The Gophers have been amazingly consistent on offense so far. They have scored at least one goal in all 13 periods they have played this season, including a five-minute overtime.
They have seven goals in the first period, nine in the second, eight in the third and one in overtime.
Sophomore center Erik Haula is tied for second in the nation in goals with five and in points with nine. Jeremy Langlois of Quinnipiac is first in both stats, with seven goals and 11 points, but his team has played six games, two more than most other teams, including the Gophers.
Haula is tied for second in goals with six other players. In points, Haula is tied for second with one other player, sophomore T.J. Tynan (2-7--9) of Notre Dame.
* Goalie Kent Patterson started this season without giving up a goal the first 144 minutes and 35 seconds. That streak ended in the third game when Caleb Herbert of UMD scored at 5:12 of the second period.
Patterson and the Gophers beat Sacred Heart 9-0 and 6-0 the opening weekend of the season. He is the first Gophers goalie to shut out the same opponent on consecutive nights since Adam Hauser beat Alaska Anchorage 4-0 and 1-0 in the WCHA playoffs on March 12-13, 1999.
CATAMOUNTS TALK
Vermont played in the 2009 Frozen Four in Washington, D.C., and led top seed Boston University 4-3 in the middle of the third period in the semifinals before losing 5-4. The Catamounts were 22-12-5 that season.
