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Michigan State annihilates Gophers 9-3 in battle of college hockey elites
The much-ballyhooed college hockey showdown between No. 2 Michigan State and No. 4 Minnesota was a laugher on Friday night, but nobody in the State of Hockey found it all that funny.
Michigan State blew the doors off the Gophers, speed-skating to a 9-3 win in East Lansing to move four points ahead of Minnesota at the top of the Big Ten standings.
Minnesota trailed 1-0 after the first 20 minutes before evening the score on Oliver Moore’s goal 26 seconds into the second period. After trading goals over the next eight minutes, the Spartans turned a 2-2 game into a 5-2 lead with three goals in the span of four minutes and 20 seconds.
Jimmy Snuggerud’s goal made it a 5-3 game headed into the third period, but the Spartans lit the lamp four more times for the 9-3 final score. It is the most goals scored by an MSU team against Minnesota since Feb. 1, 1980.
Michigan State outshot the Gophers 42-30 and the big difference was goaltending. While MSU”s Trey Augustine made 27 saves, Minnesota’s goalie tandem of Nathan Airey and Liam Souliere were beaten for five and four goals, respectively.
Airey was pulled after surrendering the first five goals on 27 shots. Souliere allowed four goals on only 15 shots on net.
While Friday’s game was only available on BTN+, Saturday’s rematch will be televised on Big Ten Network. The puck drops at 5 p.m. CT.
It already feels like it has been a long winter.. but it’s only December 8th.
Central Minnesota has already seen 9.9″ of snow this year and, despite the fact that is still below an average winter in Minnesota historically, it is more than we had seen the last couple of winters to this point.
Additionally, the blanket of snow across the state is making the air 11 degrees colder than normal, per WJON.
Since it looks like winter is here to stay for the time being, let’s talk about some of the low-key things we love about winter in the Land of 10,000 Frozen Lakes.
Dave Overlund, TSM
SNOW BOOGERS
Oh, man do I love kicking a good snow booger off of a car. My kids love it too, to the point where I have to remind them that kicking them off of a stranger’s car is counter to typical Midwest etiquette… you have to ask first!
BLASTING INTO HYPERSPEED
There’s something so mesmerizing about driving at night in a rural area with a snowstorm happening, specifically the kind of snow with the giant flakes. When the flakes get lit up by the headlights I feel like I am piloting the Millennium Falcon or something. It can get a little hypnotizing even!
DRIVING ON A *FULLY* FROZEN LAKE
This seems like a bridge too far for a lot of people I meet that aren’t from this area, specifically west-coasters and those from the south. They just can’t wrap their mind around just hopping in the truck and going straight across the lake to the other side.
Memorable Minnesota Sports Homecomings/Reunions
Memorable Minnesota Sports Homecomings/Reunions
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Authorities are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash Sunday evening in the northern Twin Cities metro.
The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m. near north Interstate 35E between Exit 120 for Ramsey County Road J and Exit 123 for Main Street in Lino Lakes, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Traffic cameras showed vehicles being restricted to driving on the shoulder of the highway, opposite to the crash.
It is unclear if any other injuries occurred.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Quarterback John Wolford (emergency QB)
Defensive lineman Levi Drake Rodriguez
Defensive lineman Elijah Williams
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