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Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

Re: Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

... and that sequence there is a good lesson in what happens when you complete three passes in a row (good scoring chance).

The rest of the period is a good lesson in what happens when you don't complete passes (a massive neutral zone abortion with endless dump-and-chase with little to no forecheck and no shots on goal).

And Schroeder hits the pipe... that's two for MN. Wonderful.
 
Re: Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

UMD outshot MN about 14-5 in that period - but I'm guessing the quality chances are 3-1 or 3-2 in favor of MN.

I think the Gophers can take over the game if they stop taking penalties and start completing a few passes. During the brief periods of time in which they did these things in the first period, they generated high quality chances. I wasn't seeing much of that from UMD even on their powerplays (which is surprising).
 
Re: Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

Yep stay out of the box and good things will happen. 2 PP goals for UMD last night they don't need any more.
 
Re: Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

Bakunin said:
UMD outshot MN about 14-5 in that period - but I'm guessing the quality chances are 3-1 or 3-2 in favor of MN.

I think the Gophers can take over the game if they stop taking penalties and start completing a few passes. During the brief periods of time in which they did these things in the first period, they generated high quality chances. I wasn't seeing much of that from UMD even on their powerplays (which is surprising).
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They can stop taking penalties if the get Carman and the newly crowned likes to take penalties king Fairchild off the ice.
 
Re: Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

Bakunin said:
UMD outshot MN about 14-5 in that period - but I'm guessing the quality chances are 3-1 or 3-2 in favor of MN.

I think the Gophers can take over the game if they stop taking penalties and start completing a few passes. During the brief periods of time in which they did these things in the first period, they generated high quality chances. I wasn't seeing much of that from UMD even on their powerplays (which is surprising).
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MN's PK has been playing well, despite the 2 tUMD PP goals last night, which brings me to address your point about penalties:

Last night: tUMD scores 2 goals. tUMD's goals both came on the PP. Do the math. I think they said that before last night, 44% of their SEASON goals were on the PP. That's insane.
 
Re: Minnesota @ UMD 2/27/10

Brenthoven said:
Just depends on us and CC. UND is not getting passed by either of them. Not with Tech @UND next week.
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It depends on UMD as well. It'd take a miracle for MN to finish 5th in the standings, but 6th is looking realistic with a win tonight. UND will finish 4th or 5th - depending primarily on tonight's outcome (if they beat CC and MN either ties or beats UMD, I think UND will end up 4th - Duluth must travel to UAA to close out the season while UND hosts Tech).

As for the trivia question, given that MN is 4-0-1 in the last 5 at the DECC, the last sweep up there was probably the '06-'07 season.
 
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