For the third straight game, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are icing the same squad for Saturday’s game. That includes freshman Seth Ambroz remains in the lineup after being ejected for a checking from behind penalty Friday night.
The only change for either team is North Dakota’s Rocco Grimaldi being in for Taylor Dickin. The WCHA Preseason Freshman of the Year is returning from a lower body injury which has limited him to three games this season for the Fighting Sioux.
Line Combinations:
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
Forwards:
Tom Serratore – Travis Boyd – Nick Larson
Nate Condon – Taylor Matson © – Seth Ambroz
Sam Warning – Erik Haula – Jake Hansen
Kyle Rau – Nick Bjugstad – Zach Budish
Defense:
Ben Marshall – Mark Alt
Jake Parenteau – Nate Schmidt
Seth Helgeson – Justin Holl
Goalies (bold indicates starter):
Kent Patterson
Michael Shibrowski
Jake Kremer
Scratches:
Joe Miller
Nico Sacchetti
Jared Larson
Chris Student
Christian Isackson
Blake Thompson
University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Forwards:
Mark MacMillan – Corban Knight (A) – Danny Kristo
Mario Lamoureuex © – Carter Rowney – Derek Rodwell
Rocco Grimaldi – Brock Nelson – Michael Parks
Dan Senkbeil – Stephane Pattyn – Joe Gleason
Defensemen:
Derek Forbort – Ben Blood (A)
Andrew MacWilliam (A) – Nick Mattson
Dillon Simpson – Andrew Panzarella
Goalies (bold indicates starter):
Aaron Dell
Brad Eidsness
Scratches:
Connor Gaarder
Taylor Dickin
Brendan O’Donnell
Tate Maris
Remember that tonight’s game is being broadcast on BTN instead of Fox Sports North. Dan Kelly, Rob Andringa and Mark Strobe have the call. As always, you can follow me on Twitter @gopherstate as I'll be tweeting live from Mariucci Arena and don't forget to follow @sbnminnesota for all things Minnesota sports.