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Gophers men's hockey uses late surge to key win over No. 7 Ohio State

Brody Lamb scored twice to lead Minnesota to the victory Friday night.

Nolan O'Hara

Former St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko faces off with the Huskies for the first time as head coach of Minnesota Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.
Former St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko faces off with the Huskies for the first time as head coach of Minnesota Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis. / Zach Dwyer / St. Cloud Times via Imagn Content Services

Brody Lamb scored twice and the fifth-ranked Gophers men's hockey team used a strong third-period push to power its way to a 4-1 victory over No. 7 Ohio State Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The win snaps a two-game winless streak.

Lamb scored his first just past the midway point of the first period to give the Gophers (22-7-4) an early one-goal edge, but Davis Burnside scored with 1 minute remaining in the first frame to knot the game up for the Buckeyes (20-9-2).

Ryan Chesley provided the go-ahead goal for the U with 12 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the second period, and the Gophers put the finishing touches on the victory in the waning minutes. Lamb beat Buckeyes goalie Logan Terness on a wraparound with 2 minutes, 26 seconds remaining and Oliver Moore scored an empty-netter with 1:21 left on the clock.

Liam Souliere made 25 saves on 26 shots. Terness had 21 saves on 24 shots.

Lamb was the first star of the game, Souliere was the second and Chesley was the third.

The Gophers and Buckeyes meet for the finale of their two-game series at 5 p.m. Saturday night at Mariucci.

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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.

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