Minnesota State freshman forward Dylan Margonari put the Mavericks ahead for good with 3:41 left in the game and JP Lafontaine added an empty netter to beat the second ranked Gophers 5-3 in Mankato to earn a split in their weekend series.

Despite being taken down by Minnesota State forward Matt Leitner, Minnesota forward Erik Haula tipped a Christian Isackson pass past Mavericks goalie Phil Cook before crashing into the boards hard. His goal brought the Gophers within 1.

Zach Budish's first goal of the season with 14:20 left in regulation proved to be the difference as Minnesota defeated in-state rival Minnesota State 3-2 Friday. The Gophers matched their season total with all three goals scored on the power play.

Line combinations for Friday night's WCHA contest between Minnesota and Minnesota State Mankato.

St. Cloud State beat Minnesota State twice over the weekend, while Minnesota picked up a victory over Canisius and Minnesota-Duluth came away winless in two games against Wisconsin.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team held on to their No. 2 ranking in the latest NCAA Division-I Men's Ice Hockey poll.

Two goals by Vinni Lettieri and Tyler Motte 38 seconds apart in the first period and 29 saves by Thatcher Demko were enough for the US National Under-18 Team to tie Minnesota 2-2. Tom Serratore and Nick Bjugstad scored for the Gophers.

The Minnesota Gophers are No. 1 in the latest USCHO top 20.

Line combinations for the second game in the University of Minnesota and Michigan Tech's two-game WCHA series in Houghton. Michigan Tech won Friday night's opener 5-3.

The video of Michigan Tech freshman Alex Petan's highlight-reel goal during the Huskies' 5-3 win over Minnesota Friday night.