Gophers men's hockey weekend preview: Minnesota vs. Michigan State

This will be the Gophers' first game against an unranked opponent.

November 3, 2017 at 4:18AM

U men's hockey gameday

7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday vs. Michigan State

3M Arena at Mariucci • TV; radio: FSN; 1130-AM, 103.5-FM

Gophers: No. 5 Minnesota (5-3, 1-1) swept then-No. 9 Clarkson 3-1 and 2-1 last weekend, as Eric Schierhorn stopped 44 of 46 shots. This will be the Gophers' first game against an unranked opponent; Minnesota has losses to Minnesota Duluth, Penn State and North Dakota.

Michigan State: The Spartans (4-2) went just 7-24-4 last season before replacing coach Tom Anastos with Danton Cole, from the U.S. national development team program. Freshman Mitch Lewandowski and sophomore Taro Hirose are tied for the team lead with nine points, and sophomore John Lethemon has a 2.07 goals-against average.

Gophers goalie Eric Schierhorn(37) makes a save.] Sunday afternoon Gophers hockey game, vs. Penn State. at Mariucci 3M Arena.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Richard.tsong-taatarii@startribune.com
Gophers goalie Eric Schierhorn(37) makes a save.] Sunday afternoon Gophers hockey game, vs. Penn State. at Mariucci 3M Arena.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Richard.tsong-taatarii@startribune.com (Mike Nelson — Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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