UMD and Gopher news and notes on tonights game.

 

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The game is about 10 minutes away from go time.  I don’t have to tell people how big of a game this.  It is big for UMD much less the rivalry’s the two schools have.

Well I will blog I am not able to right now.  I will very shortly.

I am now back an will focus on this game as the Hunters Rail game is all but over at 5-1 as the hunters lead. 

The first period is over now.  The Gopher lead shots on net 11-10 so it was very close there.  Also Penalty's UMD two for 4 minutes and the gophers one for 2 minutes.  The dogs did not have a power play. Well the gophers were 1-2.  Tied at 1 after one.

Just as the second starts the dogs score and take a 2-1 lead.  Nick Kemp with the goal just 12 seconds in to the period.

Gophers goalie is having a hard time handing the puck that is good for us.  Patterson is real struggling with the puck.

About 4 minutes in the the period both teams take a penalty. 

The bulldogs have had control of the 2nd period. They have the one goal to show for it so far.  The lead at 2-1 and now there first power play of the game.

8:54 remaining in the 2nd it remains 2-1 UMD. The dogs had a lot of shots net but could not get one in.  The penalty came with about 11 minutes to play.

15:15 in to the period the gophers get a lucky goal to tie the game.  I should not say the goal was lucky but it should not have happend.  The Gophers should have had a penalty call on them in the there zone but the refs did not call it.  It allowed a break away for the Gophers and they put it in the net.  Now tied at 2. 

The gophers get a checking from behind penalty. It is a 5 minute major with just 4:23 remaining in the 2nd.  The dogs hopefully can get a few goals on this pp.

The 2nd end tied at 2. The bulldogs don’t do much with a 5 minute pp. They do noting for 4:30 minutes of it.  They will have a short pp remaining in the 3rd.  I will have shot and such shortly.

UMD out shot the gophers 18-7 in the second.  The bulldogs 0-2 on power play they only had 3 shots on net. The gophers did not have any pp oppertunity in the 2nd.

Lets hope the bulldogs can play the 3rd like they did the 2nd. If they do they win.

23 seconds in to the 3rd periode and the 5 minute major to the gophers is now over and the dogs could do nothing with it.  That could be a boost to the gophers we will have to see.

There is 13:03 left in the 3rd it remains tied at 2.  The bulldogs are going on the pp. The gophers are not taking a slashing penalty. This is there 3rd power play they are currently 0-2.  The dogs are out playing the gophers but have nothing to show for it as of yet.  They are not out playing them as bad as they did in the 2nd however.

They are heading to over time tied at 2.  Well the dogs had control of much of the 3rd the gophers took control the last 2:30 of the game but could not score.  It scarys me however for the ot.

O.T. ends in a tie at 2.  The gophers had the better of the play in over time.  The bulldogs remain two points ahead of the gophers.  Tomorrow nights game starts at 6:05.