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Gophers Blow Out #12 Michigan
MINNEAPOLIS -- Three first-period goals led the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team to a 6-2 drubbing of the #12 Michigan Wolverines on Friday.
Kyle Rau achieved the hat trick with goals in each of the three periods, including the first goal of the game coming at the six-and-a-half minute mark in the game.
Seth Ambroz and Vinni Lettieri also added first period goals to give the Gophers an early 3-0 lead over the Wolverines.
A goal by Mike Reilly and Rau's second stretched the lead to 5-0 in the second before Michigan cracked the scoreboard later in the period.
By the time Rau's third goal hit the net, the game was decided. The Wolverines scored a meaningless goal in garbage time as the Gophers came away with the decisive 6-2 victory.
With the win, Minnesota improves to 15-9-3 on the season and they will look for the weekend sweep of Michigan in a rematch tonight.
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