Minnesota Outlasts Ohio State, 6-3

Brodie Ziemer scored two goals, including the game's lone power-play tally, and Brody Lamb notched a goal and an assist as Minnesota defeated host Ohio State, 6-3, last night in the lone NCAA Division I men's hockey game on the schedule.

Following a scoreless opening period at Value City Arena, Minnesota held a 3-2 lead after 40 minutes. After Max Montes tied the game for OSU early in the final frame, Lamb scored less than two minutes later to put the visiting Golden Gophers ahead for good. Minnesota then added two empty-net goals in the final two minutes for the final margin.

Michigan State transfer Luca Di Pasquo made 32 saves in net for Minnesota (8-9-1 overall, 4-3-0 Big Ten), while Kristoffer Eberly stopped 22 shots for the Buckeyes (5-10-0, 1-6-0), who have lost six straight contests. The two teams close out their two-game Big Ten series tonight in Columbus (6:30 p.m. ET, BTN).

ADDENDUM: Jake Karabela's goal just over a minute into overtime broke OSU's losing streak and lifted the Buckeyes to a 6-5 victory over the Golden Gophers on Friday. Karabela also assisted on Adam Eisele's tying goal midway through the third period that forced the extra session. Eberly stopped 14 shots on the evening for OSU, while Nathan Airey finished with 32 saves for Minnesota. The Buckeyes also finished 2-for-3 on the power play, and won 41 of 59 total faceoffs.

 

BC Men's Hockey Tops Minnesota, 3-1

Boston College men's hockey has broken into the victory column for 2025-26. One week after dropping their season opener to visiting Quinnipiac, the 11th-ranked Eagles won on Thursday at No. 12 Minnesota, 3-1.

Will Vote staked BC to a 1-0 lead, and after Minnesota's Brody Lamb tied it in later in the first period, the Eagles got the game-winner from Will Moore in the second stanza and an empty-net insurance tally from Drew Fortescue late in the final frame.

BC freshman goaltender Louka Cloutier made 18 stops in his first career NCAA start for the win, while Nathan Airey had 31 stops for the Golden Gophers (1-2-0 overall), who were outshot, 34-19, by the Eagles (1-1-0). It was BC's first triumph over Minnesota since a 6-1 win in a national semifinal in Tampa in 2012, the last time the Eagles won the NCAA title. 

The two schools will complete their two-game series on Friday at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Blanks Michigan in Two-Step Sweep

Fourth-ranked Minnesota didn't allow a goal this weekend in sweeping No. 6 Michigan by 6-0 and 2-0 scores in Minneapolis.

Matthew Wood scored two goals in the opener at 3M Arena at Mariucci, while Oliver Moore had three assists and Nathan Airey stopped 32 shots for the Golden Gophers. In the rematch, Sam Rinzel scored one goal and set up another while Liam Souliere made 22 saves.

Minnesota improved to 15-2-1 overall (8-0 Big Ten) with the sweep and is unbeaten in its last six games, while Michigan fell to 10-5-1 (4-2-0). The Golden Gophers and Wolverines will meet again on Feb. 14-15 in Ann Arbor, Mich. to close out their 2024-25 season series.