The #2 ranked Minnesota Gophers hockey team starts the second half of the Big Ten season with a road trip to Notre Dame this weekend looking to remain on top of the conference standings. Minnesota will look to repeat the results of the series between the two teams in November when the Gophers swept the Irish in Minneapolis. Meanwhile a struggling Notre Dame team will look to pick up momentum for the final portion of the season by taking down the top team in the conference.
The Gophers head into the restart of Big Ten play after a home and home split with #3 St.