Patrick Khodorenko scored one goal and set up two others, and John Lethemon made 25 saves as 20th-ranked Michigan State topped visiting Minnesota, 4-1, in a Big Ten/NCAA hockey contest on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.
Khodorenko and Mitchell Lewandowski each tallied a goal and an assist in the first period, sandwiching their scores around a goal by Gianluca Esteves, as MSU (11-9-1 overall, 7-3-1-0 Big Ten) built a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes of play. Sam Saliba then scored just over midway through the second stanza to put the host Spartans up, 4-0, after 40 minutes.
Jackson LaCombe broke up Lethemon's shutout bid with a power-play goal for the Golden Gophers with 6:22 remaining in regulation. Jack LaFontaine took the loss for Minnesota (7-10-4, 2-5-4-3) after stopping just six of nine shots in the opening period before being pulled from the game.
The two teams will complete their two-game conference set on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET (Big Ten TV Network) at Munn.
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