After a hard-fought pair of rivalry overtime games last weekend, the #1 ranked Minnesota Gophers now leave behind the non-conference schedule for a few weeks. Minnesota opens Big Ten play this weekend in Columbus against #11 Ohio State, in an arena where Minnesota has faired well in the recent past. Hopefully they can keep it up this weekend and get a jump in the conference race.
Minnesota hits the road after a pair of overtime games against North Dakota last weekend that saw the Gophers win 3-2 on Friday night and drop a 5-4 rematch on Saturday.