SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 17/18 University of Notre Dame hockey program continues their run in Big Ten Conference play this weekend with a pair of games at No. 6/6 Minnesota, November 17-18. Both games are set to be played at 3M Arena at Mariucci with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. CT Friday and Saturday.
The Irish opened their conference slate on the road with a pair of ties against Penn State before returning home to sweep the Buckeyes behind 4-1 and 3-0 victories last weekend. The Irish now sit third in the Big Ten standings with nine points and a 2-0-2 record. With four conference points and a 1-2-1 record, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are currently sixth in the standings.
New this season, fans can view line charts for home games online at fightingirish.com/HKYLineCharts. Lines will be posted online approximately 90 minutes before puck drop (timing subject to change).
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.| 3M Arena At Mariucci
Schedule: 7 p.m. CT
TV: B1G+
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame | Minnesota
The Irish are coming off a weekend sweep of Big Ten foe Ohio State, backed by a series of 4-1 and 3-0 victories over the Buckeyes.
At the last line of defense, Ryan Bischel stopped 60 of 61 shots faced through the two-game series to post a .984 save percentage and improve his season average to .941 which ranks second nationally.
With his shutout Saturday, Bischel now leads the country with three this season and he now owns 10 career blankings, becoming just the sixth Irish netminder to record double-digits and first since Cale Morris.
Landon Slaggert’s assist on each Irish goal Saturday set a career-best for the senior forward and tied his career-high point total, also set against OSU (January 2022).
The captain now leads the Irish in points this season, owning 11 off eight goals and three assists. The Irish are 6-1-0 this season when Landon highlights the box score.
Two Irish skaters recorded their first goals with the program against Ohio State with Patrick Moynihan and Cole Knuble each finding the back of the net Saturday for their first goals in an Irish sweater.
Moynihan’s game winner came with two seconds to play in the first period before he extended the Irish lead halfway through the second with his second goal of the night.
Knuble found the empty net late in the third period to secure his first Irish goal, having tallied…