The No.12 University of Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey team suffered a 3-0 shutout loss to No. 18 Minnesota Duluth Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci, marking their first scoreless game since January 7, 2023, at st. cloud State – a streak of 104 consecutive games with at least one goal. It was also the Gophers’ first home shutout since March 6, 2020, against Notre Dame.
Daniel Shlaine and Zam Plante scored for UMD 2:44 apart in the first period, and Grayden Siepmann added a goal early in the third.Adam Gajan recorded 17 saves for the Bulldogs, who outshot the Gophers 24-17.Luca Di Pasquo stopped 21 shots for Minnesota, which fell to 2-4-1 on the season.
“We played a really good first four minutes, but the next 56 were not very good for us,” gophers coach Bob Motzko told reporters. “We couldn’t score a goal and get the effort to make it more exciting for the fans and get this thing going.”
The teams will meet again Saturday night.
In a separate contest, the No. 3 Gophers women’s hockey team defeated No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 4-0 on Friday, fueled by two second-period goals from Ava Lindsey. Lindsey, who entered the game with 12 assists – a division I lead – and one goal, helped the Gophers (8-1, 4-1 WCHA) extend their unbeaten streak against the Bulldogs (6-3, 2-3) to 14 games. Minnesota is 13-0-1 against duluth as the end of the 2021-22 season.
“She got her first one [goal] last weekend and now they’re starting to come,” Gophers coach Brad Frost said. “She continues to play the right way and I’m happy to see her get rewarded.”
