Junior forward Ben Meyers scored two goals and added an assist as the No. 9 Gophers men's hockey team beat Michigan State 4-1 on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich.
Ben Meyers' three points spark Gophers men's hockey over Michigan State
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January 8, 2022 at 5:52AM
Sammy Walker and Meyers, who reportedly has been asked to join U.S. team for the Winter Olympics, scored goals in the first period to put Minnesota (11-8, 7-4 Big Ten) ahead 2-0. Meyers' second goal made it 3-1 late in the second and he got an assist on Chaz Lucius' goal late in the third. Lucius also had two assists.
"That was a real good game for us. I loved how we came out — it got all the lines going, it got all our energy going," Gophers coach Bob Motzko said.
Jack LaFontaine made 24 saves for the win — the Gophers' sixth straight over Michigan State (11-9-1, 5-6). Drew Ridder stopped 32 shots for MSU.
No. 3 Notre Dame 4, Penn State 2: Max Ellis scored 37 seconds into the game and got an empty-netter with 1:51 left to lead the visiting Irish. Ryan Bischel made 38 saves for the win.
No. 1 MSU Mankato 7, Ferris State 1: Senior defenseman Wyatt Aamodt had a hat trick for the host Mavericks. He scored the first goal of the game and the last two; he is the first MSU Mankato blue-liner with three goals in one game since 1996. The Mavericks have won eight straight games.
Bemidji State 5, Lake Superior State 1: Lukas Sillinger had two goals, both on the power play, for the host Beavers. His brother Owen also scored once.
Bowling Green 4, St. Thomas 2: Kimball Johnson and Cameron Recchi had goals for the Tommies in the home loss while Peter Thome stopped 29 shots.
No. 14 Cornell 4, No. 5 North Dakota 3: The Big Red rallied for three goals in the third period for a road win.
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Sam Rinzel had two of the Gophers’ three power play goals against the Irish.
