Once again, Gophers head coach Don Lucia is sticking with the lines which have worked for most of the season along with senior goalie Kent Patterson in net.
For Minnesota State, senior goalie Austin Lee makes his twelfth start of the season.
Minnesota Golden Gophers Line Combinations
Forwards:
Sam Warning – Erik Haula – Jake Hansen
Nate Condon – Taylor Matson – Seth Ambroz
Kyle Rau – Nick Bjugstad – Zach Budish
Tom Serratore – Travis Boyd – Nick Larson
Defense:
Seth Helgeson – Justin Holl
Ben Marshall – Mark Alt
Jake Parenteau – Nate Schmidt
Goalies (bold indicates starting):
Kent Patterson
Michael Shibrowski
Jake Kremer
Minnesota State Line Combinations:
Forwards:
J.P Burkemper – Zach Lehrke – Eriah Hayes
Adam Mueller – Eli Zuck – Michael Dorr
Jean-Paul Lafontaine – Matt Leitner – Max Gaede
Johnny McInnis – Justin Jokinen – Corey Leivermann
Defense:
Cameron Cooper – Joe Schiller
Zach Palmquist – Tyler Elbrecht
Evan Mosey – Josh Nelson
Goalies:
Austin Lee
Evan Karambelas
Tonight’s game starts at 7:00 PM and airs on Fox Sports North’s Alternate Channel. As always, you can follow me on Twitter for in-game hockey updates live from Mariucci @gopherstate and follow @sbnminnesota for the best in Minnesota sports.