot that was deflected out front by a whole horde of nitty lions Buco tries to get it out of the offensive zone once and on the second opportunity does get it to Mack Ma's dump in rides the board so close can't settle it down no harm as Mike Kester is there to play it along the boards gives it to Charlie stroble stroble his pass was in the skates of Jimmy Clark turned over once again now palisi fires it into the offensive zone for Penn State shots still reading nine to nine almost eight minutes Gone In the period palasik to lugris lugris fires that's ramped high off Jimmy Clark's stick and into the netting it's not every day you see a period go this long without registering a shot for either team but both defenses have been strong both offenses have struggled to set up opportunities in their respective zones and we play on more against Lok tie up a little early as the referee gives them both a warning Lok wins it cleanly Crespo at the point slides it over to palisi who fumbled the pass a little bit pass came out front for Penn State but Rett pitlick is on it there as and he gets it ahead to Carl fish in the neutral zone who dumps it in palasik below the net to Crespo and now a little farther for demaro demaro to laok turned over again and Carl fish does the same thing he did just 10 seconds earlier soier settles it down behind the net he's been doing that quite a bit that's really stopped the golden gopher's dump and Chase attack as snug winds up with a loose puck in the neutral zone now into the offensive zone Alver Moore down low in the close boards gives it to Snug up to the point for renzel renzel fires a shot in that's deflected off the boards and off the corner boards into the bench I believe right around where Nathan Ary sits see if the Golden Gophers can't get a Faceoff draw Victory Aaron hugin's on the dot right now he's two for five on the night overall the Golden Gophers are ahead 14 to nine he does get a Faceoff win but Luke middle stats shot was deflected off a pinching cervano cervano into the offensive zone Rings it around the boards for Jimmy Dow Jimmy Dow tried to play it back down for cervano middle stats able to pinch him off and with some help from Cal Thomas is able to work it out Connor Kur into the offensive zone tried to Spring hugan was stick stick down there by Carter shade peni below the net flips it out to the point for Cal Thomas gets it back down low past hugan and pinane winds up on serano's stick his pass skips over the Stick of Doak and now back the other direction Dow to cervano Zano across his own Blue Line finds sarlo who voied it into the offensive zone but they would have been off sides Kurt little tow drag move into the slot he hit the post best opportunity of the last 10 minutes a game play for either team and Connor Kur just can't get it by the iron first shot registered at the period almost 10 minutes gone just about 9:45 and the Golden Gophers finally have registered the first shot on either goenda Gratton voles it ahead for Kerwin tried to stick it into the Zone through his legs and it winds up on the stick of ker ker pass up the other side now Nelson into the offensive zone he fires save suier was looking for it looks like that was in his equipment might have to look for it looks like it might be in one of his pads and does fish it out of his pads we'll head to the mid period break just two shots from the Golden Gophers and nothing else thus far this period 941 left in the second e e we're back here on Radio K Sports offensive zone draw for Jackson Nelson who has not yet lost as is typical he is the best golden go for skater on the faceoff dot just as I say that he loses his first almost wound up with a loose puck in the slot as he's now six for seven on the red dots pass ahead for renzel didn't find Jackson Nelson that'll be an icing maybe a bit of a line change here coming for the gold Gophers Jimmy snuggerud alongside Nelson and never now instead of brodzinski I do not see brazinski is on the bench excuse me referees want to check that everybody is lined up properly Nelson wins that Faceoff draw down from a knee renzel however gives it right back to Penn State janev and bukov fighting with Nelson and fish below the net Nelson winds up with it never try to spin pass now does get it to Jackson Nelson dumps it in past his number mate J Jared creso palasik plays it around the boards for lugris he dumps it out of the Zone but fired right back in by renzel Crespo over for palisi on the right side again flings it all the way down renzel two hand chops at it and it's back into the neutral zone and back again yet into the golden go for defensive Zone Carl fish along the boards for pitlick pitlick ahead for more looks like this is going to be a little bit of a line Shuffle brzinsky into the offensive zone tried to Spring all more on a deflection he was tied up by Mack thinkink across the block M tries to avoid a couple stick checks there from renzel tried to get it towards the center now two Penn State skaters had a chance at in the slot neither of them could decide who wanted to take the shot between Lok and demaro and the puck winds up wide