The No. 3 Minnesota men’s hockey team scored five times in the first period and cruised to a 5-2 victory over visiting Notre Dame from 3M Arena at Mariucci Friday night.
Two separate times during the opening frame, the Golden Gophers (19-4-2 overall, 10-2-1 B1G) found the back of the net less than 30 seconds apart to win their fourth straight against the Fighting Irish (7-15-1 overall, 2-12-1 B1G). Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice, while Mike Koster and Beckett Hendrickson each recorded two-assist performances to pace the offense.
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