SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Tenth-ranked Minnesota jumped out to a 3-0 lead midway through the first period and went on to defeat 11th-ranked Notre Dame 5-1 on Friday night in game one of a weekend series at Compton Family Ice Arena (4,711).
Blake McLaughlin finished with a pair of goals to lead the Gophers, while Trevor Janicke scored on the power play for the Irish.
“Most of the problems we had were self-inflicted,” Head Coach Jeff Jackson said after the game. “We gave up way too many odd man rushes … that was a result of not doing a good job with the puck in certain areas of the ice and then in other areas we were overextending.”
Matthew Galajda and Ryan Bischel combined for 19 saves in the Notre Dame net, while Justen Close made 28 stops for Minnesota as Notre Dame outshot the Gophers 29-24.
The Irish finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while Minnesota was 0-for-3.
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