think at the point long shot in gloved and held by Justin close dangerous opportunity there for Penn State those two guys looks like the golden go for defense got tied up out front nobody picked up either Lok or demaro and they just kind of stumbled over one another Aaron hugan will go against Doak this line Remains the Same for the Golden Gophers Doak wins it back to shade shots deflected in but it died on cvan's Stick hugan along the close boards back around to The Far Side for Luke middl stat Taps it back easily for Cal Thomas tried to Spring hugan Puck winds up on Liam suier who has to cover and we'll have another draw 7 Minutes 51 seconds left in the second period shots read 11 to n still just the two shots for the Golden Gophers none yet this period for the visiting nitty lions hugan against Doak again Doak gets the better of him for the second time in a row shade turns it over Connor Kurt tried to center it for hugan that was deflected out front on a good play by shade hugan trying to work there against pette pette is able to get it into the Golden Gopher offensive zone Cal Thomas wins a battle behind the net he's pinched off there by pette and now a four-man scrum ensues just off to the right side of Justin close pette still fighting there with hugan Penn State's able to work it free Lampa fires a shot that's hind wide of closes right Lampa now below the net tries to spring it around and Puck is worked loose and Ro lamb flips it out to Center and in to the Penn State's defensive Zone not far enough for an icing Xander Lampa into the offensive zone gave it to sarlo gave it back to Lampa tried to Center for Kerwin was pinched off there by Cal Thomas another scrum for it right in front of Justin close worked free by Jimmy Clark now hustles up the boards dumps it in past Mack hit the corner St in and we'll have a face off on the dot just outside of the golden go for offensive zone Penn State did register their first shot of the period on that wraparound try was a couple times there it was just a Scramble for it in front of Justin close way to stay down in the butterfly not prevent anything soft from getting through pin andimi winds up with a loose puck now into the offensive zone for midat along the close side midd pinched off there by a couple nit KN lions and now a fight ensues janev works it free stands at just 5 foot five but is great diving play by John midd stat on defense deflected a pass that was intended for Mack Chesley was in on defense trying to pinch and start something for the Golden Gophers Penn State turns it over now Rett pitlick tried to find Mason never now does get into the offensive zone Nelson fir save suier snuggerud at a followup opportunity it was in his skates Nelson works it free again to never is he missed it out front and none of the defensemen were in the right spot Golden Gopher starting to show some offensive momentum with the new lines Jackson Nelson into the offensive zone gives never a little catch and he dumps it in snuggerud scores Jackson Nelson with a spin around feed and snuggerud one hand Taps it past the left pad of Liam suier and the Golden Gophers break the the stalemate excellent play by the Golden Gophers as their lines were mixed up Nelson just throws it towards the center and snug essentially slaps at it with the forehand blade side of his stick beats suier to the far side and the Golden Gophers have the lead once again Jimmy snuggerud scores his team leading 20th goal on the season p St wins the draw into the offensive zone Oliver Moore trying to hustle in against Carter shade shade winds up playing it behind his net Now red pck to Oliver Mo out front almost got another one did the Golden Gophers rodzinski pinches to keep it in brazinski along the boards pestered there by shade gets it to pitlick pitlick slides it for more brazinski winds up for it fires safe suier golden gopher's really pressing the offensive momentum right now broin can't quite keep it in law back out of the Penn State defensive Zone that's a goal from Jimmy snug from Jackson Nelson and Mason never it's Nelson's 26th Point never is third 15th Oliver Moore with a shot in deflected off the Stick of Aiden fin brodzinski with another shot in that hobbled Jared creso pretty good he is able to stay up good stick there by Carl fish was able to just get it past Aiden Fink but he winds up with it and dumps it in Sam renzel for hugan hugan turns it over and gets it out Brody lamb now across the block mounded by a couple Penn State Defenders crbo winds up with it Connor Kur with a good stick to poke it off of Pet's stick now Brody Lamb with Connor Kur possible two onone lamb looking for the pass good stick out front by palis fight forward in the far Corner Brody lamb hugan and a couple Penn State nit Lions creso wins it over to Doak Doak flips it high gloved and dropped by Carl fish good play by Brody lamb to avoid an off sides works it in across the circles into the middle and sticked Away by Penn State sarlo up across the neutral zone has to avoid a hugan check winds up on renzel 3 minutes 30 seconds left in the second period not much offense going until Jimmy snug and