I thought the Kloos line looked pretty good, the Beavers did a very good job neutralizing the Novak line, and the bottom 2 lines failed to show much of anything. That 2nd BSU goal resulted from a total mess in the defensive zone by the 3rd line and Collins. Not sure what Collins was thinking chasing the BSU player all the way up to the top of the circles and then releasing him, just casually floating back down in front of Schierhorn.
Bemidji's first goal was some really relentless, good play by the Beavers. Their 3rd resulted from a panicky penalty by Seeler and then a fortuitous ricochet. The 2nd goal, though....that was just ugly defensive zone play.
There's another thread going on right now that shows win% nation-wide by number of goals scored, and it mirrors what Lucia preaches - "get to 3." The Gophers couldn't find a way to do it today. Kloos' line did their part, and Novak's line looked to be given the lion's share of attention by the Beavers. That means you need to find a a goal from another source, and that other source was no where to be found tonight.
On to tomorrow. They have to salvage this weekend as merely a missed opportunity rather than another nail in the coffin in terms of the PWR. The Gophers aren't completely out of contention for an at-large bid, but my feeling is that they can only afford 1 or maybe 2 (depending on who those 2 are against) more loss(es) from now until the NCAA Tournament.
