The No. 1 Minnesota men’s hockey team was unable to hold off No. 11 Ohio State Friday night suffering a 6-4 setback inside Value City Arena in its first Big Ten Conference game of the year. Facing a two-goal deficit in the second period, the Golden Gophers (4-3-0 overall, 0-1-0 B1G) fought back getting within one, 3-2, but three unanswered goals for the nationally-ranked Buckeyes (7-1-1 overall, 3-0-0 B1G) handed the Maroon and Gold its second-straight loss. Bryce Brodzinski and John Mittelstadt scored in the final 10 minutes, but the deficit was too large to overcome. It was the first collegiate goal for the freshman Mittelstadt coming with just 15 seconds to play. Neither side generated much pressure in the early stages as both teams tried to find their legs with only two stoppages in play during the opening six minutes. Jackson LaCombe was in the perfect spot near the…
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