The Matchup Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-6-2, 2-2-1 Big Ten) vs. No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-4-2, 4-2-1 Big Ten), 3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis Broadcast 4 p.m. Saturday (Fox Sports North) Recent history Minnesota and Ohio State skated to a 2-2 overtime tie Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Buckeyes picked up the bonus point in the Big Ten standings for the overtime win. The Gopher special teams did the damage, starting with Ryan Norman’s power-play marker in the first. Ohio State answered with even-strength goals by Lakeville’s John Wiitala and junior gunner Ronnie Hein, who gave the Buckeyes a 2-1 lead with less than three minutes to go in regulation time. The Gophers were awarded a late-game power play and head coach Bob Motzko pulled goalie Mat Robson (30 saves) for an extra attacker. With time dripping away, Buckeye-killer Tyler Sheehy set up Rem Pitlick for…
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