that's his 20th on the season team dis playay a bit of catch and Simon Mack winds up with it around the boards was too far for Groudon shot in by Jimmy Clark easy save suier stroble along the boards pinched off by Lampa Lampa plays it back around round for Mack and Mack to graten graten to Kerwin pass too high for Lampa stroble tried to deflect it and he does so Jimmy Clark into the offensive zone now Clark is pestered there by two nit knye Lions but Chesley winds up with it tries to sling it into the offensive zone but Gratton was right there into the off offensive zone go the nitty Lions only briefly on a dump snug into the offensive zone for the Golden Gophers shade tried to PL the down out front never fires from right in front of sulier and he's able to come up with a great glove save excellent feed by Jimmy snug to even find Mason never in the slot had to work through Dow and shade backhanded it and a better save by suier 2 minutes 20 seconds remaining in the second be Nelson never snuggerud as brodzinski flips to the third line or excuse me brazinski flips the first line faceof one by Penn State dumped out Luke midd stat on it quickly there dumps it right back in to suier Dow along the boards just past Aiden fin gotten out of the Zone by Cal Thomas Nelson whiffs on a dump in and Penn State Begins the other direction Cal Thomas another gloven drop two of those in just about the span of 10 seconds Luke middle stat back in the defensive Zone tried to find Cal Thomas Thomas wasn't looking as he was skating to get back on defense Carter shade and DOW play a bit of catch to avoid Mason never and thinkink winds up with it as a white stick matches his Navy Jersey quite well now dumped in by lback close ahead for Cal Thomas good touch pass there from pitlick to Oliver Moore who works into the slot fish is able to keep it in fish looking for a shot tried to find Oliver Moore stick out front and pass didn't connect renzel at the point Works in fires blocker save SU there renzel was looking for his second Carl fish is able to glove and drop but not before he is ridden off the puck there by Doak a minute remaining in the second period really good pass ahead by renzel De Moore Moore tried to find brodzinski he was pinched off by Kerwin brodzinski into the slot fish up Top Shot in is loose suer I believe got a piece of that with his blocker and Penn State's able to clear Kerwin into the offensive zone three on two Two Shots deflected by renzel that hobbled him pretty good Oliver Moore defle checked into the boards quite hard by a nitty lion almost a turnover created by pitlick and the Golden Gophers come the other direction and back onto the Stick of Carl fish renzel now to hugan dumps it off the boards to Brody lamb 10 seconds left in the period Gratton on the close boards looking to start one last rush for the NIT Lions dumps it past janev fishes able to deflect it get it out not quite out of the zone and the period horn sounds very slow start to the period for both teams but the Golden Gophers have nine shots to Penn State's one in the second period much better defensive period from the hometown Squad and they get rewarded with a Jimmy snuggerud goal his 20th on the season from Jackson Nelson and Mason Ever After the Bob MCO line Shuffle 2 to one heading in to the third period here from Minneapolis e e e e e for e e e e e e e e e e welcome back ladies and gentlemen about 3 minutes and 45 seconds remaining until the start of the third period gets underway but there's more than just boys or there's more than just Gopher hockey going on right now in the state of Minnesota it's State Hockey time for all of the high school in Minnesota it's semifinal action has been going on all day today St Cloud Cathedral faced off against number two seed warro St Cloud Cathedral the three seed and they gave up the first two against warro then scored two more in the second period to tie it at two waron scored about Midway through the third period and then with just a minute n seconds left Junior 4 John hersfield getss a backhanded shot pass the warro defense to tie it at three and then hersfield yet again in overtime buries the winner as St Cloud Cathedral has a crazy upset over the favored War Road and then in the second game it was more of the craziness Hermantown facing off against Monami Hermantown a perennial favorite if they're not going to win the championship they're probably going to be playing in it and they showed their stuff going up for to nothing at the end of the first period at the end of two it was Hermantown 5 midi three but then maami scores to cut it to one Herman scores yet again to make it 64 and then mamidi scores with a minute 52 seconds left and then just about a minute later scores again to tie it at six then hermant toown with just 482 seconds left in overtime cares the winner 7 to6 almost a football score there from the XL Energy Center as they move on to the champion to Championship to face St Cloud cath Cathedral right now you can watch Chan Hassen versus cron darham Hall Chanhassen is all over cron daram hall right now they're up five to nothing but here from Minneapolis that