No. 1 Badgers cruise past Gophers 6-0

The No. 18/17 Golden Gophers men’s hockey team had their six-game unbeaten streak snapped Saturday night in a 6-0 loss to No. 1 Wisconsin inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Minnesota (3-4-3 overall, 1-1-2 B1G, 4 points) gave up three goals, including two power-play tallies, in a span of 2:25 of the middle frame that turned a close, one-goal game versus the rival Badgers (7-0-1 overall, 3-0-1 B1G, 11 points) into the first home loss of the season. A rare, undisciplined evening from the Gophers proved costly as Wisconsin scored three times on the man advantage Saturday.

Playing its annual “Gold Out” game in front of a sellout crowd, the Maroon and Gold put together a pair of strong opening shifts. The visitors fought back and pushed up the ice before plowing through goaltender Melvin Strahl on a rebound for a play the officials deemed a goal at 1:47. A video review confirmed the puck did not cross the goal line...