'Our power play was critical tonight,' Gophers coach Bob Motzko said. During those 10 games, the Gophers are 11-for-32 (34.4%) on the power play. The Gophers scored twice on the power play, giving them goals on the man advantage in eight of their past 10 games, including five in a row. Justen Close made 34 saves, Brody Lamb had a goal and an assist and Connor Kurth put the Gophers (10-5-3, 6-4-2 Big Ten) ahead for good with a second-period goal. Jimmy Snuggerud had two goals and an assist all in the first period, Rhett Pitlick scored for the seventh game in a row and the Gophers men's hockey team beat Ohio State 5-4 on Friday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