of course is being played in St Paul ball it's 2 to1 Golden Gophers after a significantly better period than the first they outshot Penn State 9 to1 did not give Penn State any opportunity to get set up in the offensive zone and they netted their second goal of the night Jimmy snugs 20th on the season from both Jackson Nelson and Mason never on the women's side I do have unfortunate news as Wisconsin netted the winner in overtime late Eden gave the Badgers the victory 4 to3 after the Golden Gophers were hanging on to a one-goal lead they outshot the Gophers 42-23 great performance from Skyler veter just to keep them in the game so we'll resume action in just under a minute here from Minneapolis Golden Gophers just got to do more of the same in what they did in that last period and they should be heading home with a one to nothing series lead looking for the series sweep tomorrow afternoon we'll see if they come out with the same lines in the third I'm assuming they will as it worked to great effect in the first and it looks like they do it'll be pitlick Moore broad zinski looking to get a little bit more size and spread out the veteran Presence by switching snuggerud and brozinsky now it's all double numbers on this line coincidentally 77 11 and 22 Oliver Moore will make his way to the faceoff dot where he's five for 10 and make that six for 11 as he wins it cleanly back to Luke mdstat who dumps it in Ru carum off the boards pitlick picks it up behind the net suer didn't even realize it no harm no foul as Penn State works it out of the zone shade in the offensive zone for the NIT Lions controlled on the close boards by buo tried to find lugris stick out front didn't connect chopped high in the air by brazinski died on the blue line all over mois slings it all the way down the ice for an icing for Penn State the key is to keep keep the keep the pressure on get some shots at Justin close he was could have almost fallen asleep in that second period at points all ver Moore lost the face off to Lampa shot in well wide off the Stick of Dylan graten and sticked out of the Zone by Rett pitlick sarlo winds up with it play it over and actually fell down but Gratton wound up with it good spin around poke check there by Mason never to jar one free now Nelson along the boards right in front of Penn State's bench he's into the offensive zone into the slot fires blocker save sulier good chance there for Nelson snugger tried to find Mason never out front tesley off the boards tried to get it off the or tried to shoot it off the boards to Jackson Nelson Nelson was tied up flipped high and stays in the field to play fans looked like they were targeted on that Penn State clear out ker follows it into the offensive zone Gratton is waiting for it there for Penn State but Nelson forces a loose puck in the far Corner snug rud fighting there with Gratton Gratton passes it back to demaro and back to Gratton yet again off the boards and out of the zone for lawback ker no stick and that's going to be off sides on Penn State ker didn't break his stick looks like he's good to go he'll come off on a change it'll be the third line out for the Golden Gophers and for Penn State it'll be the fourth line Doak against hugan Doak wins cleanly palisi over to Crespo Crespo off of Connor Kurt's stick that NE Gates the icing renzel picks it up he is poked from behind by Sir cervano cervano threw on towards Justin CL in a long spin around shot easily stick side off the Stick of Crespo Connor Kurt into the neutral zone and dumps it into the offensive zone for Aaron hugan closed off there by palis good glove and drop by Connor Kur now up to the point for fish who fires and they score looks like Aaron hugan had a deflection out front carer will fish with a one-time shot and the Golden Gophers have the first multi-goal lead of the night that's a great play from behind the net by a brody lamb to pick up a loose Puck with his glove fire low to high fish shot it in suer looked up at the rafters as if to say how didn't I get that one we'll see if hugan got a piece of it looks like either he or Jared creso got a piece of it referees awaiting to see if Penn State will challenge I don't really think there's too much there to look at and the Golden Gophers will retain their lead it's Aaron hugan his 11th goal on the season as the Gophers win the face off pinan into the offensive zone almost looked for John middle stat and pinane now down low it's hugan from fish and lamb pen state three on two the other direction looking to answer lugris shot in on close easily off of his stick and held so hugin's 11th on the season assist from Carl fish just his second Point as well as Brody lamb that's his 13th assist no one Golden Gopher with multiple points on the night it's been spread pretty evenly across the board Moore wins the faceoff draw as the students go in to the siiv chant as sulier has given up three Moors poked off the puck effectively there by Ryan Kerwin renzel is able to create a loose Puck and get it ahead to Pit Lake now on the far boards for brodzinski chips it around Gratton back for brodzinski Sharp angle shot Sam renzel