Give-and-go. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a play as old as hockey itself. And when executed to perfection as it was in Minnesota State’s 3-1 victory over host Minnesota, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a thing of absolute beauty.<\/p>\n
So it was then for the Mavericks, who used forward Rylan Galiardi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game-winning goal (on an assist from linemate Mike Louwerse) at 12:25 of the third to beat the Gophers at Mariucci Arena.<\/p>\n
Rylan hit Louwerse at center ice on a breakout pass, who then did spin-o-rama just inside the Minnesota blueline before sliding the puck back to Galiardi, whose wrister found a seam between Gopher netminder Kent Patterson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s blocker arm and body.<\/p>\n
“I would like to say we practice stuff like that. It was a great goal,” remarked Minnesota State coach Troy Jutting.<\/p>\n
It was a well deserved victory as Minnesota State dominated the first half of the game, outshooting Minnesota 29-8 midway through the second period. <\/p>\n
The Gophers then controlled play from midway through the second until they took two minor penalties in the third, giving the Mavericks nearly a minute of 5-on-3. It was a stretch where the Gophers held the Mavericks shotless for almost 10 minutes. The Gophers killed the penalties but the Mavericks found the edge they had early in the game.<\/p>\n
Minnesota best chance of the third came on a play in which Josh Birkholz deked his way around a Maverick defenseman and came in alone on goaltender Austin Lee. But Lee stood tall.<\/p>\n
“He made great saves at big times of the game,” said Jutting.<\/p>\n
The Gophers continue their slide and the frustration is mounting.<\/p>\n
“I told them my true feelings, but I am not sharing them with you,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Minnesota coach Don Lucia. “We are capable of playing a lot better.”<\/p>\n
Jake Hansen of Minnesota opened the scoring at 8:37 of the first on a wrist shot from 10 feet in front of Lee. Fairchild pick up a puck of a Minnesota State turnover on the left boards and threaded a pass to Hansen, and then shot the puck just under the Lee’s blocker.<\/p>\n
The Mavericks tied the game on a power-play goal by Jerad Stewart at 13:20. Initially the goal was credited to Zach Harrison. Stewart was on the far side and credited for the tap in.<\/p>\n
The Mavericks carried the play throughout the first period including numerous scoring chances in close. They just could not seem to get the right bounce.<\/p>\n
“Anytime you have an 18-4 shot advantage and the score is tied, you are a little nervous,” admitted Jutting. <\/p>\n
“What is important about tomorrow night is to play with urgency,” said Lucia<\/p>\n
The same two teams face off Saturday night at Minnesota State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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