A slightly edited Gophers-Seawolves game story from U of M hockey SID in Anchorage:

Jordan Schroeder and Mike Carman each scored two goals and Zach Budish had four points as Minnesota matched a season-high scoring total in a 7-4 win at Alaska Anchorage late Friday night in Anchorage. (This was the first time this season two players had two goals in the same game.) Both of Schroeder's goals came in key moments, scoring with 0.2 seconds left in the first period to tie the game and then netting his first career shorthanded goal midway through the second period for a 4-2 lead. It was his third career two-goal game with the other two coming in the first 11 games of the 2008-09 season. Budish had a goal and three assists for the first four-point effort by any Minnesota player this season. Jacob Cepis also contributed three assists to extend his scoring streak to eight games as he has now scored in all but the first of his nine games since joining the team at midseason. The Gophers also finished three-for-five on the power play for their most power play goals since Dec. 14, 2008 against Colorado College. Minnesota improved to 13-12-2 overall and 8-9-2 in the WCHA, while Alaska Anchorage fell to 9-15-1 overall and 7-13-1. The Gophers opened up a three-point lead on the Seawolves for seventh place in the league standings and now trail sixth place North Dakota by one point. (The Sioux lost 2-0 at home to Denver on Friday.) It was the first time the Gophers have won this season when allowing three goals or more. They entered the game 12-0-0 when allowing fewer than three goals and 0-12-2 when giving up three or more. The game started a half-hour late and it was fortunate the teams played at all after a freon leak was discovered at the arena around 3:40 p.m. (Alaska time). Discussions were held about moving the game next door to 1,000-seat Ben Boeke Arena or playing the series on Saturday and Sunday. Crews were able to patch the small puncture in one of the freon pipes and make it playable for the game. By about 5 p.m., the decision was made that the game could be played at Sullivan Arena with only a half-hour delay for a 7:30 start. The leak occured at the edge of one of the creases where the goalpost is anchored. It was the end which Alaska Anchorage defends for two periods. The game also had a pair of five-minute delays to repair a loose post in the glass in the second period and another issue with the ice before to the start of the third period. Minnesota took advantage of two fortunate bounces to tally the game's first goal by Mike Carman on a power play at 3:18 of the opening period. Carman took a shot that was deflected off the stick of a Seawolves' player. The puck bounced in front of the net and deflected off the skate of another Seawolves' player into the net. Aaron Ness had an assist for his fourth assist in three games and Nick Leddy also assisted the goal. Alaska Anchorage evened the game at the 10-minute mark of the opening period with a score from its top goal scorer Kevin Clark. Josh Lunden had the puck behind the net and fed in front to Clark, who slid the puck to his backhand, got Gophers' goaltender Alex Kangas to commit and put the puck in the net. The Seawolves added another just 43 seconds later with a similar goal from Mickey Spencer. Daniel Naslund had the puck behind the net and passed to Spencer in front for the goal to put Alaska Anchorage ahead 2-1. The Gophers had a huge momentum changer in the waning seconds of the first period as Schroeder took the puck up the ice with about five seconds left and finished at the other end with a goal with 0.2 seconds remaining to tie the game 2-2 at the first intermission. The goal came on Minnesota' s third power play of the opening period and was set up by a pass from Budish. The Gophers outshot the Seawolves 14-4 in the opening period. Minnesota took advantage of that momentum by scoring just 32 seconds into the second period. David Fischer scored on a shot from the blue line that found its way through the pads of Seawolves' goaltender Jon Olthuis. The play came following an Alaska Anchorage turnover as Budish collected a loose puck in the zone and dished to Fischer for the long shot. It was Fischer's first goal in 35 games since Feb. 14, 2009 against Alaska Anchorage. Schroeder scored a shorthanded breakaway at 8:24 of the second period, sliding the puck through the legs of Olthuis for a 4-2 lead. Cade Fairchild blocked a Seawolves' shot and the rebound came out to Tony Lucia, who backhanded a pass out to Schroeder streaking free at neutral ice. It was the national-leading 11th shorthanded goal allowed by Alaska Anchorage. Three of Minnesota's four shorthanders this season have come against the Seawolves. With 40 seconds left on the man advantage after Schroeder's goal, Alaska Anchorage was able to convert a power play goal as Spencer scored a goal similar to his first with one second left on the power play. Spencer was parked in front of the net and, after a feed from Sean Wiles, waited for Kangas to go down before firing a high shot into the net. The Seawolves' third goal of the game came on just their eighth shot on goal. (Sounds very much like the Gophers' last game, a 4-1 loss to St. Cloud State. The Huskies had three goals on their first seven shots on Alex Kangas.) Minnesota answered just a minute and a half later with Budish scoring at the 10:35 mark to take a 5-3 lead. Leddy and Jacob Cepis had assists on the play. The Gophers carried the lead into the second intermission and held a 24-13 edge in shots through two periods. Patrick White added the Gophers' third power play goal at 3:39 of the third period and made the score 6-3 by banging in a rebound off a shot by Cepis. Budish started the play behind the net and passed to Cepis in the slot for the initial shot attempt. Carman notched his second goal at 11:24 of the third period, firing a low shot from just inside the blue line that beat the left-handed Olthuis to his glove side. Cepis set up the play with a drop pass just after carrying the puck into the zone for his third assist of the game. Naslund added a late goal for Alaska Anchorage with 55 seconds left. Minnesota finished with a 36-20 advantage in shots as Kangas made 16 saves for the Gophers. Olthuis had 29 saves for the Seawolves, who scored one power play in four chances. The teams will play again on Saturday night in Anchorage at 10 p.m. (Central time).