looked like he wanted another one-time opportunity pitlick fires into a traffic that may have hit alliv ver Mo out front brodzinski back up to the point renzel plays a little catch with olver Moore he spins away renzel good keep in at the line renzel fires off the Stick of suier into the netting good offense momentum from the Golden Gophers they really starting to push the foot down on the gas pedal these new lines seem to be working well both lines have generated opportunities and the Deep pair of fish and Sam renzel both have a point middle stat keeps the faceoff win from Jackson Nelson in the zone creso tries to work it free down low and good play there by thinkink to start a Penn State rush through the neutral zone demaro turns it over Luke midd stat now going the other direction snuggerud little tap pass gets it back from never his shot ramps high off of Crespo stick into the netting once again 161 remaining in the third that goal was scored at with 1742 left Aaron hugan is 11th of the season from Carl fish and Brody lamb just the one penalty from Dame Doak in the game thus far goer penalty free Nelson loses the faceoff draw Penn State now works it out of the defensive Zone with pette cervano fighting for it right in front of the golden goph for bench and he winds up with it cervano into the offensive zone right pad save close pette dumps it down low and past cervano for Carter shade shade tried to get it back to cervano now fight for it along the close Corner Nelson's stick is snapped by Doak snug whacks it out of the air with a high stick but pen state has to keep it in deflected shot by cervano off the Stick of Carter shade goes wide another chance for Penn State cervano fires just off the side of the net as the golden goers can't quite get it out Nelson was able to get a new stick but they're in their defensive Zone ker behind the net ridden off by Aiden fin out front another shot by DeMarco saved by close Penn State starting to show some offensive momentum shade is shot in loved and held by Justin close looks like the referees could have called a slashing there Jackson Nelson was just holding his stick and a Penn State player slashed it in half not didn't break in half but clearly broke law back against hugan in the golden go for defensive Zone hugan wins it back with some help from lamb renzel pinched up along the boards by demaro gets it to hugan who works his way around the net protecting the puck with one hand is hugan and demaro winds up getting it from him but Conor Kurth creates a turnover Kurth into the offensive own shovel shot two Saves by Liam sulier on a great hustle play by Connor Kur one against three effort Kurt just kind of threw it at sulier he made the save and he wound up with a rebound opportunity and suier had to make a left pad save Carl fish almost turned it over in the defensive Zone Aaron hugan winds up with it in the Penn State slot and he slides it across to Carl fish fish off the boards to stroble and stroble over to renzel who dumps it in no icing called by the referees and the Golden Gophers get a line change sending the fourth line out there is head coach Bob MCO janev in into the offensive zone backhand shot handled by close and swallowed up shots Now read 24 to 17 a lot more offense going in this period than in the second actually Connor Kurt's first shot hit the post I couldn't see it because of the angle and his second follow-up opportunity was saved by sier Lampa against Clark L Lampa Kerwin sarlo for n Lions Clark wins it just about as cleanly as you could Luke middl stat cross the Blue Line takes a hard hit there from Lampa he has to get back on defense as lamp's into the offensive zone Lampa tried to get it down low to Kerwin was briefly handled there by Justin close fight for it along the close corner now Lampa clarkk middle stat and John midd stat wound up with it briefly now gets it back from Cal Tomas cross the Block M goes John middle stat tried to play it in front Strobel had an opportunity if not for the defense of graten dumped in by Ryan Kerwin settled down by close cheslie is able to get it ahead of palis but palis is still working now brodzinski gives a little support and dumps it in Jimmy Dow up ahead for Doak Doak along the close boards nice hit there by Mike Kester Doak low to high to down for a point shot easily into the midsection of close and held Penn State with eight shots already this period to the golden go five showing quite a bit more pep in their step on the offensive side of things the period of the long change got to both teams I would guess law back against Moore be lawback DeMarco thinkink DeMarco fires that shot died in traffic I think Chesley got a piece of it Chesley tried to get it out but long back is able to keep it in another deflected shot out front by Mike ker and a shot Off The Stick of Justin close by Jimmy Dow turnover by the Golden Gophers they're getting a bit sloppy thinkink fires a shot slot or a slot shot deflected by The Stick of Mike Kester into the netting Gophers cannot let this lead go to waste 3 to one with 12 and a half left in the Big 10 tournament it's all about how much energy you've