The Gophers could be running into a buzzsaw when UMD visits this weekend.
The Bulldogs lost to lowly Michigan Tech 3-2 at the DECC on Friday, but routed the same Huskies 8-1 the next night.
UMD (7-4-1) has one the highest scoring power play line in the country.
Their first unit on the power play pairs these three players down low (coach Scott Sandelin splits them up when it is 5 on 5 hockey for scoring balance):
Junior right winger Justin Fontaine, 5-11, 175, Bonnyville, Alberta
* He has 11 goals, the most of any Division I player, and seven assists for 18 points, which ties him for first in scoring nationally ...He had four goals and one assist last Saturday in the 8-1 stomping of Tech. Fontaine leads naton with eight power play goals.
Sophomore center Jack Connolly, 5-8, 170, Duluth [Marshall]
* He has seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points. He is the player tied with Fontaine for national lead in points. J. Connolly has two power play goals.