MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 1 Minnesota men's hockey team got two goals from freshman Brodie Ziemer and skated to a 3-3 tie with No. 3/2 Michigan State inside 3M Arena at Mariucci Friday night. Ziemer scored a power-play goal for the Golden Gophers (15-2-2 overall, 8-0-1 B1G) with nine minutes left in the third period to force overtime after the Spartans (12-2-1 overall, 5-1-1 B1G) had a three-goal second period to take a 3-2 lead. MSU claimed an extra point in the B1G standings via the shootout.

MINNEAPOLIS - The top-ranked Golden Gophers men's hockey team saw a two-goal lead disappear in the third period of a 5-3 loss to No. 3/2 Michigan State Saturday evening from 3M Arena at Mariucci. Brody Lamb gave Minnesota (15-3-2 overall, 8-1-1 B1G) a 3-1 lead early in the final frame but the home side could not stop the surging Spartans (13-2-1 overall, 6-1-1 B1G), as they scored three times in a three-minute stretch and added an empty-net tally for the road win.