got if you're playing three game series just before you've got to get go up against a team that's got a two game series it's a completely different look graten winds up with it in the defensive Zone after he was watched there by Carl fish pinching in from the defense pen stayed into the neutral zone and dumped in by Mack close out to play a little bit of a dangerous play but he gets it to never who slides it to snuggerud snug lost it to pette who plays it over for Mack Mack tried to dump it out of the Zone but middle stat wound up with it now Jackson Nelson gets it in Mack the other direction Jimmy snug rud pinches and is not able to hold lawback in for Penn State lab back with a shot in deflex high off the boards demaro gets it to thinkink Along The Far Side think tried to find demaro back good sck by Mason ever in better placement Jackson Nelson off the boards to himself trying to power in nobody there for the golden gers that are in the midst of a change Conor Kur Rings it all the way around the boards Chesley with a shot deflected Down By The Stick of Jared Crespo Aaron hugan and ker have a bit of a miscommunication fin into the offensive zone he fires left pad save or excuse me right pad save Justin close dangerous chance there for thinkink who like I said earlier is one of the better players and a freshman on this Penn State team Connor Kur in the close Corner in the Golden Gopher offensive zone fighting there with three Mitty Lions alongside Aaron hugan palasik works at free palik into buo buo dumps it into the Zone ker there for the Gophers Chesley along the boards plays a little catch with Aaron hugan as the Golden Gophers look to reset long pass up ahead finds the stick of pinane he has to hustle after it trying to fight with shade shade plays it well but it's still in the offensive zone Jimmy Clark tried to pinch to help pin anemia out a bit nothing going and janev has a shot deflect off of renzel stick in Into The netting yet again on the faceoff dot it's 24 to 18 in favor of the Gophers Jackson Nelson as is per usual the highest percentage guy 9 for 12 but in terms of percentage just not as much volume Jimmy Clark is also four for six it'll be Clark and he again wins it cleanly John midd stad is able to just get it past Carter shade and out of the Zone but Penn State winds up with it yet again Dow trying to find sarlo and the golden goers give it right back will try again Penn State from their defensive Zone Lampo along the bench sides of the boards tried to find Kerwin pinching in that puck winds up loose and John midad is the first man to it middle stat trying to work his way around Kerwin slides it to the boards for Clark Clark fighting with Kerwin gets some help from pinem along the far side boards and now a fight forward ues in the close Corner worked free Cal Thomas or excuse me that's renzel to Clark at the top of the circle who fires that's deflected in traffic he shattered his stick in half Mack Along The Far Side absorbs an open Ice bump there from Luke middle stat Sam renzel over to ol Moore now into the offensive zone with some speed Hammer's on the brace up to the point for Middle stat middle stat slides it over to Thomas Thomas fires a shot in pitlick [Applause] scores Rett pitl cleans up a Cal Thomas shot on the rebound and the Golden Gophers are up by three great play by Rett pitlick out front and a smarter play by Sam renzel just to fire it at suier looking for that rebound pitlick found enough open space suier had again no chance as Penn State doesn't bounce box out the flex off Max stick and up over the glove of Liam suier four to one Golden Gophers on Rett pit Lick's 18th of the Season assists from Cal Thomas and Luke midad along the boards Mason never creates a loose Puck might have a chance for five tried to find snug back and has to work it around the boards Jimmy snug again along the boards on far side one free by reys laok trying to fight his way around Ryan Chesley Chesley plays the body well Jimmy Justin close has to cover the puck and winds up tripping Aiden fin Who falls down in a heap and we'll have the mid period break 8 minutes 48 seconds left in the third after Rett pitlick 18th of the season the Golden Gophers find themselves up 4 to one here from Minneapolis and on Radio K Sports Real Sports Radio e e four to one Golden Gophers Nelson on the faceoff draw wins it yet again back to Jimmy snuggerud Mason never winds up with it just in front of the golden go for bench they've had the better of the chances Justin close has been pretty Sharp not a ton of high danger Penn State opportunities but when he's needed to he's been able to make the saves and Penn State has not been super sturdy in front of Liam sulier Ryan Chesley dumps it along the boards as it's in the golden go for defensive Zone Jackson Nelson creates a turnover tried a diving pass attempt to find an open snuggerud and it was well played there by creso over for shade shade up ahead ramped off demaro stick into the offensive zone for Penn State as they change all five skaters shots now 25 to 21 in favor of the Golden Gophers and they're ahead by the difference in shots or