With things going well last Saturday and having Seth Ambroz play a physical role on the fourth line, Gophers head coach Don Lucia is sticking to what works. The only change in Minnesota's lineup tonight is Blake Thompson in for an injured Ben Marshall. Thompson is paired with Jake Parenteau, whose normal partner Nate Schmidt moves sides to play with sophomore Mark Alt.
Kent Patterson is between the pipes for the Gophers while Ryan Massa is doing the same for Nebraska-Omaha. Massa's normal tandem partner, John Faulkner, is scratched.
Minnesota Golden Gophers Line Combinations
Forwards:
Kyle Rau (#7) - Nick Bjugstad (#27) - Zach Budish (#24)
Sam Warning (#11) - Erik Haula (#19) - Jake Hansen (#21)
Nate Condon (#16) - Taylor Matson (#9) - Nico Sacchetti (#13)
Tom Serratore (#14) - Travis Boyd (#22) - Seth Ambroz (#17)
Defense:
Seth Helgeson (#4) - Justin Holl (#12)
Nate Schmidt (#29) - Mark Alt (#20)
Jake Parenteau (#6) - Blake Thompson (#5)
Goalies (bold indicates starting):
Kent Patterson (#35)
Michael Shibrowski (#1)
University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Forwards:
Terry Broadhurst (#17) - Jayson Megna (#11) - Matt White (#21)
Ryan Walters (#19) - Brock Montpetit (#12) - Josh Archibald (#15)
Dominic Zombo (#14) - Brent Gwidt (#25) - Brian O'Rourke (#28)
James Polk (#9) - Joe Krause (#16) - Zahn Raubenheimer (#13)
Defense:
Michael Young - Andrej Sustr
Jaycob Megna (#8) - Bryce Aneloski (#24)
Matt Smith (#2) - Kyle Ensign (#5)
Goalies:
Ryan Massa (#31)
Dayn Belfour (#29)
Fredrik Bergman (#35)
Derek Sheppard and Marco Hunt are this weekend's referees along with Chad Evers and Nathan Stanton being linesman.
Tonight's game starts at 7:30 PM and is being televised on Fox Sports North Plus (you can find your channel here). You can follow me on Twitter for in-game hockey updates from Mariucci Arena @gopherstate and follow @sbnminnesota for the best in Minnesota sports.