Minnesota is going with the same line combinations tonight as they did against Colorado College last Saturday. Nico Sacchetti gets another chance in the lineup, replacing the injured Nick Larson, after scoring the game-winning goal for the Gophers while Kent Patterson once again is between the pipes.

St. Cloud State, on the other hand, has a couple surprises in their lineup. Junior goaltender Mike Lee is returning to the Huskies tonight for the first time since getting injured October 22nd against New Hampshire. He has been practicing lately but was not cleared until now. Lee takes over for freshman Ryan Faragher, who had 40 saves against the Gophers in November.

In addition, sophomore forward Cory Thorson is playing tonight after being injured last weekend against North Dakota.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Line Combinations

Forwards:

Kyle Rau - Nick Bjugstad - Zach Budish

Sam Warning - Erik Haula - Jake Hansen

Nate Condon - Taylor Matson - Seth Ambroz

Tom Serratore - Travis Boyd - Nico Sacchetti

Defense:

Seth Helgeson - Justin Holl

Ben Marshall - Mark Alt

Jake Parenteau - Nate Schmidt

Goalies (bold indicates starting):

Kent Patterson

Michael Shibrowski

Jake Kremer

St. Cloud State Huskies Line Combinations:

Forwards:

Ben Hanowski - Travis Novak - Jarrod Rabey

Jared Festler - Nic Dowd - David Eddy

Nick Oliver - Cory Thorson - Brooks Bertsch

Garrett Milan - Joe Rehkamp - Joey Holka

Defense:

Andrew Prochno - Nick Jensen

Kevin Gravel - Taylor Johnson

Sam Zabkowicz - Tim Daly

Goalies:

Mike Lee

Ryan Faragher

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