they' scored that many difference in shots Conor Kur below the net Aaron hugan helping out hugin's body into the boards by shade and now worked free by Jimmy Dow penalty coming up here against the Golden Gophers they'll touch up we'll see what the call is came from the back referee it's going to be a cross check as Penn States 20.3% power play will go to work as Connor Kurt heads to the Box his seventh penalty on the season pen State looking to get some momentum back haven't seen their power play thus far tonight it'll be Chesley Nelson never and middl stat for the Golden Gophers one face off there by Jackson Nelson and dumped out of the Zone by Mason never for the nitty Lions it'll be Gratton Doak Mack cervano and janev on the first power play line middle stat ties the puck up down low Jan or excuse me that's Doak works it free Gratton fanned on the pass but he gets it back right at the point Mack fires a shot in blocked out front by Luke midd stat and dumped out by Jackson Nelson second penalty kill line for the Golden Gophers hugan pitlick fish renzel 45 seconds gone in the Connor Kur crosschecking minor thinkink turns it over and now an opportunity the other direction Rett pitlick rushing into the Zone finds hugan tow drgs fires right into the midsection of suier great stick by Rett Pit Lake out front and looks like action's going to continue everybody in the arena including the band thought that suer had covered that puck referees do not think so renzel winds up with it below Justin close gets it over to Aaron hugan skates it out and dumps it bit of an odd play there it seemed like suer had a good hold on the puck but obviously some referee thought otherwise band even started playing their break music no break came Penn oh opportunity there for Penn State laok on the back door and it was just over his stick on the pass from lugris janev spinning and looking for an angle with 15 seconds left in the Kurth Miner janev gets it again at the top of the circle more deflects it more trying to work it free from janev some help from Dow he keeps it in lugris down low for Buco buo out for janev janev at the close Circle spins around Minnesota's full strength janev down low tried to did do a through the leg shot did Jac buo and the power play expires Conor Kurt out of the box and the Golden Gophers one for one on the kill palasik over for sarlo sarlo dumps it in past Jackson Nelson ker slaps it around the boards to the close side Nevers is pinched off there by Kerwin now Ryan Chesley winds up with it behind the net he almost turned it over and did turn it over to Lampa Lampa flings it back down low for sarlo sarlo looks out front good skate there by Ryan Chesley Mason Nevers into the neutral zone dumps it to the close side for snugger in with some speed tried a quick shot good stick there by Crespo snug dumps creso shot on the sharp angle from hugan died in traffic renzel has to retreat back to his defensive Zone and his pass was deflected by Kerwin close settles it down and goes along the boards kept in by by Doak Doak is forced off of it by two Golden Gophers Doak looked like he may have gotten a piece of Mason never almost drew a penalty did never but we play on four minutes 5 seconds remaining in the third Golden Gopher still up three pette along the far board sticked aside by Ryan Chesley chance out front pette was able to find shade and shade couldn't get the shot away flipped High out of the Zone off the shoulder of Doak hugan trying to work around pette and hugan took a slash on the hand and he's going to head to the bench hugan maybe even on the wrist he's holding his wrist Chesley dumps it in about Fly ball to Liam suier tried to play it and will'll have a stoppage Bob MCO looking for a slash there against Aaron hugan was holding his wrist after he got hit by a Penn State Defender snug with a showing a replay of his reverse hit on creso in the offensive zone Alver Moore on the draw Alver Moore is able to Win It Puck was not kept in the zone after brodzinski had to retreat thinkink works his way around fish gets it to lawback law back to the point close point for Max slings it Point too point for Gratton Gratton with the long long shot in deflected by pit lck stick and into the netting guy gadowski will be pulling Liam sulier 3 minutes and 18 seconds left the nitty Lions need three if they want to force the extra session Golden Gophers just need one more for Culver Moore will have the face off against Buco lawback the extra skater on for the nney Lions he winds up with it to the point for a shot that's deflected by brodzinski out of the Zone off the Stick of graten dumped in Justin close settles it down gets it over to Carl fish tried to deflect it out of the zone pitlick at the empty net and he scored red pitlick buries his second of the game and second in a row and that'll ice this one Golden Gophers up five to one great play by Mason never along the boards and then pitlick just winds up with a loose Puck flings it towards the empty net nobody in front of it hits dead center and he has his 19th on the season suier gets back into his net and the Golden Gophers have just about sealed