The third-ranked Gophers men's hockey team scored five unanswered goals in the first period and Notre Dame was never able to find its way back, or any luck, in a 5-2 Minnesota victory Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

After his third-ranked Gophers blitzed Notre Dame with five first-period goals on Friday, Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko warned that the Irish would look like a much different team on Saturday.

Matthew Wood scored in the third period to force overtime before the No. 3 Golden Gophers fell to Notre Dame in a Big Ten Conference men's hockey matchup Saturday evening inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team pulled off a big upset Saturday, beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-3 in overtime. Blake Biondi, who was once a Minnesota Mr. Hockey, scored the game winner at 3:46 in overtime to propel the Irish past a Minnesota squad that had rallied to tie the game at 3 in the third period.

The No. 3 Minnesota men's hockey team scored five times in the first period and cruised to a 5-2 victory over visiting Notre Dame from 3M Arena at Mariucci Friday night.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish closed their series against the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a 4-3 OT victory Saturday in Minneapolis. This followed a series opener during which the Irish struggled to get up to speed in the first period and fell to Minnesota 5-2.

Blake Biondi scored 3 minutes, 46 seconds into overtime to spoil the third-ranked Gophers men's hockey team's comeback effort and lift Notre Dame to a 4-3 victory Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.