It's becoming old habit but Gophers' head coach Don Lucia is sticking with his usual lineup for tonight's game against St. Cloud State. The top three lines have remained the same for all thirteen games this season and the same six defensemen make their seventh consecutive start. Senior goaltender Kent Patterson, who hasn't missed a minute this season, once again starts between the pipes for Minnesota.
On the St. Cloud State end, the only change from last Saturday's game against Minnesota State Mankato is freshman Joey Holka in for sophomore forward Mitch MacMillan.
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 - Nick Larson
Defense:
Seth Helgeson - Justin Holl
Ben Marshall - Mark Alt
Jake Parenteau - Nate Schmidt
Goalies (bold indicates starting):
Kent Patterson
Michael Shibrowski
St. Cloud State Huskies Line Combinations:
Forwards:
Ben Hanowski - Nic Dowd - David Eddy
Jared Festler - Cam Reid -Brooks Bertsch
Garrett Milan - Cory Thorson -Travis Novak
Nick Oliver - Jordy Christian - Joey Holka
Defense:
Andrew Prochno - Nick Jensen
Kevin Gravel - Taylor Johnson
Zabkowicz - Jarrod Rabey
Goaltender:
Ryan Faragher
Tonight's game starts at 7:30 PM and airs on Fox Sports North. As always, you can follow me on Twitter for in-game hockey updates @gopherstate and follow @sbmninnesota for the best in Minnesota sports.