this one in game one it's pitlick from fish and Justin close gets an assist pen State into the offensive zone janev easily beat Sam renzel and referees say both JV and Sam renzel will be going to the box after a bit of drawing renzel slashed janov's stick in half as we'll have off setting miners so second goal of the night for Rett pitlick second assist of the night for Carl fish will'll go four on four for the next two and a half minutes as renzel and Jan get to sit in the box and think about the drawing that they did after the play Draw is one by Penn State back to Crespo Crespo body in the boards and hits the lineman into the golden goph for bench in fact snug has to glove and drop as it found its way into the Golden Gopher offensive zone referees called a hand pass I'm pretty sure sure snugger had that one nonetheless we'll have a face off in the penate offensive zone sarlo Lampa Crespo and shade excuse me that's not Crespo and palisi on defense then Nelson fish snuggerud Chesley Penn State wins the draw snug however is able to work it out to Jackson Nelson and he'll spin back and kill some more time cross the red line he dumps it in Carl fish will race after it getting a little bit of Rush in from the defensive side of things students in front of Carl fish give a slight Applause as fish bodies a man into the boards Lampa now with control for Penn State gives it over to palasik and palis across the blam turns it over to snuggerud who's into the offensive zone tried to tow drag around palasik and palik was having none of it now under 100 seconds to go hugan skate to stick was knocked down there by Dow fans were looking for a penalty none coming palasik now gives it to Kerwin Kerwin up to crowd or Dow excuse me Kerwin tried to tow drag around Luke midat he lost the handle and Luke midat able to force him off of it and dump it out again D over for Aman Aman shoves Kester to the ground who goes down in a heap now Aaron hugan into the offensive zone for Mason never he's tied up by a whole horde of nitty Lions one minute left in the third period and stayed into the offensive zone again a shot by Dylan Graton dies in traffic Doak below the net tried to find graten and Jimmy Clark winds up with it Clark to never never will just calmly skate it across the red line as both men are back on and will return to five on five for just about 30 seconds Dylan Gratton along the far board sticked Away by Oliver Moore gets it to bradinsky tried to find Jimmy Clark in the center that was deflected Away by Simon Mack fans start to climb to their feet and cheer as we're under 10 seconds here from Minneapolis and the Golden Gophers will go up one nothing in the series after giving up a tying goal in the first period to make it one to one they have all of the offense in the next two get two each period and win the opener 5 to one is your final from Minneapolis all roll right into the postgame show with a couple of stats and other highlights from the game start with a goal summary the Golden Gophers broke the ice with a Sam renzel one-time un assisted then jacqu buo answered a Penn State goal that was overturned for off sides just about a minute later from Danny janev and Dylan lugris Jimmy snug Nets his team leading 20th on the season in the second excuse me there were three goals in the third period That's My my bad Aaron hugan early on from Carl fish and Brody lamb then Rhett pitlick with the last two first one from Cal Thomas Luke midd stat and then the second one an empty net goal from Carl fish and Justin close even gets a helper as well shot totals Golden Gophers get nine in each one of the periods first second third for 27 Penn State just one in the second period dwindled their total to 21 on the faceof dot Golden Gophers had a significant Advantage 31-2 led by Jackson Nelson who was 13 of 17 Jimmy Clark 6 for eight Aaron hugan only four for 10 and Oliver Moore 18 of eight of 16 Carl fish and Carl fish was the big plus minus guy on the night he was plus four only Justin close obviously on the ice for all of the goals was as high as him and the Golden Gophers really turned it around after a lack ofical first period that saw them give up a late tying goal and didn't really look to have a whole lot of energy on all of their plays then the second period was just pure domination and by the time the third period came around Penn State was too exhausted after playing in their defensive zone for the majority of the back half of the second period to do all of much and they surrender three and the Golden Gophers win 5 to one I will not be back on the broadcast tomorrow tomorrow night we'll see if anybody else picks it up I'm going to be in the stands for that one figured I'd take my chance in the stands well I can as the Golden Gophers will play host of the NY Lions game two from Minneapolis will start at 3:30 and saying good night to you all from radiok Sports Jack Bartlett on the solo broadcast yet again stay safe everyone have a great night and hopefully you tune in the game game tomorrow afternoon to see if the Golden Gophers can move on to the Big 10 Championship semifinals see you later everybody