In late February, I went out to State College and covered Minnesota's Big Ten regular-season road finale series against Penn State for old friends Zone Coverage. (I was planning on covering the Gophers' Big Ten conference semifinal return for the Minneapolis Star Tribune before it and the rest of the college hockey season was canceled due to coronavirus.) Pegula Arena has not been kind to Minnesota as of late, and that streak continued for the young Gophers.
Minnesota showed heart Friday, coming back from a 2-1 deficit to lead in the third period despite being outshot 57-25, before tying 3-3 and losing the extra Big Ten conference point in 3-on-3 OT. The Gophers led 2-1 on Saturday before Penn State came back with two goals in 31 seconds to take the lead, the game (and a week later the Big Ten regular-season championship).
Both recaps can be found below.
Friday: https://zonecoverage.com/2020/gophers/gophers-nittany-lions-skate-to-a-3-3-tie-in-battle-for-big-ten-supremacy/
Saturday: https://zonecoverage.com/2020/gophers/golden-gophers-squander-2-0-lead-dim-big-ten-title-hopes-in-loss-to-nittany-lions/
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