It’s usually a battle when the Gophers and St. Cloud State meet on the ice. Last night, it was a blowout as the Huskies upset Minnesota 4-3 in St. Cloud. The Gophers will go for the split back at Mariucci Arena Saturday night. The puck drops at seven.

Nico Sacchetti scored the winning goal for the Golden Gophers (17-9-1, 13-5-0 WCHA) early in the second period Saturday night. No. 4 Minnesota would hold onto the 2-1 victory to split the series with No. 11 Colorado College at Mariucci arena. The Gophers host the St. Cloud State Huskies on Friday.

The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Golden Gopher men's hockey team 3-1 Friday night at the Kohl Center. It's Minnesota's first WCHA loss of the season. All three Wisconsin goals came in the second period.

Erik Haula scored twice and the Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey team beat Alaska Anchorage, 2-1 in game of the best-of-three playoff series. Nate Schmidt assisted on both goals. The gophers out-shot the Seawolves, 34-17. They’ll play game two Saturday night at Mariucci Arena.

The Golden Gophers dropped an important home game to Colorado College Friday night. Nick Bjugstad tied the score 1-1 with 1:17 left in the third period, but the Tigers scored the game winner 41 seconds later, sending Minnesota to a last second loss.

The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Wild 3-2 Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. It’s Minnesota’s fourth loss in their last five games, and they’ve failed to score more than two goals in six straight games. Jared Spurgeon and Matt Cullen scored for the Wild.

The Wild's 2-1 victory in San Jose wasn't easy Tuesday night. Starting goaltender Josh Harding left the game with an injury, forcing Matt Hackett into his NHL debut. Hackett responded by stopping all 34 shots he faced for the win. Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored for Minnesota.