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Minnesota Golden Gophers 2017-18 Season Thread

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US with a late breakawy goal by Murphy with a great pass from Webster and lead 1-0 at the end of the 1st period. US looked a bit out of sorts to start with playing on the big ice.
 
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The U.S. needs to find ways to get more pucks to the net. Lots of perimeter passing that doesn't result in enough good chances. Sweden has looked they're on a full-strength penalty kill for roughly 90% of the time, but so far it's been very effective - down just 0-1 they are still very much in the game.
 
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I was wondering what was going on after Russia beat Canada 2-1 the other day. I have seen the first 2 periods of US/Russia I some things are clear. The Russia U18 team skates much better (comparing against competition) than their national team. They remind me a bit of Bemidji in that they need to slow and clog the same to keep the score down. They look to lack shooters and that has hurt them. It is 5-1 and an entertaining game despite some of the worst camera work ever seen at a hockey game.
 
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Game ended 5-3 with the US on the penalty kill most of the 3rd, often 3 on 5. The refs were already making odd calls all game but the 3rd looked like a Putin Special after the first where the US had all the power plays. Heise was booted for checking from behind in the 3rd.
3rd
56:08 3 - 5 PP2 RUS 28. MEDVEDEVA Anastasia 13. SAVONINA Anna
55:49 10 min USA 23. HEISE Taylor Misconduct
55:49 2 min USA 23. HEISE Taylor Checking from Behind
54:38 2 min USA 22. FLAHERTY Margaret Illegal Hit
49:55 2 min RUS 24. YAKUBIVA Anastasia Hooking
45:50 2 min USA 11. PETRIE Dominique Interference
45:50 2 min USA 14. CURL Britta Tripping
45:31 2 - 5 PP1 RUS 29. PESTOVA Anastasia 11. LUCHNIKOVA Polina 26. PROVOROVA Yelena
44:49 2 min USA 22. FLAHERTY Margaret Illegal Hit
40:15 2 min USA 2. OSTERTAG Gracie Interference
 
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here is the scoring
Second period
37:20 1 - 5 EQ USA 14. CURL Britta 11. PETRIE Dominique
28:50 1 - 4 PP1 RUS 16. MARKOVA Ilona 26. PROVOROVA Yelena 17. BRATISHEVA Oxana

First period
18:51 2 min RUS 23. ORLOVA Alina Cross-Checking
15:59 GK in RUS 1. FARKHUTDINOVA Diana
15:59 GK out RUS 30. TRETYAK Milena
15:59 0 - 4 PP2 USA 24. BILKA Hannah 18. BROWNE Kelly 2. OSTERTAG Gracie
13:45 0 - 3 PP1 USA 3. NICHOLSON Margaret 24. BILKA Hannah 7. HARTMETZ Hadley
04:58 0 - 2 PP1 USA 14. CURL Britta 11. PETRIE Dominique
03:34 0 - 1 PP1 USA 23. HEISE Taylor 14. CURL Britta
 
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So we get St Cloud and the Vermont Catamounts this week. We should be able to handle these teams but clearly we can't take any game for granted.

The Huskies are only 5-14-2, but they have been playing better since blitzing us for 3 goals in the final 10 minutes of our second game. Since then they are 3-2-2. And they have twice the Quality Win Bonus points we do :eek:

Vermont is only 5-13-4 but they have a win vs Clarkson under their belt and ties against current top 10 teams Maine and Providence. (Dare I say the Catamounts have 5 times the QWB points we have!) I watched the last 3 minutes of reg and OT in their tie yesterday against Providence and Vermont had the better of play over that time.

Wente- Zum-Schammel continue to develop into a legitimate first line, the PP convert a few, and we tighten up the 'd'. That's the prescription for 3 wins and the players can be in a really good mood for 'skate with the Gophers' after the game Saturday :cool:
 
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KTDC said:
I watched the last 3 minutes of reg and OT in their tie yesterday against Providence and Vermont had the better of play over that time.
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I watched most of the final two periods of Saturday's game, and the officiating is even worse than the WCHA. They'll call penalty after penalty against one team, then they'll switch for the next period, and then they quit calling penalties altogether, even though the same things are happening. An obvious penalty on PC that took away a prime scoring chance went uncalled, and the Friars then went to the other end and scored the goal that decided the game. The Friars were the better team that day, but the officials shouldn't play such a big role in deciding games.

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That's the prescription for 3 wins and the players can be in a really good mood for 'skate with the Gophers' after the game Saturday :cool:
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Aren't we back in the deep freeze by then? That'll put a damper on anyone's mood. :(
 
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Not much more to say about this morning's US/Canada matchup other than the US opened up a can of whoop***** on Canada. :D
 
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Taylor Heise, with two goals and one assist, was named U.S. Player of the Game. :cool:
 
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Despite the win I came away disappointed from the game tonight. Thought the Gophers' effort just wasn't there after they took the two goal lead (the worst lead in hockey?) towards the end of the 2nd period. I guess after outshooting St. Cloud 12-1 in the first period they thought they could relax and coast for the win? But give credit to the Huskies for never quitting. I thought they actually outplayed the Gophers in the 3rd, which made it "interesting" until the final buzzer.

This Gopher team is not good enough to ever let up, and once again this became painfully obvious this evening. The old saying is "A win is a win", and I guess that's true, but I came away with the distinct feeling that Minnesota MUST be consistently better than they showed tonight if they are to have success in the post season.
 
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Thought the Gophers looked tired in the 3rd period. Playing a 4th line of Pieper, Gunderson and Smith at least for a shift or two in the final period may have helped provide a little needed energy tonight. I did notice Pieper on the ice for one shift anyway in the 3rd. Hopefully the 4th line will play more this weekend against Vermont.
 
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Personally, I thought the 2nd period was Minnesota's weakest. After the Gophers scored the shorty, they had a couple of good kills. The Huskies were stuck on 8 shots for a long time; although admittedly not nearly as long as they were stuck on 0.
 
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