After Ian Murphy put Notre Dame up first with his goal 7 minutes, 43 seconds into the first period, Jimmy Snuggerud answered just under five minutes later. When Carter Slaggert scored a go-ahead goal 2 minutes, 25 seconds into the second period, Luke Mittelstadt had another answer 3 minutes, 5 seconds later, knotting it back up at 2-2.

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 No. 3 Golden Gophers return to 3M Arena at Mariucci for a Big Ten Conference men's hockey series with Notre Dame Jan. 17-18 as they begin the second

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.

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.

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.

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.