Seth Ambroz continues to be the hero against Wisconsin.
The Gophers junior forward scored the game-winning goal in the final seconds of the last rivalry matchup and has six goals in his last four appearances against the Badgers. He'll be looked to for another big effort this weekend in Madison, Wis.
Throughout the week, the Gophers have reminded Ambroz of his success against the rival. It's hard to ignore it, but Ambroz is doing his best to do so.
"It's been brought up, but I try not to think about it too much. It's just another team, you just want to be able to play your best hockey," he said. "Yeah I've had some success against Wisconsin, I hope I can continue that, but the most important thing is the team and hopefully coming out with a pair of wins. Hopefully I can contribute to that as much as possible and continue being successful against Wisconsin. … Everything is always a little bit more important when it's a rivalry."
Ambroz scored a pair of goals in each of the Gophers' victories over the Badgers at Mariucci Arena in late November.
Wisconsin, however, is a much different team since the last time the rivals met. The Badgers had played just eight games and compiled a .500 record entering their first series. Since that weekend sweep, they've lost only three of their last 14 games.
• Adam Wilcox's consistency earned him his second straight Big Ten weekly honor. The Gophers goaltender was named the conference's Second Star on Tuesday.
Wilcox was the Big Ten's Third Star, last week.
