Michigan Tech senior captain Brett Olson scored 33 seconds into overtime to give the Huskies a 3-2 victory on the road against No. 2 Minnesota. It was Olson’s second game-winner in overtime this season.<\/p>\n
“Our best win,” said Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson. “Our best team win this year no question. By far, this is our best win for the team. I am really proud and happy for them,”<\/p>\n
The goal extended Olson’s scoring streak to six games.<\/p>\n
“I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, and I turned it into a good old foot race,” said Olson.<\/p>\n
Olson picked up the puck at the blue line and out-battled Minnesota defenseman Seth Helgeson for real estate skating in on Kent Patterson.<\/p>\n
“It went five-hole,” said Olson. “I just got a quick little whack on it, and I was fortunate it went in.”<\/p>\n
“It’s a great goal by Brett Olson, a senior who has had some struggles,” continued Pearson.<\/p>\n
The loss for Minnesota continued the Gophers’ Friday night woes, a stretch in which Minnesota is 1-4 in Friday games, as opposed to 12-1-1 in all other games. The win also ended Minnesota’s seven-game winning streak over the Huskies.<\/p>\n
Michigan Tech entered the third period on a power play and went up 2-1 at 1:07 on a shot from the point that trickled through Patterson by Steven Seigo.<\/p>\n
Helgeson tied the score 2-2 at 6:57 on a bomb from the blue line off a faceoff win.<\/p>\n
Midway through the third, the teams exchanged breakaways while on a four on-four. Both goaltenders made critical saves that kept the game tied.<\/p>\n
“Josh Robinson played extremely well, ” said Pearson. “I thought he made some big saves. Obviously, there was a breakaway there late in the third which could have turned the game around. He made a great save on that. I challenged him this morning. I really had not challenged him all year. This morning, I gave him a little shot, a little challenge, and he was up to the task.”<\/p>\n
“I thought Robinson had a real good game tonight,” said Gophers coach Don Lucia. “I thought both goalies did. Three goals tonight went off people.”<\/p>\n
The first period was played to a 1-1 tie, the only two goals coming off backchecking forwards’ skates.<\/p>\n
Minnesota opened the scoring when Jake Hansen came off the left side. He fed the puck to the weak side defenseman Mark Alt. Alt fired a wrister toward the net. The puck was headed wide when it caught Huskies forward Patrick McCadden’s trailing skate and beat Robinson at 10:22.<\/p>\n
Blake Pietila made it 1-1 at 16:35 on a bank shot off Minnesota forward Travis Boyd. Pietila picked up the puck behind Minnesota and threw it out front. The puck went right off Boyd past Patterson.<\/p>\n
The same two teams faceoff Saturday night at 8:05 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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