Ricky Rubio moved beyond Thursday's eventful trade deadline from which nothing occurred with a huge game Friday. He followed that up with a 14-point, 11-assist effort Saturday.
After a rocky start to his spring training, Phil Hughes induced five straight ground balls. That's a good sign for a player who lost much of 2016 to injury.
Ciscely Nelson scored the go-ahead goal at 11 minutes, 9 seconds of the third period, and Bemidji State upset the second-seeded Gophers 2-1 on Saturday at Ridder Arena
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