While the rest of the country is basically just beginning the 2020-21 NCAA hockey season, at least among Division I schools who have not opted out due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Big Ten conference is already going full steam ahead.
Minnesota improved to 4-0-0 overall this season with 4-1 and 2-0 victories over Ohio State on Monday and Tuesday in Minneapolis. Those wins followed a two-step sweep of visiting Penn State on Nov. 19-20 to open the campaign.
Senior forward Brandon McManus leads the Golden Gophers this year with a goal and four assists through four games, while senior goaltender Jack LaFontaine has played every minute in net so far this season for Minnesota. The and former Michigan transfer stopped 38 of 39 shots against OSU.
Wisconsin is now 4-2-0 overall this fall after sweeping Penn State, 6-3 and 7-3, in Madison, Wis. on Monday and Tuesday. Cole Caufield paced the Badgers with four goals and two assists over the two games, including two power-play goals, and had three goals in all in the second contest alone.
For his scoring prowess, Caufield earned Big Ten First Star accolades for the week. Graduate transfer Robbie Beydoun, who played the last three years at Michigan Tech (WCHA), stopped 84 of 90 shots against the Nittany Lions, including 49 saves in the opener.
Upcoming Big Ten action on Nov. 27-29 will feature Notre Dame visiting sixth-ranked Michigan, Michigan State traveling to No. 9 OSU, and Big Ten affiliate Arizona State dropping in No. 14 Wisconsin.
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