Minnesota scored 11 goals this weekend en route to a sweep of Wisconsin in the final installment of this season’s Border Battle. The Gophers defeated the Badgers, 4-2, on Friday and followed with a 7-1 victory on Saturday.
Minnesota has now won five of its last six games and has jumped up to fourth in the Big Ten with 29 points. The Gophers are part of a tight race in the middle of the conference, where seven points separate Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Penn State.
The Gophers, who had won every conference regular season title since the Big Ten’s inception, are fighting amongst those teams for home ice advantage in the first round of the quarterfinals.